1984--f. murray abraham, amadeus     1985--william hurt, kiss of the spider woman   1986--paul newman, the color of money     1987--michael douglas, wall street   1988--dustin hoffman, rain man   1989--daniel day-lewis, my left foot   1990--jeremy irons, reversal of fortune   1991--anthony hopkins, the silence of the lambs   1992--al pacino, scent of a woman     1993--tom hanks, philadelphia     1994--tom hanks, forrest gump     1995--nicolas cage, leaving las vegas   1996--geoffrey rush, shine   1997--jack nicholson, as good as it gets   1998--roberto benigni, life is beautiful     1999--kevin spacey, american beauty       2000--russell crowe, gladiator       2001--denzel washington, training day     2002--adrien brody, the pianist     2003--sean penn, mystic river