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1940S

'''1948'' Paul Hartman of Angel In The Wings ''

'''1949 '' Ray Bolger of Where's Charley? ''

1950S

'''1950'' Ezio Pinza of South Pacific ''

'''1951'' Robert Alda of Guys And Dolls ''

'''1952'' Phil Silvers of Top Banana ''

'''1953'' Thomas Mitchell of Hazel Flagg ''

'''1954'' Alfred Drake of Kismet ''

'''1955'' Walter Slezak of Fanny ''

'''1956'' Ray Walston of Damn Yankees ''

---'' Stephen Douglass of Damn Yankees ''

---'' William Johnson of Pipe Dream ''

'''1957'' Rex Harrison of My Fair Lady ''

---'' Fernando Lamas of Happy Hunting ''

---'' Robert Weede of The Most Happy Fella ''

'''1958'' Robert Preston of The Music Man ''

---'' Ricardo Montalban of Jamaica ''

---'' Eddie Foy, Jr. of Rumple ''

---'' Tony Randall of Oh, Captain! ''

'''1959'' Richard Kiley of Redhead ''

---'' Larry Blyden of Flower Drum Song ''

1960S

'''1960'' Jackie Gleason of Take Me Along ''

---'' Robert Morse of Take Me Along ''

---'' Walter Pidgeon of Take Me Along ''

---''' Andy Griffith of Destry Rides Again ''

'''1961'' Richard Burton of Camelot ''

---'' Phil Silvers of Do Re Mi ''

---'' Maurice Evans of Tenderloin ''

'''1962'' Robert Morse of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying ''

---'' Ray Bolger of All-American ''

---'' Alfred Drake of Kean ''

---'' Richard Kiley of No Strings ''

'''1963'' Zero Mostel of A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum ''

---'' Sid Caesar of Little Me ''

---'' Anthony Newley of Stop The World - I Want To Get Off ''

---'' Clive Revill of Oliver! ''

'''1964'' Bert Lahr of Foxy ''

---'' Sydney Chaplin of Funny Girl ''

---'' Bob Fosse of Pal Joey ''

---'' Steve Lawrence of What Makes Sammy Run ''

'''1965'' Zero Mostel of Fiddler On The Roof ''

---'' Sammy Davis, Jr. of Golden Boy ''

---'' Cyril Ritchard of The Roar Of The Greasepaint - The Smell Of The Crowd ''

---'' Tommy Steele of Half A Sixpence ''

'''1966'' Richard Kiley of Man Of La Mancha ''

---'' Jack Cassidy of It's A Bird...It's A Plane...It's Superman ''

---'' John Cullum of On A Clear Day You Can See Forever ''

---'' Harry Secombe of Pickwick ''

'''1967'' Robert Preston of I Do! I Do! ''

---'' Alan Alda of The Apple Tree ''

---'' Jack Gilford of Cabaret ''

---'' Norman Wisdom of Walking Happy ''

'''1968'' Robert Goulet of The Happy Time ''

---'' Robert Hooks of Hallelujah, Baby! ''

---'' Anthony Roberts of How Now, Dow Jones ''

---'' David Wayne of The Happy Time ''

'''1969'' Jerry Orbach of Promises, Promises ''

---'' Herschel Bernardi of Zorba ''

---'' Jack Cassidy of Maggie Flynn ''

---'' Joel Grey of George M! ''

1970S

'''1970'' Cleavon Little of Purlie ''

---'' Len Cariou of Applause ''

---'' Robert Weede of Cry For Us All ''

'''1971'' Hal Linden of The Rothschilds ''

---'' David Burns of Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentleman ''

---'' Larry Kert of Company ''

---'' Bobby Van of No, No Nanette ''

'''1972'' Phil Silvers of A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum ''

---'' Clifton Davis of Two Gentlemen Of Verona ''

---'' Barry Bostwick of Grease ''

---'' Raúl Juliá of Two Gentleman Of Verona ''

'''1973'' Ben Vereen of Pippin ''

---'' Len Cariou of A Little Night Music ''

---'' Robert Morse of Sugar ''

---'' Brock Peters of Lost In The Stars ''

'''1974'' Christopher Plummer of Cyrano ''

---'' Alfred Drake of Gigi ''

---'' Joe Morton of Raisin ''

---'' Lewis J. Stadlen of Candide ''

'''1975'' John Cullum of Shenandoah ''

---'' Joel Grey of Goodtime Charley ''

---'' Raúl Juliá of Where's Charley? ''

---'' Eddie Mekka of The Lieutenant ''

---'' Robert Preston of Mack And Mabel ''

'''1976'' George Rose of My Fair Lady ''

---'' Makoto Iwamatsu of Pacific Overtures ''

---'' Jerry Orbach of Chicago ''

---'' Ian Richardson of My Fair Lady ''

'''1977'' Barry Bostwick of The Robber Bridegroom ''

---'' Robert Guillaume of Guys And Dolls ''

---'' Raúl Juliá of Threepenny Opera ''

---'' Reid Shelton of Annie ''

'''1978'' John Cullum of On The Twentieth Century ''

---'' Eddie Bracken of Hello, Dolly! ''

---'' Barry Nelson of The Act ''

---'' Gilbert Price of Timbuktu! ''

'''1979'' Len Cariou of Sweeney Todd ''

---'' Vincent Gardenia of Ballroom ''

---'' Joel Grey of The Grand Tour ''

---'' Robert Klein of They're Playing Our Song ''

1980S

'''1980'' Jim Dale of Barnum ''

---'' Gregory Hines of Comin' Uptown ''

---'' Mickey Rooney of Sugar Babies ''

---'' Giorgio Tozzi of The Most Happy Fella ''

'''1981'' Kevin Kline of The Pirates Of Penzance ''

---'' Gregory Hines of Sophisticated Ladies ''

---'' George Rose of The Pirates Of Penzance ''

---'' Martin Vidnovic of Brigadoon ''

'''1982'' Ben Harney of Dreamgirls ''

---'' Herschel Bernardi of Fiddler On The Roof ''

---'' Victor Garber of Little Me ''

---'' Raúl Juliá of Nine ''

'''1983'' Tommy Tune of My One And Only ''

---'' Al Green of Your Arm's Too Short To Box With God ''

---'' George Hearn of A Doll's Life ''

---'' Michael V. Smartt of Porgy And Bess

'''1984'' George Hearn of La Cage Aux Folles ''

---'' Gene Barry of La Cage Aux Folles

---'' Ron Moody of Oliver! ''

---'' Mandy Patinkin of Sunday In The Park With George ''

'''1985'' Ron Richardson of Big River ''

---'' René Auberjonois of Big River ''

---'' Daniel H. Jenkins of Big River ''

---'' Kurt Knudson of Take Me Along ''

'''1986'' George Rose of The Mystery Of Edwin Drood ''

---'' Don Correia of Singin' In The Rain ''

---'' Cleavant Derricks of Big Deal ''

---'' Maurice Hines of Uptown…It's Hot! ''

'''1987'' Robert Lindsay of Me And My Girl ''

---'' Roderick Cook of Oh Coward! ''

---'' Terrence Mann of Les Misérables ''

---'' Colm Wilkinson of Les Misérables ''

'''1988'' Michael Crawford of Phantom Of The Opera ''

---'' Scott Bakula of Romance/Romance ''

---'' David Carroll of Chess ''

---'' Howard McGillin of Anything Goes ''

'''1989'' Jason Alexander of Jerome Robbins' Broadway ''

---'' Gabriel Barre of Starmites ''

---'' Brian Lane Green of Starmites ''

---'' Robert La Fosse of Jerome Robbins' Broadway ''

1990S

'''1990'' James Naughton of City Of Angels (musical) ''

---'' David Carroll of Grand Hotel, The Musical ''

---'' Gregg Edelman of City Of Angels (musical) ''

---'' Bob Gunton of Sweeney Todd ''

'''1991'' Jonathan Pryce of Miss Saigon ''

---'' Keith Carradine of The Will Rogers Follies ''

---'' Paul Hipp of Buddy ''

---'' Topol of Fiddler On The Roof ''

'''1992'' Gregory Hines of Jelly's Last Jam ''

---'' Harry Groener of Crazy For You ''

---'' Nathan Lane of Guys And Dolls ''

---'' Michael Rupert of Falsettos ''

'''1993'' Brent Carver of Kiss Of The Spider Woman--The Musical ''

---'' Tim Curry of My Favorite Year ''

---'' Con O'Neill of Blood Brothers ''

---'' Martin Short of The Goodbye Girl ''

'''1994'' Boyd Gaines of She Loves Me ''

---'' Victor Garber of Damn Yankees ''

---'' Terrence Mann of Beauty And The Beast ''

---'' Jere Shea of Passion ''

'''1995'' Matthew Broderick of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying ''

---'' Alan Campbell of Sunset Boulevard ''

---'' Mark Jacoby of Show Boat ''

---'' John McMartin of Show Boat ''

'''1996'' Nathan Lane of A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum ''

---'' Savion Glover of Bring In 'da Noise/Bring In 'da Funk ''

---'' Adam Pascal of Rent ''

---'' Lou Diamond Phillips of The King And I ''

'''1997'' James Naughton of Chicago ''

---'' Robert Cuccioli of Jekyll And Hyde ''

---'' Jim Dale of Candide ''

---'' Daniel McDonald of Steel Pier ''

'''1998'' Alan Cumming of Cabaret ''

---'' Peter Friedman of Ragtime ''

---'' Brian Stokes Mitchell of Ragtime ''

---'' Douglas Sills of The Scarlet Pimpernel ''

'''1999'' Martin Short of Little Me ''

---'' Brent Carver of Parade ''

---'' Adam Cooper of Swan Lake ''

---'' Tom Wopat of Annie Get Your Gun ''

2000S

'''2000'' Brian Stokes Mitchell of Kiss Me, Kate ''

---'' Craig Bierko of The Music Man ''

---'' George Hearn of Putting It Together ''

---'' Mandy Patinkin of The Wild Party ''

---'' Christopher Walken of The Dead ''

'''2001'' Nathan Lane of The Producers ''

---'' Matthew Broderick of The Producers ''

---'' Kevin Chamberlin of Seussical ''

---'' Tom Hewitt of The Rocky Horror Show ''

---'' Patrick Wilson of The Full Monty ''

'''2002'' John Lithgow of Sweet Smell Of Success ''

---'' Gavin Creel of Thoroughly Modern Millie ''

---'' John McMartin of Into The Woods ''

---'' Patrick Wilson of Oklahoma! ''

---'' John Cullum of Urinetown The Musical ''

'''2003'' Harvey Fierstein of Hairspray ''

---'' Antonio Banderas of Nine, The Musical ''

---'' Malcolm Gets of Amour ''

---'' Brian Stokes Mitchell of Man Of La Mancha ''

---'' John Selya of Movin' Out ''

'''2004'' Hugh Jackman of The Boy From Oz ''

---'' Hunter Foster of Little Shop Of Horrors ''

---'' Alfred Molina of Fiddler On The Roof ''

---'' Euan Morton of Taboo ''

---'' John Tartaglia of Avenue Q ''

'''2005'' Norbert Leo Butz of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels ''

---'' Hank Azaria of Spamalot ''

---'' Gary Beach of La Cage Aux Folles ''

---'' Tim Curry of Spamalot

---'' John Lithgow of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels