1974—Roberts Blossom as Ezra Cobb in Deranged

1975—Michael Sarrazin as Peter Proud in The Reincarnation of Peter Proud

1976—Gregory Peck as Robert Thorn in The Omen

1977—Neville Brand as Judd in Eaten Alive

1978—Anthony Hopkins as Corky Withers in Magic

1979—Chuck Connors as Mr. Slausen in Tourist Trap

1980—Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance in The Shining

1981—Charles Durning as Otis P. Hazelrigg in Dark Night of the Scarecrow

1982—Craig T. Nelson as Steven Freeling in Poltergeist

1983—Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates in Psycho 2

1984—David Keith as Andy McGee in Firestarter

1985—James Karen as Frank in The Return of the Living Dead

1986—Jeff Goldblum as Seth Brundle in The Fly

1987—Terry O’Quinn as Jerry Blake in The Stepfather

1988—James Spader as John/Rick Westford in Jack’s Back

1989—Randy Quaid as Nick Laemle in Parents

1990—Tim Robbins as Jacob Singer in Jacob’s Ladder

1991—Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs

1992—Gary Oldman as Dracula in Dracula

1993—Max Von Sydow as Leland Gaunt in Needful Things

1994—Gary Sinise as Stu Redman in The Stand

1995—Billy Zane as The Collector in Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight

1996—George Clooney as Seth Gecko in From Dusk Til Dawn

1997—John C. McGinley as Edgler Foreman Vess in Intensity

1998—Ray Barrett as Maurice Stubbs in In the Winter Dark

1999—Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow

2000—Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho

2001—Justin Long as Darry in Jeepers Creepers

2002—Jeremy Renner as Jeffrey Dahmer in Dahmer

2003—Crispin Glover as Willard in Willard

2004—Stellan Skarsgard as Father Merrin in The Exorcist: The Beginning

2005—Ryan Reynolds as George Lutz in The Amityville Horror

2006—Ron Pearlman as Collie Entragian in Desperation

2007—John Cusack as Mike Enslin in 1408

2008—Kare Hedebrant as Oskar in Let the Right One In