This is a following list of the MTV Movie Award Winners and Nominees for Best Performance from 1992 on Awards. In all but five years, the awards are separated into male and female categories.
Winners and Nominees
1990s Year Category Actor Film Character19921stMale PerformanceArnold SchwarzeneggerTerminator 2: Judgment DayThe TerminatorKevin CostnerRobin Hood: Prince of ThievesRobin HoodRobert De Niro Cape FearMax CadyVal KilmerThe DoorsJim MorrisonRobin Williams The Fisher King Henry Sagan / ParryFemale PerformanceLinda HamiltonTerminator 2: Judgment DaySarah ConnorGeena Davis Thelma and Louise Thelma DickinsonRebecca De MornayThe Hand That Rocks the Cradle Peyton FlandersMary Elizabeth MastrantonioRobin Hood: Prince of ThievesMaid MarianJulia RobertsDying Young Hilary O'Neil19932ndMale PerformanceDenzel Washington Malcolm XMalcolm XKevin CostnerThe Bodyguard Frank FarmerTom CruiseA Few Good Men Lieutenant Daniel KaffeeMichael DouglasBasic Instinct Nick CurranJack Nicholson A Few Good Men Col. Nathan JessepFemale PerformanceSharon StoneBasic InstinctCatherine TramellGeena DavisA League of Their Own Dottie HinsonWhoopi GoldbergSister Act Deloris Van CartierWhitney HoustonThe Bodyguard Rachel MarronDemi MooreA Few Good Men Lt. Commander Joanne Galloway19943rdMale PerformanceTom Hanks PhiladelphiaAndrew BeckettTom CruiseThe FirmMitch McDeereHarrison FordThe Fugitive Dr. Richard KimbleVal KilmerTombstoneDoc HollidayRobin WilliamsMrs. Doubtfire Daniel Hillard / Mrs. DoubtfireFemale PerformanceJanet JacksonPoetic JusticeJusticeAngela Bassett What's Love Got to Do with ItTina TurnerDemi MooreIndecent Proposal Diana MurphyJulia RobertsThe Pelican Brief Darby ShawMeg RyanSleepless in Seattle Annie Reed19954thMale PerformanceBrad PittInterview with the VampireLouisTom Hanks Forrest GumpForrest GumpBrandon LeeThe CrowEric Draven / The CrowKeanu ReevesSpeed Jack TravenJohn Travolta Pulp Fiction Vincent VegaFemale PerformanceSandra BullockSpeedAnnie PorterJamie Lee CurtisTrue Lies Helen TaskerJodie Foster Nell Nell KelltyMeg RyanWhen a Man Loves a Woman Alice GreenUma Thurman Pulp FictionMia Wallace19965thMale PerformanceJim CarreyAce Ventura: When Nature CallsAce VenturaMel GibsonBraveheartWilliam WallaceTom HanksApollo 13Jim LovellBrad Pitt 12 Monkeys Jeffrey GoinesDenzel WashingtonCrimson Tide Lieutenant Commander Ron HunterFemale PerformanceAlicia SilverstoneCluelessCher HorowitzSandra BullockWhile You Were Sleeping Lucy Eleanor ModeratzMichelle PfeifferDangerous MindsLouAnne JohnsonSusan Sarandon Dead Man WalkingSister Helen PrejeanSharon Stone Casino Ginger McKenna19976thMale PerformanceTom Cruise Jerry MaguireJerry MaguireLeonardo DiCaprioRomeo + JulietRomeoEddie MurphyThe Nutty ProfessorSherman KlumpWill SmithIndependence Day Steven HillerJohn TravoltaPhenomenon George MalleyFemale PerformanceClaire DanesRomeo + JulietJulietSandra BullockA Time to Kill Ellen RoarkNeve CampbellScreamSidney PrescottHelen HuntTwister Jo HardingMadonnaEvitaEva Peron19987thMale PerformanceLeonardo DiCaprioTitanicJack DawsonNicolas CageFace/Off Castor TroyMatt Damon Good Will Hunting Will HuntingSamuel L. JacksonJackie Brown Ordell RobbieJohn TravoltaFace/Off Sean ArcherFemale PerformanceNeve CampbellScream 2Sidney PrescottVivica A. FoxSoul FoodMaxine ChadwayHelen Hunt As Good as It Gets Carol ConnellyJulia RobertsMy Best Friend's Wedding Julianne PottersKate Winslet Titanic Rose DeWitt Bukater19998thMale PerformanceJim CarreyThe Truman ShowTruman BurbankBen AffleckArmageddon A.J. FrostTom Hanks Saving Private Ryan John MillerAdam SandlerThe Waterboy Bobby BoucherWill SmithEnemy of the State Robert DeanFemale PerformanceCameron DiazThere's Something About MaryMary JensenJennifer Love HewittCan't Hardly Wait Amanda BeckettJennifer LopezOut of Sight Karen SiscoGwyneth Paltrow Shakespeare in Love Viola de LessepsLiv TylerArmageddon Grace Stamper
2000s
Year Category Actor Film Character20009thMale PerformanceKeanu ReevesThe MatrixNeoJim CarreyMan on the MoonAndy KaufmanRyan PhillippeCruel Intentions Sebastian ValmontAdam SandlerBig Daddy Sonny KoufaxBruce WillisThe Sixth Sense Dr. Malcolm CroweFemale PerformanceSarah Michelle GellarCruel IntentionsKathryn MerteuilDrew BarrymoreNever Been Kissed Josie GellerNeve CampbellScream 3Sidney PrescottAshley JuddDouble Jeopardy Libby ParsonsJulia RobertsRunaway Bride Maggie Carpenter200110thMale PerformanceTom CruiseMission: Impossible 2Ethan HuntRussell Crowe Gladiator MaximusOmar EppsLove & Basketball Quincy McCallMel GibsonThe Patriot Benjamin MartinTom Hanks Cast Away Chuck NolandFemale PerformanceJulia Roberts Erin BrockovichErin BrockovichAaliyahRomeo Must Die Trish O'DayKate Hudson Almost Famous Penny LaneJennifer LopezThe Cell Dr. Catherine DeaneJulia StilesSave the Last Dance Sara Johnson200211thMale PerformanceWill Smith AliMuhammad AliRussell Crowe A Beautiful MindJohn NashVin DieselThe Fast and the FuriousDominic TorettoJosh HartnettPearl HarborLieutenant Danny WalkerElijah WoodThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingFrodo BagginsFemale PerformanceNicole Kidman Moulin Rouge!SatineKate BeckinsalePearl Harbor Nurse Evelyn JohnsonHalle Berry Monster's Ball Leticia MusgroveAngelina JolieLara Croft: Tomb Raider Lara CroftReese WitherspoonLegally Blonde Elle Woods200312thMale PerformanceEminem8 MileJimmy "B-Rabbit" SmithVin DieselxXx Xander CageLeonardo DiCaprioCatch Me If You CanFrank AbagnaleTobey MaguireSpider-Man Peter Parker / Spider-ManViggo MortensenThe Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersAragornFemale PerformanceKirsten DunstSpider-ManMary Jane WatsonHalle BerryDie Another Day JinxKate HudsonHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Andie AndersonQueen Latifah Chicago Matron MortonReese WitherspoonSweet Home Alabama Melanie Carmichael200413thMale PerformanceJohnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlJack SparrowJim CaviezelThe Passion of the ChristJesus ChristTom CruiseThe Last Samurai Cpt. Nathan AlgrenBill Murray Lost in Translation Bob HarrisAdam Sandler50 First Dates Henry RothFemale PerformanceUma ThurmanKill Bill: Volume 1The BrideDrew Barrymore50 First Dates Lucy WhitmoreHalle BerryGothika Miranda GreyQueen LatifahBringing Down the House Charlene MortonCharlize Theron MonsterAileen Wuornos200514thMale PerformanceLeonardo DiCaprio The AviatorHoward HughesMatt DamonThe Bourne SupremacyJason BourneJamie Foxx RayRay CharlesBrad PittTroyAchillesWill SmithHitch HitchFemale PerformanceLindsay LohanMean GirlsCady HeronRachel McAdamsThe Notebook Allie HamiltonNatalie PortmanGarden State SamHilary Swank Million Dollar Baby Maggie FitzgeraldUma ThurmanKill Bill: Volume 2The Bride200615thBest Performance(Combined)Jake Gyllenhaal Brokeback MountainJack TwistSteve CarellThe 40-Year-Old Virgin Andy StitzerTerrence Howard Hustle & Flow DJayRachel McAdamsRed Eye Lisa ReisertJoaquin Phoenix Walk the LineJohnny CashReese Witherspoon June Carter Cash200716thBest Performance(Combined)Johnny DeppPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestJack SparrowGerard Butler300LeonidasJennifer Hudson Dreamgirls Effie WhiteKeira KnightleyPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestElizabeth SwannBeyoncéDreamgirls Deena JonesWill Smith The Pursuit of Happyness Chris Gardner200817thMale PerformanceWill SmithI Am LegendRobert NevilleMichael CeraJuno Paulie BleekerMatt DamonThe Bourne UltimatumJason BourneShia LaBeoufTransformers Sam WitwickyDenzel WashingtonAmerican GangsterFrank LucasFemale PerformanceElliot Page JunoJuno MacGuffAmy AdamsEnchanted Giselle Jessica BielI Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Alex McDonoughKatherine HeiglKnocked Up Alison ScottKeira KnightleyPirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndElizabeth200918thMale PerformanceZac EfronHigh School Musical 3: Senior YearTroy BoltonChristian BaleThe Dark Knight Bruce Wayne / BatmanVin DieselFast & Furious Dominic TorettoRobert Downey Jr.Iron ManTony Stark / Iron ManShia LaBeoufEagle Eye Jerry & Ethan ShawFemale PerformanceKristen StewartTwilightBella SwanAnne HathawayBride Wars Emma AllenTaraji P. Henson The Curious Case of Benjamin Button QueenieAngelina JolieWanted FoxKate Winslet The Reader Hanna Schmitz
2010s