MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie
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
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals received two or more awards:| Wins | Actors |
| 3 | Tom Cruise |
| 3 | Leonardo DiCaprio |
| 3 | Jennifer Lawrence |
| 3 | Kristen Stewart |
| 2 | Chadwick Boseman |
| 2 | Jim Carrey |
| 2 | Bradley Cooper |
| 2 | Johnny Depp |
| 2 | Josh Hutcherson |
| 2 | Robert Pattinson |
| 2 | Will Smith |
The following individuals received 4 or more nominations:
| Nominations | Actor |
| 7 | Sandra Bullock |
| 7 | Will Smith |
| 6 | Tom Cruise |
| 6 | Leonardo DiCaprio |
| 5 | Tom Hanks |
| 5 | Jennifer Lawrence |
| 5 | Julia Roberts |
| 5 | Emma Watson |
| 4 | Matt Damon |
| 4 | Robert Pattinson |
| 4 | Channing Tatum |
| 4 | Reese Witherspoon |