- Austin Butler – Elvis (UP 1)
- Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin (UP 1)
- Brendan Fraser – The Whale (DOWN 2)
- Bill Nighy – Living (UP 1)
- Tom Cruise – Top Gun: Maverick (UP 1)
- Paul Mescal – Aftersun (UP 1)
- Adam Sandler – Hustle (UP 1)
- Hugh Jackman – The Son (DOWN 4)
- Jeremy Pope – The Inspection
- Jonathan Majors – Devotion
- Song Kang Ho – Broker
- Daniel Giménez Cacho – Bardo (Or False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths)
- Diego Calva – Babylon
- Adam Driver – White Noise
- Christian Bale – Amsterdam
- Ewan McGregor – Raymond and Ray
- Ethan Hawke – Raymond and Ray
- Harry Styles – My Policeman
- Cooper Raiff – Cha Cha Real Smooth