The Cinema Express Best Actor Award is given as a part of its annual Cinema Express Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films.[1]
| Year | Actor | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Vikram[2] | Kasi |
| 2001 | Ajith Kumar[3] | Citizen |
| 2000 | ||
| 1999 | Ajith Kumar[4] | Vaali & Amarkalam |
| 1998 | Karthik[5] | Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen |
| 1997 | Sarathkumar[6] | Surya Vamsam |
| 1996 | Kamal Haasan | Indian |
| 1995 | Rajinikanth | Badsha, Muthu |
| 1994 | Sarathkumar | Nattamai |
| 1993 | ||
| 1992 | Rajinikanth | Annamalai |
| 1991 | Rajinikanth | Thalapathi |
| 1990 | Kamal Haasan | Michael Madhana Kamarajan |
| 1989 | Vijayakanth | Poonthotta Kavalkaran |
| 1988 | ||
| 1987 | Kamal Haasan | Nayakan |
| 1986 | ||
| 1985 | Rajinikanth | Sri Raghavendra |
| 1984 | Rajinikanth | Nallavanuku Nallavan |
| 1983 | ||
| 1982 | Kamal Haasan | Moondram Pirai |
| 1981 | ||
| 1980 |