Magnolia Award for Best Actor is awarded under the Shanghai Television Festival.
| Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 [1] | Jin Dong [2] | Northwest Years | 西北岁月 |
| Wang Baoqiang | Playing Go | 棋士 | |
| Wang Xiao | Born to Be the One | 凡人歌 | |
| Yu Hewei | We Are Criminal Police | 我是刑警 | |
| Zhang Ruoyun | Joy of Life 2 | 庆余年第二季 | |
| 2024 [3] | Hu Ge [4] | Blossoms Shanghai | 繁花 |
| Fan Wei | The Long Season | 漫长的季节 | |
| Ding Yongdai | Always On the Move | 南来北往 | |
| Wang Renjun | The Forerunner | 问苍茫 | |
| Wang Yang | War of Faith | 追风者 | |
| 2022-2023 | Lei Jiayin | A Lifelong Journey | 人世间 |
| Zhu Yilong | The Rebel | 叛逆者 | |
| Guo Jingfei | Enemy | 对手 | |
| Hu Ge | Bright Future | 县委大院 | |
| Zhang Yi | The Knockout | 狂飙 | |
| 2021 | Yu Hewei | Awakening Age | 觉醒年代 |
| Wang Kai | Like a Flowing River 2 | 大江大河2 | |
| Chen Jianbin | Trident | 三叉戟 | |
| Huang Xuan | Minning Town | 山海情 | |
| Zhang Jiayi | The Stage | 装台 | |
| 2020 | Chen Baoguo | The Legendary Tavern | 老酒馆 |
| Lei Jiayin | The Longest Day in Chang'an | 长安十二时辰 | |
| Zhang Ruoyun | Joy of Life | 庆余年 | |
| Sun Honglei | The New World | 新世界 | |
| Huang Lei | A Little Reunion | 小欢喜 | |
| Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ni Dahong | All Is Well | 都挺好 |
| Chen Kun | The Rise of Phoenixes | 天盛长歌 | |
| He Bing | Memories of Peking | 芝麻胡同 | |
| Wang Kai | Like a Flowing River | 大江大河 | |
| Zu Feng | The Mask | 面具 | |
| 2018 | He Bing | The Love of Courtyard | 情满四合院 |
| Hu Ge | Game of Hunting | 猎场 | |
| Lei Jiayin | The First Half of My Life | 我的前半生 | |
| Wu Xiubo | The Advisors Alliance | 大军师司马懿之军师联盟 | |
| Zhang Jiayi | White Deer Plain | 白鹿原 | |
| 2017 | Zhang Yi | Feather Flies To The Sky | 鸡毛飞上天 |
| Chen Jianbin | Chinese Style Relationship | 中国式关系 | |
| Huang Lei | A Love For Separation | 小别离 | |
| Sun Honglei | To Be a Better Man | 好先生 | |
| Mark Chao | Eternal Love | 三生三世十里桃花 | |
| 2016 [5] [6] | Hu Ge | Nirvana in Fire | 琅琊榜 |
| Wallace Huo | The Journey of Flower | 花千骨 | |
| Jin Dong | The Disguiser | 伪装者 | |
| Li Xuejian | Young Marshall | 少帅 | |
| Tong Dawei | Tiger Mom | 虎妈猫爸 | |
| 2015 [7] [8] | Chen Baoguo | The Chinese Old Peasant | 老农民 |
| Huang Lei | Hey Daddy | 嘿，老头！ | |
| Wang Lei | The Ordinary World | 平凡的世界 | |
| Wu Xiubo | A Civic Yuppie in Countryside | 马向阳下乡记 | |
| Zhu Yawen | Red Sorghum | 红高粱 | |
| 2014 [9] [10] | Wang Zhiwen | May December Love | 大丈夫 |
| Guo Tao | Romance of our Parents | 父母爱情 | |
| Li Xuejian | In the Name of Happiness | 有你才幸福 | |
| Pu Cunxin | See Without Looking | 推拿 | |
| Wei Zi | Dog Stick | 巍子 | |
| 2013 [11] [12] | Zhang Jiayi | Fu Chen | 浮沉 |
| Chen Baoguo | Zheng Zhe Wu Di | 正者无敌 | |
| Huang Bo | A Unique Militiman | 民兵葛二蛋 | |
| Wang Lei | The Happy Life of Jin Tai Lang | 金太狼的幸福生活 | |
| Wu Xiubo | Orphan of the Zhao Family | 赵氏孤儿案 | |
| 2012 [13] [14] | Huang Haibo | Forever Designato | 永不磨灭的番号 |
| Jiang Wu | Shi Yan Jin Sheng | 誓言今生 | |
| Wen Zhang | The Naked Wedding | 裸婚时代 | |
| Nicky Wu | Scarlet Heart | 步步惊心 | |
| Zhang Jiayi | The Brink | 悬崖 | |
| 2011 [15] | Zhang Jiayi | Borrow Gun | 借枪 |
| Li Xuejian | Fu Shan Ru Ai | 父爱如山 | |
| Wayne Lai | No Regrets | 巾帼枭雄之义海豪情 | |
| Wen Zhang | Snow Leopard | 雪豹 | |
| Wu Xiubo | Before Dawn | 黎明之前 | |
| 2010 [16] | Huang Zhizhong | The Road We Have Taken | 人间正道是沧桑 |
| Fan Wei | Brothers Happiness | 老大的幸福 | |
| Mark Chao | Black & White | 痞子英雄 | |
| Li Guangjie | Sha Hu Kou | 杀虎口 | |
| Wang Baoqiang | My Brother's Name is Shun Liu | 我的兄弟叫顺溜 |
| Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sun Honglei | Lurk | 潜伏 |
| Feng Enhe | Lurk | 潜伏 | |
| Lin Yongjian | Wang Gui & Anna | 王贵与安娜 | |
| Duan Yihong | My Chief and My Regiment | 我的团长我的团 | |
| Yu Hewei | Wanton and Luxurious Living | 纸醉金迷 | |
| 2008 | Zhang Guoli | Golden Marriage | 金婚 |
| Liu Peiqi | Da Gong Jiang | 大工匠 | |
| Huang Lei | Home | 家 | |
| Li Guangjie | The Mission | 特殊使命 | |
| Huang Haibo | Pursue | 追 | |
| 2007 | Sun Honglei | Halfway Couples | 半路夫妻 |
| Leon Dai | The Hospital | 白色巨塔 | |
| Chen Chuang | Fu Gui | 福贵 | |
| Li Xuejian | Shanghai Bund | 新上海滩 | |
| Huang Xiaoming | |||
| 2006 | Ray Winstone | Sweeney Todd | |
| 2005 | Richard Briers | Dad | |
| 2004 | Lin Ming-yuen | There's no tomorrow for us | 我倆沒有明天 |
| 2001 | Atsushi Itō | I'll be 18 tomorrow | 僕はあした十八になる |
| 2000 | Lino Banfi | The Savior of San Nicola | Vola Sciusciù |
| Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Christoph Waltz | Rache für mein totes Kind | |
| 1996 | Wang Zhiwen | Feels Like Spring | 像春天一样 |
| 1994 | Sun Min | Scorching Red Sun (Chi ri yanyan) | 赤日炎炎 |
| 1992 | Kanpei Hazama | New King (Shin Ōshō) | 新王将 |
| 1990 | James Woods | My Name Is Bill W. | |
| Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Christopher Walken | Witness in the War Zone | |