Last year's winner: Roy Dupuis
Playback predicts the winner: Michel Côté: MR * Marc-André Grondin: SD, MD, DD, MH * Luc Picard: MMH

Adam Butcher
Saint Ralph
First nomination

Michel Côté
C.R.A.Z.Y.
Was nominated in 1990 for best actor in a leading role for his work in Cruising Bar/Meet Market and again in 2004 for Le Dernier tunnel/The Last Tunnel

Marc-André Grondin
C.R.A.Z.Y.
First nomination

Paul Kaye
It's All Gone Pete Tong
First nomination

Luc Picard
L'Audition
Won in 2002 for best actor in a leading role for his work in Savage Messiah