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rowspan=6 style="text-align:center;" | 2010
[{{cite web |url=http://detroitfilmcritics.com/awards/the-2010-detroit-film-critics-society-awards/ |title=The 2010 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards |author= DFCS |date= 2010 |website= Detroit Film Critics Society |publisher=Detroit Film Critics Society |access-date= December 1, 2018 |quote=}}] | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Christian Bale † | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| The Fighter[[https://www.indiewire.com/2010/12/winters-bone-social-network-lead-detroit-critics-244200/#! “Winter’s Bone,” “Social Network” Lead Detroit Critics|IndieWire]] |
| Andrew Garfield | The Social Network |
| John Hawkes | Winter's Bone |
| Sam Rockwell | Conviction |
| Mark Ruffalo | The Kids Are All Right |
| Geoffrey Rush | The King's Speech |
rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2011
[{{cite web |url=http://detroitfilmcritics.com/awards/the-2011-detroit-film-critics-society-awards/ |title=The 2011 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards |author= DFCS |date= 2011 |website= Detroit Film Critics Society |publisher=Detroit Film Critics Society |access-date= December 1, 2018 |quote=}}] | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Christopher Plummer † | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Beginners |
| Kenneth Branagh | My Week with Marilyn |
| Albert Brooks | Drive |
| Ryan Gosling | Crazy, Stupid, Love |
| Patton Oswalt | Young Adult |
rowspan=6 style="text-align:center;" | 2012
[{{cite web |url=http://detroitfilmcritics.com/awards/the-2012-detroit-film-critics-society-awards/ |title=The 2012 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards |author= DFCS |date= 2012 |website= Detroit Film Critics Society |publisher=Detroit Film Critics Society |access-date= December 1, 2018 |quote=}}] | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Robert De Niro | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Silver Linings Playbook |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | The Master |
| Tommy Lee Jones | Lincoln |
| Matthew McConaughey | Magic Mike |
| Ewan McGregor | The Impossible |
| Ezra Miller | The Perks of Being a Wallflower |
rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2013
[{{cite web |url=http://detroitfilmcritics.com/awards/the-2013-detroit-film-critics-society-awards/ |title=The 2013 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards |author= DFCS |date= 2013 |website= Detroit Film Critics Society |publisher=Detroit Film Critics Society |access-date= December 1, 2018 |quote=}}] | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Jared Leto † | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Dallas Buyers Club[[https://uproxx.com/hitfix/detroit-critics-name-her-the-years-best-hand-brie-larson-two-awards/ Detroit critics name 'Her' the year's best, hand Brie Larson two awards - UPROXX]] |
| Barkhad Abdi | Captain Phillips |
| James Franco | Spring Breakers |
| Matthew McConaughey | Mud |
| Stanley Tucci | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire |
rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2014
[{{cite web |url=http://detroitfilmcritics.com/awards/the-2014-detroit-film-critics-society-awards/ |title=The 2014 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards |author= DFCS |date= 2014 |website= Detroit Film Critics Society |publisher=Detroit Film Critics Society |access-date= December 1, 2018 |quote=}}] | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| J. K. Simmons † | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Whiplash |
| Josh Brolin | Inherent Vice |
| Ethan Hawke | Boyhood |
| Edward Norton | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) |
| Mark Ruffalo | Foxcatcher |
rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2015
[{{cite web |url=http://detroitfilmcritics.com/awards/the-2015-detroit-film-critics-society-awards/ |title=The 2015 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards |author= DFCS |date= December 14, 2015 |website= Detroit Film Critics Society |publisher=Detroit Film Critics Society |access-date= December 1, 2018 |quote=}}] | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Liev Schreiber | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Spotlight |
| Paul Dano | Love & Mercy |
| Benicio Del Toro | Sicario |
| Oscar Isaac | Ex Machina |
| Jacob Tremblay | Room |
rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2016
[{{cite web |url=http://detroitfilmcritics.com/awards/the-2016-detroit-film-critics-society-awards/ |title=The 2016 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards |author= DFCS |date= March 15, 2017 |website= Detroit Film Critics Society |publisher=Detroit Film Critics Society |access-date= December 1, 2018 |quote=}}] | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Jeff Bridges | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Hell or High Water |
| Mahershala Ali † | Moonlight |
| Alden Ehrenreich | Hail, Caesar! |
| Ralph Fiennes | A Bigger Splash |
| Lucas Hedges | Manchester by the Sea |
rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2017
[{{cite web |url=http://detroitfilmcritics.com/awards/the-2017-detroit-film-critics-society-awards/ |title=The 2017 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards |author= DFCS |date= December 7, 2017 |website= Detroit Film Critics Society |publisher=Detroit Film Critics Society |access-date= December 1, 2018 |quote=}}] | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Willem Dafoe | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| The Florida Project |
| Richard Jenkins | The Shape of Water |
| Sam Rockwell † | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
| Patrick Stewart | Logan |
| Michael Stuhlbarg | Call Me by Your Name |
rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | 2018
[{{cite web |url=http://detroitfilmcritics.com/the-2018-detroit-film-critics-society-awards-nominations/ |title=The 2018 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards |author= DFCS |date= November 30, 2018 |website= Detroit Film Critics Society |publisher=Detroit Film Critics Society |access-date= December 1, 2018 |quote=}}] | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Josh Hamilton | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Eighth Grade[[https://www.awardsdaily.com/2018/12/03/detroit-film-critics-society/ Detroit Film Critics Society 2018 Winners - Awardsdaily]] |
| Mahershala Ali † | Green Book |
| Sam Elliott | A Star is Born |
| Richard E. Grant | Can You Ever Forgive Me? |
| Jesse Plemons | Game Night |
rowspan=6 style="text-align:center;" | 2019
[{{cite web |url=http://detroitfilmcritics.com/the-2019-detroit-film-critics-society-awards-nominations/ |title=The 2019 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards |author= DFCS |website= Detroit Film Critics Society |publisher=Detroit Film Critics Society |access-date= December 7, 2019 |quote=}}] | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Joe Pesci | style="background:#B0C4DE;"| The Irishman |
| Willem Dafoe | The Lighthouse |
| Tom Hanks | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood |
| Brad Pitt † | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood |
| Sam Rockwell | Richard Jewell |
| Wesley Snipes | Dolemite Is My Name |