Photoplay Award / Most Popular Male Star
James Stewart , 1949 Photoplay Award winner
Photoplay Award : Most Popular Male Star
Winner in the Most Popular Male Star category for the film years 1944 to 1968. From the first award, 1945 to 1953, the winner was determined by an opinion poll by Audience Research Inc. Later, readers of Photoplay magazine voted directly on the winners, who were honored at a ceremony in Los Angeles .
The years given below indicate the film years evaluated. The awards took place in the following year.
| year | Award winners | nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Bing Crosby | United States |
| 1945 | Bing Crosby | United States |
| 1946 | Bing Crosby | United States |
| 1947 | Bing Crosby | United States |
| 1948 | Bing Crosby | United States |
| 1949 | James Stewart | United States |
| 1950 | John Wayne | United States |
| 1951 | Mario Lanza | United States |
| 1952 | Gary Cooper | United States |
| 1953 | Alan Ladd | United States |
| 1954 | William Holden | United States |
| 1955 | William Holden | United States |
| 1956 | Rock Hudson | United States |
| 1957 | Rock Hudson | United States |
| 1958 | Tony Curtis | United States |
| 1959 | Rock Hudson | United States |
| 1960 | Prize not awarded | |
| 1961 | Troy Donahue | United States |
| 1962 | Richard Chamberlain | United States |
| 1963 | Richard Chamberlain | United States |
| 1964 | Richard Chamberlain | United States |
| 1965 | Robert Vaughn | United States |
| 1966 | David Janssen | United States |
| 1967 | Paul Newman | United States |
| 1968 | Steve McQueen | United States |