Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead

The Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead was an award presented annually at the Independent Spirit Awards to honor an actor who has delivered an outstanding lead performance in an independent film. It was first presented in 1985, with M. Emmet Walsh being the first recipient of the award for his role as Investigator Loren Visser in Blood Simple. It was last presented in 2022 with Simon Rex being the final recipient of the award for his role in Red Rocket.

Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
Presented byIndependent Spirit Awards
First awardedM. Emmet Walsh
Blood Simple (1986)
Last awardedSimon Rex
Red Rocket (2021)
Websitespiritawards.com

Jeff Bridges and Philip Seymour Hoffman are the only actors who have received this award more than once, with two wins each.

In 2022, it was announced that the four acting categories would be retired and replaced with two gender neutral categories, with both Best Male Lead and Best Female Lead merging into the Best Lead Performance category.[1]

Winners and nominees
M. Emmet Walsh won for Blood Simple.
Dennis Quaid won for The Big Easy.
Edward James Olmos won for Stand and Deliver.
Matt Dillon won for Drugstore Cowboy.
Danny Glover won for To Sleep with Anger.
River Phoenix won for My Own Private Idaho.
Jeff Bridges has won the award for American Heart (1993) and Crazy Heart (2009).
Samuel L. Jackson won for Pulp Fiction.
Ian McKellen won for God and Monsters.
Javier Bardem won for Before Night Falls.
Bill Murray won for Lost in Translation.
Philip Seymour Hoffman has won for Capote (2005) and The Savages (2007).
Ryan Gosling won for Half Nelson (2006).
Mickey Rourke won for The Wrestler.
John Hawkes won for The Sessions.
Michael Keaton won for Birdman.
Abraham Attah won for Beasts of No Nation.
Timothée Chalamet won for Call Me by Your Name.
Ethan Hawke won for First Reformed.
Adam Sandler won for Uncut Gems
Riz Ahmed won for Sound of Metal.
Simon Rex was the final recipient for Red Rocket.

1980s
Year Winner and nominees Film Role
1985M. Emmet WalshBlood Simple[2]Investigator Loren Visser
Rubén BladesCrossover DreamsRudy Veloz
Tom BowerWildroseRick Ogaard
Treat WilliamsSmooth TalkArnold Friend
1986James WoodsSalvadorRichard Boyle
Roberto BenigniDown by LawRoberto
Willem DafoePlatoonSgt. Elias
Dennis HopperBlue VelvetFrank Booth
Victor LoveNative SonBigger Thomas
1987Dennis QuaidThe Big EasyDet. Remy McSwain
Spalding GraySwimming to CambodiaHimself
Terry O'QuinnThe StepfatherJerry Blake
Mickey RourkeBarflyHenry Chinaski
James WoodsBest SellerCleve
1988Edward James OlmosStand and DeliverJaime Escalante
Eric BogosianTalk RadioBarry Champlain
Harvey FiersteinTorch Song TrilogyArnold Beckoff
Chris MulkeyPatti RocksBilly Regis
James WoodsThe BoostLenny Brown
1989Matt DillonDrugstore CowboyBob Hughes
Nicolas CageVampire's KissPeter Loew
Charles LaneSidewalk StoriesArtist
Randy QuaidParentsNick Laemle
James SpaderSex, Lies, and VideotapeGraham Dalton

1990s
Year Winner and nominees Film Role
1990Danny GloverTo Sleep with AngerHarry
Martin PriestThe Plot Against HarryHarry Plotnick
Christopher ReidHouse PartyKid
Michael RookerHenry: Portrait of a Serial KillerHenry
Christian SlaterPump Up the VolumeMark Hunter
1991River PhoenixMy Own Private IdahoMike "Mikey" Waters
Doug E. DougHangin' with the HomeboysWillie
Robert DuvallRambling RoseDaddy Hillyer
Gary OldmanRosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadRosencrantz
William RussPastimeRoy Dean Bream
1992Harvey KeitelBad LieutenantThe Lieutenant
Craig ChesterSwoonNathan Leopold, Jr.
Laurence FishburneDeep CoverRussell Stevens / John Hull
Peter GreeneLaws of GravityJimmy
Michael RapaportZebraheadZack
1993Jeff BridgesAmerican HeartJack Kelson
Vincent D'OnofrioHousehold SaintsJoseph Santangelo
Mitchell LichtensteinThe Wedding BanquetSimon
Matthew ModineEquinoxHenry Petosa / Freddy Ace
Tyrin TurnerMenace II SocietyCaine
1994Samuel L. JacksonPulp FictionJules Winnfield
Sihung LungEat Drink Man WomanChu
William H. MacyOleannaJohn
Campbell ScottMrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleRobert Benchley
Jon SedaI Like It Like ThatChino Linares
1995Sean PennDead Man WalkingMatthew Poncelet
Nicolas CageLeaving Las VegasBen Sanderson
Tim RothLittle OdessaJoshua Shapira
Jimmy SmitsMy FamilyJimmy Sánchez
Kevin SpaceySwimming with SharksBuddy Ackerman
1996William H. MacyFargoJerry Lundegaard
Chris CooperLone StarSheriff Sam Deeds
Chris PennThe FuneralChez
Tony ShalhoubBig NightPrimo
Stanley TucciSecondo
1997Robert DuvallThe ApostleEuliss "Sonny" Dewey / The Apostle E.F.
Peter FondaUlee's GoldUlysses "Ulee" Jackson
Christopher GuestWaiting for GuffmanCorky St. Clair
Philip Baker HallHard EightSydney Brown
John TurturroBox of Moon LightAl Fountain
1998Ian McKellenGods and MonstersJames Whale
Dylan BakerHappinessBill Maplewood
Nick NolteAfflictionWade Whitehouse
Sean PennHurlyburlyEddie
Courtney B. VanceBlind FaithJohn Williams
1999Richard FarnsworthThe Straight StoryAlvin Straight
John CusackBeing John MalkovichCraig Schwartz
Terence StampThe LimeyWilson
David StrathairnLimboJoe "Jumpin" Gastineau
Noble WillinghamThe Corndog ManAce Barker

2000s
Year Winner and nominees Film Role
2000
[3]		Javier BardemBefore Night FallsReinaldo Arenas
Adrien BrodyRestaurantChris Calloway
Billy CrudupJesus' SonFH
Hill HarperThe VisitAlex Waters
Mark RuffaloYou Can Count on MeTerry Prescott
2001
[4]		Tom WilkinsonIn the BedroomMatt Fowler
Brian CoxL.I.E.Big John Harrigan
Ryan GoslingThe BelieverDanny Balint
Jake GyllenhaalDonnie DarkoDonnie Darko
John Cameron MitchellHedwig and the Angry InchHansel Schmidt / Hedwig Robinson
2002
[5]		Derek LukeAntwone FisherAntwone "Fish" Fisher
Graham GreeneSkinsMogie Yellow Lodge
Danny HustonIvans XtcIvan Beckman
Jeremy RennerDahmerJeffrey Dahmer
Campbell ScottRoger DodgerRoger Swanson
2003
[6]		Bill MurrayLost in TranslationBob Harris
Peter DinklageThe Station AgentFinbar McBride
Paul GiamattiAmerican SplendorHarvey Pekar
Ben KingsleyHouse of Sand and FogMassoud Amir Behrani
Lee PaceSoldier's GirlCalpernia Addams / Scottie
2004
[7]		Paul GiamattiSidewaysMiles Raymond
Kevin BaconThe WoodsmanWalter
Jeff BridgesThe Door in the FloorTed Cole
Jamie FoxxRedemptionStan Tookie Williams
Liam NeesonKinseyAlfred Kinsey
2005
[8]		Philip Seymour HoffmanCapoteTruman Capote
Jeff DanielsThe Squid and the WhaleBernard Berkman
Terrence HowardHustle & FlowDJay
Heath LedgerBrokeback MountainEnnis Del Mar
David StrathairnGood Night, and Good Luck.Edward R. Murrow
2006
[9]		Ryan GoslingHalf NelsonDan Dunne
Aaron EckhartThank You for SmokingNick Naylor
Edward NortonThe Painted VeilWalter Fane
Ahmad RazviMan Push CartAhmad
Forest WhitakerAmerican GunCarter
2007
[10]		Philip Seymour HoffmanThe SavagesJon Savage
Pedro CastanedaAugust EveningJaime
Don CheadleTalk to MePetey Greene
Frank LangellaStarting Out in the EveningLeonard Schiller
Tony LeungLust, CautionMr. Yee
2008
[11]		Mickey RourkeThe WrestlerRandy "The Ram" Robinson
Javier BardemVicky Cristina BarcelonaJuan Antonio Gonzalo
Richard JenkinsThe VisitorWalter Vale
Sean PennMilkHarvey Milk
Jeremy RennerThe Hurt LockerStaff Sgt. First Class William James
2009
[12]		Jeff BridgesCrazy HeartOtis "Bad" Blake
Colin FirthA Single ManGeorge Falconer
Joseph Gordon-Levitt(500) Days of SummerTom Hansen
Souleymane Sy SavaneGoodbye SoloSolo
Adam ScottThe Vicious KindCaleb Sinclaire

2010s
Year Winner and nominees Film Role
2010
[13]		James Franco127 HoursAron Ralston
Ronald BronsteinDaddy LonglegsLenny Sokol
Aaron EckhartRabbit HoleHowie Corbett
John C. ReillyCyrusJohn Kilpatrick
Ben StillerGreenbergRoger Greenberg
2011
[14]		Jean DujardinThe ArtistGeorge Valentin
Demián BichirA Better LifeCarlos Galindo
Ryan GoslingDriveDriver
Woody HarrelsonRampartDave Brown
Michael ShannonTake ShelterCurtis LaForche
2012
[15]		John HawkesThe SessionsMark O'Brien
Jack BlackBernieBernie Tiede
Bradley CooperSilver Linings PlaybookPatrick "Pat" Solitano, Jr.
Thure LindhardtKeep the Lights OnErik
Matthew McConaugheyKiller JoeJoe "Killer" Cooper
Wendell PierceFourJoe
2013
[16]		Matthew McConaugheyDallas Buyers ClubRon Woodroof
Bruce DernNebraskaWoody Grant
Chiwetel Ejiofor12 Years a SlaveSolomon Northup
Oscar IsaacInside Llewyn DavisLlewyn Davis
Michael B. JordanFruitvale StationOscar Grant III
Robert RedfordAll Is LostOur Man
2014
[17]		Michael KeatonBirdmanRiggan Thomson
André 3000Jimi: All Is by My SideJimi Hendrix
Jake GyllenhaalNightcrawlerLouis "Lou" Bloom
John LithgowLove Is StrangeBen
David OyelowoSelmaMartin Luther King Jr.
2015
[18]		Abraham AttahBeasts of No NationAgu
Christopher AbbottJames WhiteJames White
Ben MendelsohnMississippi GrindGerry
Jason SegelThe End of the TourDavid Foster Wallace
Koudous SeihonMediterraneaAviva
2016
[19]		Casey AffleckManchester by the SeaLee Chandler
David HarewoodFree in DeedAbe Wilkins
Viggo MortensenCaptain FantasticBen Cash
Jesse PlemonsOther PeopleDavid Mulcahey
Tim RothChronicDavid Wilson
2017
[20]		Timothée ChalametCall Me by Your NameElio Perlman
Harris DickinsonBeach RatsFrankie
James FrancoThe Disaster ArtistTommy Wiseau
Daniel KaluuyaGet OutChris Washington
Robert PattinsonGood TimeConstantine "Connie" Nikas
2018
[21]		Ethan HawkeFirst ReformedErnst Toller
John ChoSearchingDavid Kim
Daveed DiggsBlindspottingCollin Hoskins
Christian MalheirosSócratesSócrates
Joaquin PhoenixYou Were Never Really HereJoe
2019
[22]		Adam SandlerUncut GemsHoward Ratner
Chris GalustGive Me LibertyVic
Kelvin Harrison Jr.LuceLuce Edgar
Robert PattinsonThe LighthouseThomas Howard
Matthias SchoenaertsThe MustangRoman Coleman

2020s
Year Winner and nominees Film Role
2020
[23][24]		Riz AhmedSound of MetalRuben Stone
Chadwick Boseman (posthumous)Ma Rainey's Black BottomLevee Green
Adarsh GouravThe White TigerBalram Halwai
Rob MorganBullAbe
Steven YeunMinariJacob Yi
2021
[25]		Simon RexRed RocketMikey Saber
Clifton Collins Jr.JockeyJackson Silva
Frankie Faison The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.
Michael Greyeyes Wild Indian Makwa ("Michael Peterson")
Udo Kier Swan Song Pat Pitsenbarger

Multiple nominees

Multiple winners
2 wins

See also

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