Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead

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Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
Current recipient: Adam Sandler
Presented byIndependent Spirit Awards
First awardedM. Emmet Walsh
Blood Simple (1986)
Currently held byAdam Sandler
Uncut Gems (2019)
Websitespiritawards.com

The Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead is an award presented annually at the Independent Spirit Awards to honor an actor who has delivered an outstanding lead performance in the independent film.

Winners and nominees

1980s

Year Winner and nominees Film Role
1985 M. Emmet Walsh Blood Simple[1] Investigator Loren Visser
Rubén Blades Crossover Dreams Rudy Veloz
Tom Bower Wildrose Rick Ogaard
Treat Williams Smooth Talk Arnold Friend
1986 James Woods Salvador Richard Boyle
Roberto Benigni Down by Law Roberto
Willem Dafoe Platoon Sgt. Elias
Dennis Hopper Blue Velvet Frank Booth
Victor Love Native Son Bigger Thomas
1987 Dennis Quaid The Big Easy Det. Remy McSwain
Spalding Gray Swimming to Cambodia Himself
Terry O'Quinn The Stepfather Jerry Blake
Mickey Rourke Barfly Henry Chinaski
James Woods Best Seller Cleve
1988 Edward James Olmos Stand and Deliver Jaime Escalante
Eric Bogosian Talk Radio Barry Champlain
Harvey Fierstein Torch Song Trilogy Arnold Beckoff
Chris Mulkey Patti Rocks Billy Regis
James Woods The Boost Lenny Brown
1989 Matt Dillon Drugstore Cowboy Bob Hughes
Nicolas Cage Vampire's Kiss Peter Loew
Charles Lane Sidewalk Stories Artist
Randy Quaid Parents Nick Laemle
James Spader Sex, Lies, and Videotape Graham Dalton

1990s

Year Winner and nominees Film Role
1990 Danny Glover To Sleep with Anger Harry
Martin Priest The Plot Against Harry Harry Plotnick
Christopher Reid House Party Kid
Michael Rooker Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Henry
Christian Slater Pump Up the Volume Mark Hunter
1991 River Phoenix My Own Private Idaho Mike "Mikey" Waters
Doug E. Doug Hangin' with the Homeboys Willie
Robert Duvall Rambling Rose Daddy Hillyer
Gary Oldman Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Rosencrantz
William Russ Pastime Roy Dean Bream
1992 Harvey Keitel Bad Lieutenant The Lieutenant
Craig Chester Swoon Nathan Leopold, Jr.
Laurence Fishburne Deep Cover Russell Stevens / John Hull
Peter Greene Laws of Gravity Jimmy
Michael Rapaport Zebrahead Zack
1993 Jeff Bridges American Heart Jack Kelson
Vincent D'Onofrio Household Saints Joseph Santangelo
Mitchell Lichtenstein The Wedding Banquet Simon
Matthew Modine Equinox Henry Petosa / Freddy Ace
Tyrin Turner Menace II Society Caine
1994 Samuel L. Jackson Pulp Fiction Jules Winnfield
Sihung Lung Eat Drink Man Woman Chu
William H. Macy Oleanna John
Campbell Scott Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Robert Benchley
Jon Seda I Like It Like That Chino Linares
1995 Sean Penn Dead Man Walking Matthew Poncelet
Nicolas Cage Leaving Las Vegas Ben Sanderson
Tim Roth Little Odessa Joshua Shapira
Jimmy Smits My Family Jimmy Sánchez
Kevin Spacey Swimming with Sharks Buddy Ackerman
1996 William H. Macy Fargo Jerry Lundegaard
Chris Cooper Lone Star Sheriff Sam Deeds
Chris Penn The Funeral Chez
Tony Shalhoub Big Night Primo
Stanley Tucci Secondo
1997 Robert Duvall The Apostle Euliss "Sonny" Dewey / The Apostle E.F.
Peter Fonda Ulee's Gold Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson
Christopher Guest Waiting for Guffman Corky St. Clair
Philip Baker Hall Hard Eight Sydney Brown
John Turturro Box of Moon Light Al Fountain
1998 Ian McKellen Gods and Monsters James Whale
Dylan Baker Happiness Bill Maplewood
Nick Nolte Affliction Wade Whitehouse
Sean Penn Hurlyburly Eddie
Courtney B. Vance Blind Faith John Williams
1999 Richard Farnsworth The Straight Story Alvin Straight
John Cusack Being John Malkovich Craig Schwartz
Terence Stamp The Limey Wilson
David Strathairn Limbo Joe "Jumpin" Gastineau
Noble Willingham The Corndog Man Ace Barker

2000s

Year Winner and nominees Film Role
2000 Javier Bardem Before Night Falls Reinaldo Arenas
Adrien Brody Restaurant Chris Calloway
Billy Crudup Jesus' Son FH
Hill Harper The Visit Alex Waters
Mark Ruffalo You Can Count On Me Terry Prescott
2001 Tom Wilkinson In the Bedroom Matt Fowler
Brian Cox L.I.E. Big John Harrigan
Ryan Gosling The Believer Danny Balint
Jake Gyllenhaal Donnie Darko Donnie Darko
John Cameron Mitchell Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hansel Schmidt / Hedwig Robinson
2002 Derek Luke Antwone Fisher Antwone "Fish" Fisher
Graham Greene Skins Mogie Yellow Lodge
Danny Huston Ivans Xtc Ivan Beckman
Jeremy Renner Dahmer Jeffrey Dahmer
Campbell Scott Roger Dodger Roger Swanson
2003 Bill Murray Lost in Translation Bob Harris
Peter Dinklage The Station Agent Finbar McBride
Paul Giamatti American Splendor Harvey Pekar
Ben Kingsley House of Sand and Fog Massoud Amir Behrani
Lee Pace Soldier's Girl Calpernia Addams / Scottie
2004 Paul Giamatti Sideways Miles Raymond
Kevin Bacon The Woodsman Walter
Jeff Bridges The Door in the Floor Ted Cole
Jamie Foxx Redemption Stan Tookie Williams
Liam Neeson Kinsey Alfred Kinsey
2005 Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote Truman Capote
Jeff Daniels The Squid and the Whale Bernard Berkman
Terrence Howard Hustle & Flow DJay
Heath Ledger Brokeback Mountain Ennis Del Mar
David Strathairn Good Night, and Good Luck. Edward R. Murrow
2006 Ryan Gosling Half Nelson Dan Dunne
Aaron Eckhart Thank You for Smoking Nick Naylor
Edward Norton The Painted Veil Walter Fane
Ahmad Razvi Man Push Cart Ahmad
Forest Whitaker American Gun Carter
2007 Philip Seymour Hoffman The Savages Jon Savage
Pedro Castaneda August Evening Jaime
Don Cheadle Talk to Me Petey Greene
Frank Langella Starting Out in the Evening Leonard Schiller
Tony Leung Lust, Caution Mr. Yee
2008 Mickey Rourke The Wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson
Javier Bardem Vicky Cristina Barcelona Juan Antonio Gonzalo
Richard Jenkins The Visitor Walter Vale
Sean Penn Milk Harvey Milk
Jeremy Renner The Hurt Locker Staff Sgt. First Class William James
2009 Jeff Bridges Crazy Heart Otis "Bad" Blake
Colin Firth A Single Man George Falconer
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500) Days of Summer Tom Hansen
Souleymane Sy Savane Goodbye Solo Solo
Adam Scott The Vicious Kind Caleb Sinclaire

2010s

Year Winner and nominees Film Role
2010 James Franco 127 Hours Aron Ralston
Ronald Bronstein Daddy Longlegs Lenny Sokol
Aaron Eckhart Rabbit Hole Howie Corbett
John C. Reilly Cyrus John Kilpatrick
Ben Stiller Greenberg Roger Greenberg
2011 Jean Dujardin The Artist George Valentin
Demián Bichir A Better Life Carlos Galindo
Ryan Gosling Drive Driver
Woody Harrelson Rampart Dave Brown
Michael Shannon Take Shelter Curtis LaForche
2012 John Hawkes The Sessions Mark O'Brien
Jack Black Bernie Bernie Tiede
Bradley Cooper Silver Linings Playbook Patrick "Pat" Solitano, Jr.
Thure Lindhardt Keep the Lights On Erik
Matthew McConaughey Killer Joe Joe "Killer" Cooper
Wendell Pierce Four Joe
2013 Matthew McConaughey Dallas Buyers Club Ron Woodroof
Bruce Dern Nebraska Woody Grant
Chiwetel Ejiofor 12 Years a Slave Solomon Northup
Oscar Isaac Inside Llewyn Davis Llewyn Davis
Michael B. Jordan Fruitvale Station Oscar Grant III
Robert Redford All Is Lost Our Man
2014 Michael Keaton Birdman Riggan Thomson
André 3000 Jimi: All Is by My Side Jimi Hendrix
Jake Gyllenhaal Nightcrawler Louis "Lou" Bloom
John Lithgow Love Is Strange Ben
David Oyelowo Selma Martin Luther King Jr.
2015 Abraham Attah Beasts of No Nation Agu
Christopher Abbott James White James White
Ben Mendelsohn Mississippi Grind Gerry
Jason Segel The End of the Tour David Foster Wallace
Koudous Seihon Mediterranea Aviva
2016 Casey Affleck Manchester by the Sea Lee Chandler
David Harewood Free in Deed Abe Wilkins
Viggo Mortensen Captain Fantastic Ben Cash
Jesse Plemons Other People David Mulcahey
Tim Roth Chronic David Wilson
2017 Timothée Chalamet Call Me by Your Name[2] Elio Perlman
Harris Dickinson Beach Rats Frankie
James Franco The Disaster Artist Tommy Wiseau
Daniel Kaluuya Get Out Chris Washington
Robert Pattinson Good Time Constantine "Connie" Nikas
2018 Ethan Hawke First Reformed[3] Ernst Toller
John Cho Searching David Kim
Daveed Diggs Blindspotting Collin Hoskins
Christian Malheiros Sócrates Sócrates
Joaquin Phoenix You Were Never Really Here Joe
2019 Adam Sandler Uncut Gems[4] Howard Ratner
Chris Galust Give Me Liberty Vic
Kelvin Harrison Jr. Luce Luce Edgar
Robert Pattinson The Lighthouse Ephraim Winslow
Matthias Schoenaerts The Mustang Roman Coleman

2020s

Year Winner and nominees Film Role
2020 Riz Ahmed Sound of Metal Ruben Stone
Chadwick Boseman Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Levee Green
Adarsh Gourav The White Tiger Balram Halwai
Rob Morgan Bull Abe
Steven Yeun Minari Jacob Yi

Multiple nominees

Multiple winners

2 wins

See also

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Independent Spirit Awards winners 2018: See the entire list|EW.com
  3. ^ Independent Spirit Awards 2019: Complete Winners List - The Wrap
  4. ^ Adam Sandler Wins Best Male Lead|Spirit Awards 2020|Hollywood Reporter

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