Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead | |
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Presented by | Independent Spirit Awards |
First awarded | M. Emmet Walsh Blood Simple (1986) |
Last awarded | Simon Rex Red Rocket (2021) |
Website | spiritawards |
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.
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
1980s
Year | Winner and nominees | Film | Role |
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1985 | M. Emmet Walsh | Blood Simple[2] | 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 |
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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
2010s
2020s
Year | Winner and nominees | Film | Role |
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2020 [23][24] | Riz Ahmed | Sound of Metal | Ruben Stone |
Chadwick Boseman (posthumous) | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Levee Green | |
Adarsh Gourav | The White Tiger | Balram Halwai | |
Rob Morgan | Bull | Abe | |
Steven Yeun | Minari | Jacob Yi | |
2021 [25] | Simon Rex | Red Rocket | Mikey Saber |
Clifton Collins Jr. | Jockey | Jackson 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
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- Saturn Award for Best Actor
References
- ^ Chapman, Wilson (August 23, 2022). "Spirit Awards to Implement Gender Neutral Acting Categories". Variety. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ https://s3.amazonaws.com/SA_SubForm_etc/2019_SA_NomsWinners_092619.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Tiger Takes 3 Spirit Awards". ABC News. March 24, 2001. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ ""Memento" Has the Spirit". E! Online. March 23, 2002. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ Hernandez, Eugene; Brooks, Brian (March 22, 2003). ""Far From Heaven" Sweeps 2003 Independent Spirit Awards". IndieWire. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ Hernandez, Eugene (February 28, 2004). ""Lost In Translation" Tops Independent Spirit Awards, "Station Agent" Another Big Winner". IndieWire. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ Hernandez, Eugene (February 28, 2005). "Sideways Wins Six at Independent Spirit Awards". IndieWire. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ^ Germain, David (March 4, 2006). "'Brokeback' named best independent film". USA Today. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ^ McNary, Dave (February 24, 2007). "'Sunshine' brightens Spirit Awards". Variety. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (February 23, 2008). "'Juno' tops Spirit Awards". Variety. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- ^ Brooks, Brian (February 21, 2009). ""The Wrestler" Leads 2009 Spirit Award Winners". IndieWire. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ^ Breznican, Anthony (March 6, 2010). "'Precious' dominates Spirit Awards with 5 prizes". USA Today. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ^ Knegt, Peter (February 27, 2011). ""Black Swan" Lead Spirit Award Winners". IndieWire. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ^ McNary, Dave (February 25, 2012). "'The Artist' dominates Spirit Awards". Variety. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ^ "Independent Spirit Awards 2013: Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. February 23, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ Atkinson, Katie. "Independent Spirit Awards 2014: The winners list". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ "Spirit Awards 2015: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ "Spirit Awards 2016: Complete Winners List". Variety. February 27, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ Earl, William (February 26, 2017). "2017 Independent Spirit Awards: Full Winners List". IndieWire. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ Nyren, Erin (March 3, 2018). "2018 Independent Spirit Awards: Winners List (Updating Live)". Variety. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ Welk, Brian (February 24, 2019). "Independent Spirit Awards 2019: Complete Winners List". TheWrap. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Blyth, Antonia (February 8, 2020). "Independent Spirit Awards Redresses Female Balance With Wins For Lulu Wang, Olivia Wilde & Julia Reichert – Complete Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (April 22, 2021). "'Nomadland' Wins Independent Spirit Awards For Best Picture, Director, Editing & Cinematography, Further Solidifying Oscars Prospects". Deadline. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ Sharf, Zack (April 23, 2021). "2021 Independent Spirit Awards Winner's List". IndieWire. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ Long, Brent; Tangcay, Jazz (December 14, 2021). "Indie Spirit Awards 2022: Full List of Nominations". Variety. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
External links
- Every BEST MALE LEAD winner ever video on Film Independent's official YouTube channel
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