Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
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.
| Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Current recipient: Adam Sandler | |
| Presented by | Independent Spirit Awards |
| First awarded | M. Emmet Walsh Blood Simple (1986) |
| Currently held by | Adam Sandler Uncut Gems (2019) |
| Website | spiritawards |
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
2000s
2010s
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
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
External links
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