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 by | Independent Spirit Awards |
| First awarded | M. Emmet Walsh Blood Simple (1986) |
| Last awarded | Simon Rex Red Rocket (2021) |
| Website | spiritawards |
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.
Winners and nominees
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1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Winner and nominees | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 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 | 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
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