Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead

The Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards.

Notes

Winners and nominees

1980s

Year Winner and nominees Film Role
1985M. Emmet WalshBlood SimpleInvestigator Loren Visser
Rubén Blades Crossover DreamsRudy Veloz
Tom Bower WildroseRick Ogaard
Treat Williams Smooth TalkArnold Friend
1986James WoodsSalvadorRichard Boyle
Roberto Benigni Down by LawRoberto
Willem Dafoe PlatoonSgt. Elias ‡
Dennis Hopper Blue VelvetFrank Booth
Victor Love Native SonBigger Thomas
1987Dennis QuaidThe Big EasyDet. Remy McSwain
Spalding Gray Swimming to CambodiaHimself
Terry O'Quinn The StepfatherJerry Blake
Mickey Rourke BarflyHenry Chinaski
James Woods Best SellerCleve
1988Edward James OlmosStand and DeliverJaime Escalante
Eric Bogosian Talk RadioBarry Champlain
Harvey Fierstein Torch Song TrilogyArnold Beckoff
Chris Mulkey Patti RocksBilly Regis
James Woods The BoostLenny Brown
1989Matt DillonDrugstore CowboyBob Hughes
Nicolas Cage Vampire's KissPeter Loew
Charles Lane Sidewalk StoriesArtist
Randy Quaid ParentsNick Laemle
James Spader Sex, Lies, and VideotapeGraham Dalton

1990s

Year Winner and nominees Film Role
1990Danny GloverTo Sleep with AngerHarry
Martin Priest The Plot Against HarryHarry Plotnick
Christopher Reid House PartyKid
Michael Rooker Henry: Portrait of a Serial KillerHenry
Christian Slater Pump Up the VolumeMark Hunter
1991River PhoenixMy Own Private IdahoMike "Mikey" Waters
Doug E. Doug Hangin' with the HomeboysWillie
Robert Duvall Rambling RoseDaddy Hillyer
Gary Oldman Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadRosencrantz
William Russ PastimeRoy Dean Bream
1992Harvey KeitelBad LieutenantThe Lieutenant
Craig Chester SwoonNathan Leopold, Jr.
Laurence Fishburne Deep CoverRussell Stevens / John Hull
Peter Greene Laws of GravityJimmy
Michael Rapaport ZebraheadZack
1993Jeff BridgesAmerican HeartJack Kelson
Vincent D'Onofrio Household SaintsJoseph Santangelo
Mitchell Lichtenstein The Wedding BanquetSimon
Matthew Modine EquinoxHenry Petosa / Freddy Ace
Tyrin Turner Menace II SocietyCaine
1994Samuel L. JacksonPulp FictionJules Winnfield
Sihung Lung Eat Drink Man WomanChu
William H. Macy OleannaJohn
Campbell Scott Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleRobert Benchley
Jon Seda I Like It Like ThatChino Linares
1995Sean PennDead Man WalkingMatthew Poncelet
Nicolas Cage Leaving Las VegasBen Sanderson †
Tim Roth Little OdessaJoshua Shapira
Jimmy Smits My FamilyJimmy Sánchez
Kevin Spacey Swimming with SharksBuddy Ackerman
1996William H. MacyFargoJerry Lundegaard
Chris Cooper Lone StarSheriff Sam Deeds
Chris Penn The FuneralChez
Tony Shalhoub Big NightPrimo
Stanley Tucci Secondo
1997Robert DuvallThe ApostleEuliss "Sonny" Dewey / The Apostle E.F.
Peter Fonda Ulee's GoldUlysses "Ulee" Jackson ‡
Christopher Guest Waiting for GuffmanCorky St. Clair
Philip Baker Hall Hard EightSydney Brown
John Turturro Box of Moon LightAl Fountain
1998Ian McKellenGods and MonstersJames Whale
Dylan Baker HappinessBill Maplewood
Nick Nolte AfflictionWade Whitehouse ‡
Sean Penn HurlyburlyEddie
Courtney B. Vance Blind FaithJohn Williams
1999Richard FarnsworthThe Straight StoryAlvin Straight
John Cusack Being John MalkovichCraig Schwartz
Terence Stamp The LimeyWilson
David Strathairn LimboJoe "Jumpin" Gastineau
Noble Willingham The Corndog ManAce Barker

2000s

Year Winner and nominees Film Role
2000Javier BardemBefore Night FallsReinaldo Arenas
Adrien Brody RestaurantChris Calloway
Billy Crudup Jesus' SonFH
Hill Harper The VisitAlex Waters
Mark Ruffalo You Can Count On MeTerry Prescott
2001Tom WilkinsonIn the BedroomMatt Fowler
Brian Cox L.I.E.Big John Harrigan
Ryan Gosling The BelieverDanny Balint
Jake Gyllenhaal Donnie DarkoDonnie Darko
John Cameron Mitchell Hedwig and the Angry InchHansel Schmidt / Hedwig Robinson
2002Derek LukeAntwone FisherAntwone "Fish" Fisher
Graham Greene SkinsMogie Yellow Lodge
Danny Huston Ivans XtcIvan Beckman
Jeremy Renner DahmerJeffrey Dahmer
Campbell Scott Roger DodgerRoger Swanson
2003Bill MurrayLost in TranslationBob Harris
Peter Dinklage The Station AgentFinbar McBride
Paul Giamatti American SplendorHarvey Pekar
Ben Kingsley House of Sand and Fog Massoud Amir Behrani ‡
Lee Pace Soldier's GirlCalpernia Addams / Scottie
2004Paul GiamattiSidewaysMiles Raymond
Kevin Bacon The WoodsmanWalter
Jeff Bridges The Door in the FloorTed Cole
Jamie Foxx RedemptionStan Tookie Williams
Liam Neeson KinseyAlfred Kinsey
2005Philip Seymour HoffmanCapoteTruman Capote
Jeff Daniels The Squid and the WhaleBernard Berkman
Terrence Howard Hustle & FlowDJay ‡
Heath Ledger Brokeback MountainEnnis Del Mar
David Strathairn Good Night, and Good Luck.Edward R. Murrow
2006Ryan GoslingHalf NelsonDan Dunne
Aaron Eckhart Thank You for SmokingNick Naylor
Edward Norton The Painted VeilWalter Fane
Ahmad Razvi Man Push CartAhmad
Forest Whitaker American GunCarter
2007Philip Seymour HoffmanThe SavagesJon Savage
Pedro Castaneda August EveningJaime
Don Cheadle Talk to MePetey Greene
Frank Langella Starting Out in the EveningLeonard Schiller
Tony Leung Lust, CautionMr. Yee
2008Mickey RourkeThe WrestlerRandy "The Ram" Robinson
Javier Bardem Vicky Cristina BarcelonaJuan Antonio Gonzalo
Richard Jenkins The VisitorWalter Vale ‡
Sean Penn MilkHarvey Milk
Jeremy Renner The Hurt LockerStaff Sgt. First Class William James ‡
2009Jeff BridgesCrazy HeartOtis "Bad" Blake
Colin Firth A Single ManGeorge Falconer ‡
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500) Days of SummerTom Hansen
Souleymane Sy Savane Goodbye SoloSolo
Adam Scott The Vicious KindCaleb Sinclaire

2010s

Year Winner and nominees Film Role
2010James Franco127 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
2011Jean DujardinThe 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
2012John HawkesThe 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
2013Matthew 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
2014Michael 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 Mayer
Tim Roth Chronic David Wilson

Multiple nominees

Multiple winners

2 wins

See also

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