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Discontinued annual award at the Independent Spirit Awards
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.
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Winners and nominees
M. Emmet Walsh won for
Blood Simple .
Dennis Quaid won for
The Big Easy .
Edward James Olmos won for
Stand and Deliver .
Matt Dillon won for
Drugstore Cowboy .
Danny Glover won for
To Sleep with Anger .
River Phoenix won for
My Own Private Idaho .
Jeff Bridges has won the award for
American Heart (1993) and
Crazy Heart (2009).
Samuel L. Jackson won for
Pulp Fiction .
Ian McKellen won for
God and Monsters .
Javier Bardem won for
Before Night Falls .
Bill Murray won for
Lost in Translation .
Philip Seymour Hoffman has won for
Capote (2005) and
The Savages (2007).
Ryan Gosling won for
Half Nelson (2006).
Mickey Rourke won for
The Wrestler .
John Hawkes won for
The Sessions .
Michael Keaton won for
Birdman .
Abraham Attah won for
Beasts of No Nation .
Timothée Chalamet won for
Call Me by Your Name .
Ethan Hawke won for
First Reformed .
Adam Sandler won for
Uncut Gems
Riz Ahmed won for
Sound of Metal .
Simon Rex was the final recipient for
Red Rocket .
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple nominees
2 nominations
3 nominations
Multiple winners
2 wins
See also
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
Current categories Retired categories Ceremonies
(years are of film release; ceremonies are the following year)