Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards.
Notes
- "†" indicates an Academy Award-winning performance
- "‡" indicates an Academy Award nomination
Winners and nominees
1980s
| Year | Winner and nominees | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | M. Emmet Walsh | Blood Simple | 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
Multiple nominees
|
2 nominations |
3 nominations |
Multiple winners
2 wins
- Jeff Bridges
- Philip Seymour Hoffman
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
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