Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male explained

Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
Presenter:Film Independent
Year:Morgan Freeman – Street Smart (1988)
Year2:Troy KotsurCODA (2021)

The Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male was one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards. It was first presented in 1987, with Morgan Freeman being the first recipient, for his role as Fast Black in Street Smart. It was last presented in 2022 with Troy Kotsur being the final recipient of the award for his role in CODA.

In 2022, it was announced that the four acting categories would be retired and replaced with two gender neutral categories, with both Best Supporting Male and Best Supporting Female merging into the Best Supporting Performance category.[1]

Steve Buscemi, Willem Dafoe and Benicio del Toro are the only actors who have received this award more than once, with two wins each.

Winners and nominees

1980s

YearActorFilmRole
1987
[2]
Morgan FreemanStreet SmartFast Black
Tough Guys Don't DanceCapt. Alvin Luther Regency
Matewan'Few Clothes' Johnson
The Whales of AugustMr. Maranov
MatewanSid Hatfield
1988Lou Diamond PhillipsStand and DeliverAngel Guzman
Spike of BensonhurstBaldo Cacetti
HairsprayEdna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile
The ModernsBertram Stone
Five CornersHeinz
1989Max PerlichDrugstore CowboyDavid
Mystery TrainCharlie the Barber
ShagChip Gaillard
Powwow HighwayPhilbert Bono
Mystery TrainNight Clerk

1990s

YearActorFilmRole
1990Bruce DavisonLongtime CompanionDavid
Wild at HeartBobby Peru
House PartyPop
Ben Lang The Plot Against HarryLeo
Otis
1991David StrathairnCity of HopeAsteroid
HomicideTim Sullivan
Queens LogicEliot
Straight Out of BrooklynRay Brown
PastimeTyrone Debray
1992Steve BuscemiReservoir DogsMr. Pink
The WaterdanceBloss
Deep CoverDavid Jason
The WaterdanceRaymond Hill
Passion FishRennie
1993Christopher LloydTwenty BucksJimmy
The Ballad of Little JoTinman Wong
Inside Monkey ZetterlandBrent Zetterland
Ruby in ParadiseMike McCaslin
American HeartNick Kelson
1994Chazz PalminteriBullets Over BroadwayCheech
FreshEsteban
Vanya on 42nd StreetDr. Astrov
Pulp FictionLance
Federal HillRalph
1995Benicio del ToroThe Usual SuspectsFred Fenster
Living in OblivionChad Palomino
The Crossing GuardJohn Booth
GeorgiaAxel Goldman
SmokeThomas 'Rashid' Cole
1996Benicio del ToroBasquiatBenny Dalmau
Walking and TalkingBill
Matthew Faber Welcome to the DollhouseMark Wiener
Dead ManNobody
Flirting with DisasterPaul Harmon
1997Jason LeeChasing AmyBanky Edwards
Efrain Figueroa Star MapsPepe Amato
Hard EightJimmy
SubUrbiaNazeer Choudhury
The Myth of FingerprintsHal
1998Bill MurrayRushmoreHerman Blume
AfflictionGlen Whitehouse
Blind FaithCharles Williams
Smoke SignalsArnold Joseph
HappinessAllen
1999Steve ZahnHappy, TexasWayne Wayne Wayne Jr., aka David
Cookie's FortuneJason Brown
The Adventures of Sebastian ColeHank Rossi / Henrietta Rossi
The LimeyEduardo Roel
The Best ManQuentin Spivey

2000s

YearActorFilmRole
2000
[3]
Willem DafoeShadow of the VampireMax Schreck
TigerlandStaff Sgt. Cota
The ContenderShelly Runyon
The GiftBuddy Cole
The VisitHenry
2001
[4]
Steve BuscemiGhost WorldSeymour
Things Behind the SunChuck
L.I.E.Gary Terrio
JackpotLester Irving
The Anniversary PartyMac Forsyth
2002
[5]
Dennis QuaidFar from HeavenFrank Whitaker
Thirteen Conversations About One ThingGene
NarcHenry Oak
The Good GirlPhil Last
Ivans XtcDon West
2003
[6]
Djimon HounsouIn AmericaMateo
American SplendorToby Radloff
Soldier's GirlBarry Winchell
Laurel CanyonIan McKnight
Shattered GlassChuck Lane
2004
[7]
Thomas Haden ChurchSidewaysJack Cole
Napoleon DynamiteUncle Rico
CavedwellerClint Windsor
Brother to BrotherBruce Nugent
KinseyClyde Martin
2005
[8]
Matt DillonCrashSgt. John Ryan
The War WithinSayeed
The Squid and the WhaleWalt Berkman
The Three Burials of Melquiades EstradaMike Norton
Broken FlowersWinston
2006
[9]
Alan ArkinLittle Miss SunshineEdwin Hoover
Steel CityVic Lee
InfamousPerry Smith
Little Miss SunshineDwayne
A Guide to Recognizing Your SaintsYoung Antonio
2007
[10]
Chiwetel EjioforTalk to MeDewey Hughes
I'm Not ThereWoody Guthrie
Great World of SoundClarence
The NamesakeAshoke Ganguli
Rescue DawnDuane W. Martin
2008
[11]
James FrancoMilkScott Smith
The Hurt LockerSergeant J. T. Sanborn
Frozen RiverTroy "T.J." Eddy, Jr.
Jim Myron Ross BallastJames
The VisitorTarek
2009
[12]
Woody HarrelsonThe MessengerCapt. Tony Stone
Gentlemen BroncosDr. Ronald Chevalier
Me and Orson WellesOrson Welles
That Evening SunLonzo Choat
The Last Station

2010s

YearActorFilmRole
2010
[13]
John HawkesWinter's BoneTeardrop Dolly
Mother and ChildPaul
Get LowFrank Quinn
Jack Goes BoatingClyde
The Kids Are All RightPaul Hatfield
2011
[14]
Christopher PlummerBeginnersHal Fields
DriveBernie Rose
Martha Marcy May MarlenePatrick
Cedar RapidsDean Ziegler
Midnight in ParisErnest Hemingway
2012
[15]
Matthew McConaugheyMagic MikeDallas
Middle of Nowhere Brian
End of Watch Miguel "Mike" Zavala
Seven Psychopaths Billy Bickle
Moonrise Kingdom Captain Duffy Sharp
2013
[16]
Jared Leto Dallas Buyers Club Rayon
12 Years a Slave
Nebraska David Grant
Enough Said Albert
Short Term 12 Marcus
2014
[17]
J. K. Simmons Whiplash Terence Fletcher
Nightcrawler Rick Blaine
Boyhood Mason Evans, Sr.
Love Is Strange George
Birdman Mike Shiner
2015
[18]
Idris Elba Beasts of No Nation The Commandant
Results Danny
Love & Mercy Brian Wilson
Bone Tomahawk Deputy Chicory
99 Homes Rick Carver
2016
[19]
Ben Foster Hell or High Water Tanner Howard
A Bigger Splash Harry Hawkes
Manchester by the Sea Patrick Chandler
American Honey Jake
Morris from America Curtis Gentry
2017
[20]
Sam Rockwell Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Officer Jason Dixon
Crown Heights Carl King
Call Me by Your Name Oliver
The Killing of a Sacred Deer Martin
Good Time Nick Nikas
2018
[21]
Richard E. Grant Can You Ever Forgive Me? Jack Hock
We the Animals Paps
BlacKkKlansman Detective Flip Zimmerman
Eighth Grade Mark Day
Monsters and Men Dennis Williams
2019
[22]
Willem Dafoe The Lighthouse Thomas Wake
Honey Boy Young Otis Lort
Honey Boy James Lort
The Last Black Man in San Francisco Montgomery Allen
Burning Cane Reverend Tillman

2020s

YearActorFilmRole
2020
[23] [24]
Paul Raci Sound of Metal Joe
Ma Rainey's Black BottomCutler
Orion Lee First CowKing-Lu
Ma Rainey's Black BottomToledo
Nine DaysKyo
2021
[25]
Troy Kotsur CODA Frank Rossi
Zola Abegunde "X" Olawale
Meeko Gattuso Queen of Glory Pitt
Sweet Thing Adam
Wild Indian Teddo

Multiple nominees

2 nominations
3 nominations

Multiple winners

2 wins

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chapman. Wilson. Spirit Awards to Implement Gender Neutral Acting Categories. Variety. August 23, 2022. September 9, 2022.
  2. https://s3.amazonaws.com/SA_SubForm_etc/2019_SA_NomsWinners_092619.pdf Film Independent Spirit Awards - 34 Years of Nominees and Winners
  3. Web site: Tiger Takes 3 Spirit Awards. March 24, 2001. ABC News. August 19, 2012.
  4. Web site: "Memento" Has the Spirit. Joal . Ryan . March 23, 2002. E! Online. August 19, 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020023909/http://www.eonline.com/news/43044/memento-has-the-spirit . Oct 20, 2012 .
  5. Web site: "Far From Heaven" Sweeps 2003 Independent Spirit Awards. March 22, 2003. IndieWire. Eugene. Hernandez. Brian. Brooks. August 20, 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060453/https://www.indiewire.com/article/far_from_heaven_sweeps_2003_independent_spirit_awards . Mar 4, 2016 .
  6. Web site: "Lost In Translation" Tops Independent Spirit Awards, "Station Agent" Another Big Winner. February 28, 2004. IndieWire. Eugene. Hernandez. August 20, 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121013134027/http://www.indiewire.com/article/lost_in_translation_tops_independent_spirit_awards_station_agent_another_bi . Oct 13, 2012 .
  7. Web site: Sideways Wins Six at Independent Spirit Awards. February 28, 2005. IndieWire. Eugene. Hernandez. August 21, 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220554/http://www.indiewire.com/article/sideways_wins_six_at_independent_spirit_awards . Mar 3, 2016 .
  8. Web site: 'Brokeback' named best independent film. March 4, 2006. USA Today. David. Germain. August 21, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160301134807/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2006-03-04-independent-spirit-awards_x.htm . Mar 1, 2016 .
  9. Web site: 'Sunshine' brightens Spirit Awards. February 24, 2007. Variety. Dave. McNary. August 21, 2012.
  10. Web site: 'Juno' tops Spirit Awards. February 23, 2008. Variety. Tatiana. Siegel. August 22, 2012.
  11. Web site: "The Wrestler" Leads 2009 Spirit Award Winners. February 21, 2009. IndieWire. Brian. Brooks. August 25, 2012.
  12. Web site: 'Precious' dominates Spirit Awards with 5 prizes. March 6, 2010. USA Today. Anthony. Breznican. August 25, 2012.
  13. Web site: "Black Swan" Lead Spirit Award Winners. February 27, 2011. IndieWire. Peter. Knegt. August 25, 2012.
  14. Web site: 'The Artist' dominates Spirit Awards. McNary. Dave. February 25, 2012. Variety. August 26, 2012.
  15. Web site: Independent Spirit Awards 2013: Winners List. February 23, 2013. February 23, 2013. The Hollywood Reporter.
  16. Web site: Independent Spirit Awards 2014: The winners list. Entertainment Weekly. Katie. Atkinson. en. February 9, 2020.
  17. Web site: Spirit Awards 2015: The Complete Winners List. The Hollywood Reporter. en. February 21, 2015. February 9, 2020.
  18. Web site: Spirit Awards 2016: Complete Winners List. February 27, 2016. Variety. en. February 9, 2020.
  19. Web site: 2017 Independent Spirit Awards: Full Winners List. Earl. William. February 26, 2017. IndieWire. en. February 9, 2020.
  20. Web site: 2018 Independent Spirit Awards: Winners List (Updating Live). Nyren. Erin. March 3, 2018. Variety. en. February 9, 2020.
  21. Web site: Independent Spirit Awards 2019: Complete Winners List. Welk. Brian. February 24, 2019. TheWrap. en-US. February 9, 2020.
  22. Web site: Independent Spirit Awards Redresses Female Balance With Wins For Lulu Wang, Olivia Wilde & Julia Reichert – Complete Winners List. Blyth. Anthony. D'Alessandro. Antonia. February 8, 2020. Deadline. en. February 9, 2020.
  23. Web site: ‘Nomadland’ Wins Independent Spirit Awards For Best Picture, Director, Editing & Cinematography, Further Solidifying Oscars Prospects. Deadline. Matt. Grobar. April 22, 2021. December 24, 2021.
  24. Web site: 2021 Independent Spirit Awards Winner's List. IndieWire. Zack. Sharf. April 23, 2021. December 24, 2021.
  25. Web site: Indie Spirit Awards 2022: Full List of Nominations . Brent . Jazz . Long . Tangcay . . December 14, 2021 . December 14, 2021.