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Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male

Former annual award for performance in independent film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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.

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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.

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Winners and nominees

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Morgan Freeman was the first recipient of the award in 1987 for Street Smart.
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Lou Diamond Phillips won for Stand and Deliver.
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Bruce Davison won for Longtime Companion.
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David Strathairn won for City of Hope.
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Steve Buscemi won twice: Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Ghost World (2001).
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Benicio del Toro won twice: The Usual Suspects (1995) and Basquiat (1996).
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Jason Lee won for Chasing Amy.
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Steve Zahn won for Happy, Texas.
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Willem Dafoe won twice: Shadow of the Vampire (2000) and The Lighthouse (2019).
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Dennis Quaid won for Far from Heaven.
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Djimon Hounsou won for In America.
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Chiwetel Ejiofor won for Talk to Me.
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Alan Arkin won for Little Miss Sunshine (2006).
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Woody Harrelson won for The Messenger.
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Christopher Plummer won for Beginners.
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Matthew McConaughey won for Magic Mike.
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J. K. Simmons won for Whiplash.
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Idris Elba won for Beasts of No Nation.
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Ben Foster won for Hell or High Water.
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Sam Rockwell won for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
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Troy Kotsur was the final recipient for CODA.

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