2002 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Male Lead Winner and Nominees

In the Bedroom

Tom Wilkinson

A New England couple’s college-aged son dates an older woman who has two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband.

Donnie Darko

Jake Gyllenhaal

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

John Cameron Mitchell

L.I.E.

Brian Cox

The Believer

Ryan Gosling