2005 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Male Lead Winner
![Sideways Paul Giamatti](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sideways-image.jpg)
Sideways
Paul Giamatti
Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California’s wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.
2005 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Male Lead Nominees
![Kinsey Liam Neeson](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/kinsey-image.jpg)
Kinsey
Liam Neeson
![Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story Jamie Foxx](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/redemption-the-stan-tookie-williams-story-vondie-curtis-hall-image.jpg)
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
Jamie Foxx
![The Door in the Floor Jeff Bridges](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-door-in-the-floor-tod-williams-image.jpg)
The Door in the Floor
Jeff Bridges
![The Woodsman Kevin Bacon](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-woodsman-nicole-kassell-image.jpg)