2009 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Male Lead Winner
![The Wrestler Mickey Rourke](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-wrestler-darren-aronofsky-image.jpg)
The Wrestler
Mickey Rourke
A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.
2009 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Male Lead Nominees
![Milk Sean Penn](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/milk-gus-van-sant-image.jpg)
Milk
Sean Penn
![The Hurt Locker Jeremy Renner](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-hurt-locker-kathryn-bigelow-image.jpg)
The Hurt Locker
Jeremy Renner
![The Visitor Richard Jenkins](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-visitor-tom-mccarthy-image.jpg)
The Visitor
Richard Jenkins
![Vicky Cristina Barcelona Javier Bardem](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/vicky-cristina-barcelona-woody-allen-image.jpg)