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1988 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead WinnerThe Big EasyDennis QuaidA corrupt lieutenant in the homicide division is threatened by the righteous DA while trying to solve a string of mysterious murders.Amazon1988 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead NomineesBarflyMickey RourkeAmazonBest SellerJames WoodsAmazonSwimming to CambodiaSpalding GrayAmazonThe StepfatherTerry O'QuinnAmazon

1989 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead WinnerStand and DeliverEdward James OlmosThe story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus.Amazon1989 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead NomineesPatti RocksChris MulkeyAmazonTalk RadioEric BogosianAmazonThe BoostJames WoodsAmazonTorch Song TrilogyHarvey FiersteinAmazon

1990 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead WinnerDrugstore CowboyMatt DillonA pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law.Amazon1990 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead NomineesParentsRandy QuaidAmazonSex, Lies, and VideotapeJames SpaderAmazonSidewalk StoriesCharles LaneAmazonVampire's KissNicolas CageAmazon

1991 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead WinnerTo Sleep with AngerDanny GloverA charismatic old acquaintance drifts into town, stirring up trouble for a mild-mannered family.Amazon1991 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead NomineesHenry: Portrait of a Serial KillerMichael RookerAmazonHouse PartyChristopher ReidAmazonPump Up the VolumeChristian SlaterAmazonThe Plot Against HarryMartin PriestAmazon

1992 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead WinnerMy Own Private IdahoRiver PhoenixTwo best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way.Amazon1992 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead NomineesHangin' with the HomeboysDoug E. DougAmazonPastimeWilliam RussAmazonRambling RoseRobert DuvallAmazonRosencrantz & Guildenstern Are DeadGary OldmanAmazon

1993 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead WinnerBad LieutenantHarvey KeitelWhile investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness and redemption.Amazon1993 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead NomineesDeep CoverLaurence FishburneAmazonLaws of GravityPeter GreeneAmazonSwoonCraig ChesterAmazonZebraheadMichael RapaportAmazon

1994 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead WinnerAmerican HeartJeff BridgesAn ex-convict is tracked down by his estranged teenage son, and the pair try to build a relationship and life together in Seattle.Amazon1994 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead NomineesEquinoxMatthew ModineAmazonHousehold SaintsVincent D'OnofrioAmazonMenace II SocietyTyrin TurnerAmazonThe Wedding BanquetMitchell LichtensteinAmazon

1995 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead WinnerPulp FictionSamuel L. JacksonThe lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.Amazon1995 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead NomineesEat Drink Man WomanSihung LungAmazonI Like It Like ThatJon SedaAmazonMrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleCampbell ScottAmazonOleannaWilliam H. MacyAmazon

1996 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead WinnerDead Man WalkingSean PennA nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.Amazon1996 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead NomineesLeaving Las VegasNicolas CageAmazonLittle OdessaTim RothAmazonMy FamilyJimmy SmitsAmazonSwimming with SharksKevin SpaceyAmazon

1997 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead WinnerFargoWilliam H. MacyJerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.Amazon1997 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Male Lead NomineesBig NightTony ShalhoubAmazonBig NightStanley TucciAmazonLone StarChris CooperAmazonThe FuneralChris PennAmazon