Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male

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.

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.

Steve Buscemi, Willem Dafoe and Benicio del Toro are the only actors who have received this award more than once, with two wins each.

Multiple nominees

 * 2 nominations
 * Alan Arkin
 * Kevin Corrigan
 * Paul Dano
 * Colman Domingo
 * Benicio del Toro
 * Charles S. Dutton
 * John Hawkes
 * Samuel L. Jackson
 * Richard Jenkins
 * Shia LaBeouf
 * Bill Murray
 * Max Perlich
 * Christopher Plummer
 * Sam Rockwell
 * Peter Sarsgaard
 * Steve Zahn


 * 3 nominations
 * Steve Buscemi
 * Willem Dafoe
 * Gary Farmer
 * John C. Reilly
 * David Strathairn

Multiple winners

 * 2 wins
 * Steve Buscemi
 * Willem Dafoe
 * Benicio del Toro (consecutive)