Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male is 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. Alan Arkin, Christopher Plummer, Jared Leto, J. K. Simmons, Sam Rockwell and Troy Kotsur are the only actors to have won both this award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor the same year.
| Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male | |
|---|---|
 The 2022 recipient: Troy Kotsur | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Film Independent |
| Currently held by | Troy Kotsur – CODA (2021) |
| Website | filmindependent |
Steve Buscemi, Willem Dafoe and Benicio del Toro are the only actors who have received this award more than once, with two wins each.
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.[1]