Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
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The Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male is an annual honor presented by Film Independent recognizing outstanding supporting performances by male actors in independent films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male canonical | 6 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Context triple: [Margin Call, nominatedFor, Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male]
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A.
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead is an annual honor presented at the Film Independent Spirit Awards recognizing outstanding lead performances by male actors in independent films.
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B.
Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead is an annual honor presented at the Film Independent Spirit Awards recognizing outstanding lead performances by actresses in independent films.
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C.
Independent Spirit Award
The Independent Spirit Award is a prestigious American film honor that celebrates excellence in independent, low-budget, and artistically distinctive cinema.
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D.
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Director is an annual honor presented to recognize outstanding directing in independent filmmaking.
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E.
Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature is a prestigious American film award honoring the best independent feature film of the year.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Target entity description: The Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male is an annual honor presented by Film Independent recognizing outstanding supporting performances by male actors in independent films.
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A.
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead is an annual honor presented at the Film Independent Spirit Awards recognizing outstanding lead performances by male actors in independent films.
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B.
Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead is an annual honor presented at the Film Independent Spirit Awards recognizing outstanding lead performances by actresses in independent films.
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C.
Independent Spirit Award
The Independent Spirit Award is a prestigious American film honor that celebrates excellence in independent, low-budget, and artistically distinctive cinema.
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D.
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Director is an annual honor presented to recognize outstanding directing in independent filmmaking.
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E.
Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature is a prestigious American film award honoring the best independent feature film of the year.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Independent Spirit Award category
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film award ⓘ |
| actingRoleType | supporting role ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Best Supporting Male ⓘ |
| awardCategoryStatus | active ⓘ |
| awardFor | best supporting performance by a male actor in an independent film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| domain | independent film ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
performance in an American independent film
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supporting acting role ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1985 Independent Spirit Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | male ⓘ |
| hasCategoryType | supporting actor award ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.filmindependent.org/spirit-awards/ ⓘ |
| inception | 1985 ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Benicio del Toro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christopher Plummer NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ J. K. Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ Jared Leto NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Rockwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Buscemi NERFINISHED ⓘ Willem Dafoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| organizer | Film Independent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Independent Spirit Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Film Independent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
NERFINISHED
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Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead NERFINISHED ⓘ Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | voting by Film Independent members ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Description of subject: The Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male is an annual honor presented by Film Independent recognizing outstanding supporting performances by male actors in independent films.
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