L'Independent Spirit Award al meyor actor de repartu ye unu de los premios añales daos por Film Independent.
- 1987: Morgan Freeman - Street Smart
- 1988: Lou Diamond Phillips - Stand and Deliver
- 1989: Max Perlich - Drugstore Cowboy
- Steve Buscemi - Mystery Train
- Scott Coffey - Shag
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Mystery Train
- Gary Farmer - Powwow Highway
- 1990: Bruce Davison - Longtime Companion
- Willem Dafoe - Wild at Heart
- Robin Harris - House Party
- Ben Lang - The Plot Against Harry
- Tom Towles - Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
- 1991: David Strathairn - City of Hope
- 1992: Steve Buscemi - Reservoir Dogs