The Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor is an annual award presented by the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films, a non-profit organization, founded in 1994, that recognizes achievements in independent and world cinema. The awards were first presented in 1995, and were named after founder Michael Colford and his boyfriend Trent's two cats, Chloe and Gertrudis.https://chlotrudis.org/the-chlotrudis-story/
Winners and nominees
1990s Year Actor Character Film 1995(1st) Morgan Freeman (TIE) Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding The Shawshank Redemption Wallace Shawn (TIE) Vanya Vanya on 42nd Street Tom Hanks Forrest Gump Forrest Gump Samuel L. Jackson Jules Winnfield Pulp Fiction Tim Robbins Andy Dufresne The Shawshank Redemption 1996(2nd) Sean Penn Matthew Poncelet Dead Man Walking Nicolas Cage Ben Leaving Las Vegas Martin Donovan Thomas Amateur Harvey Keitel Auggie Wren Smoke Ian McKellen Richard III Richard III Jonathan Pryce Lytton Strachey Carrington Linus Roache Father Greg Pilkington Priest 1997(3rd) Billy Bob Thornton Karl Childers Sling Blade Chris Cooper Sam Deeds Lone Star Jeff Daniels Thomas Alden Fly Away Home William H. Macy Jerry Lundegaard Fargo Tony Shalhoub Primo Big Night Noah Taylor Young David Helfgott Shine 1998(4th) Russell Crowe Bud White L.A. Confidential Johnny Depp Joe Pistone / Donnie Brasco Donnie Brasco Martin Donovan Martyn Wyatt Hollow Reed Al Pacino Lefty Ruggierio Donnie Brasco Guy Pearce Ed Exley L.A. Confidential Koji Yakusho Shohei Sugiyama Shall We Dance 1999(5th) Ian McKellen James Whale Gods and Monsters Evan Adams Thomas Builds-the-Fire Smoke Signals Roberto Benigni Guido Orefice Life is Beautiful Danny DeVito Pat Francato Living Out Loud Stephen Fry Oscar Wilde Wilde Nick Nolte Wade Whitehouse Affliction Edward Norton Derek Vinyard American History X
2000s Year Actress Character Film 2000(6th) Kevin Spacey Lester Burnham American Beauty Matthew Broderick Jim McAllister Election Rupert Everett Lord Arthur Goring An Ideal Husband Richard Farnsworth Alvin Straight The Straight Story Bob Hoskins Joseph Ambrose Hilditch Felicia's Journey Don McKellar Patrick Wheeler Last Night Jason Schwartzmann Max Fischer Rushmore Ben Silverstone Steven Carter Get Real 2001(7th) Christian Bale Patrick Bateman American Psycho Daniel Auteuil Gabor Girl on the Bridge Jamie Bell Billy Elliot Billy Elliot Dan Futterman Charlie Urbania Denis Lavant Galoup Beau Travail Daniel McIvor Robert The Five Senses Sean Penn Emmett Ray Sweet and Lowdown Mark Ruffalo Terry Prescott You Can Count on Me Mike White Buck Chuck and Buck 2002(8th) John Cameron Mitchell Hedwig Hedwig and the Angry Inch Daniel Auteuil Jean The Widow of St. Pierre Javier Bardem Reinaldo Arenas Before Night Falls Robert Forster Eddie Miller Diamond Men Tony Leung Mr. Chow In the Mood for Love Billy Bob Thornton Ed Crane The Man Who Wasn't There Tom Wilkinson Dr. Matt Fowler In the Bedroom Ray Winstone Gal Sexy Beast 2003(9th) Jake Gyllenhaal Donnie Darko Donnie Darko Gael García Bernal Julio Zapato Y tu mamá también Nicolas Cage Charlie / Donald Kaufman Adaptation Anthony LaPaglia Leon Zat Lantana Lin Cui Guo Liangui Beijing Bicycle Adam Sandler Barry Egan Punch Drunk Love Stellan Skarsgård Tomas Aberdeen James Spader Mr. Grey Secretary 2004(10th) Philip Seymour Hoffman Dan Mahowny Owning Mahowny Javier Bardem Det. Lt. Agustín Rejas The Dancer Upstairs Bruce Campbell Elvis Bubba Ho-Tep Peter Dinklage Finbar McBride The Station Agent Paul Giamatti Harvey Pekar American Splendor Bill Murray Bill Harris Lost in Translation Campbell Scott David Hurst The Secret Lives of Dentists 2005(11th) Gael García Bernal Ángel / Juan / Zahara Bad Education Tony Leung Chan Wing Yan Infernal Affairs Tadanobu Asano Kenji Last Life in the Universe Paul Giamatti Miles Raymond Sideways Jamie Sives Wilbur Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself Kevin Bacon Walter The Woodsman 2006(12th) Philip Seymour Hoffman Truman Capote Capote Mathieu Amalric Ismaël Vuillard Kings and Queen Romain Duris Thomas Seyr The Beat That My Heart Skipped Bruno Ganz Adolf Hitler Downfall Heath Ledger Ennis Del Mar Brokeback Mountain David Strathairn Edward R. Murrow Good Night, and Good Luck 2007(13th) Vincent Lindon Marc Thiriez The Moustache Daniel Auteuil Georges Laurent Caché Gael García Bernal Stéphane Miroux The Science of Sleep Ryan Gosling Dan Dunne Half Nelson Guy Pearce Charlie Burns The Proposition Ray Winstone Captain Stanley The Proposition 2008(14th) Daniel Day-Lewis Daniel Plainview There Will Be Blood Casey Affleck Robert Ford The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Ryan Gosling Lars Lindstrom Lars and the Real Girl Gordon Pinsent Grant Anderson Away From Her Sam Riley Ian Curtis Control Philip Seymour Hoffman Andrew "Andy" Hanson Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 2009(15th) Richard Jenkins Prof. Walter Vale The Visitor Brendan Gleeson Ken In Bruges Jean-Claude Van Damme Himself JCVD Sean Penn Harvey Milk Milk Mickey Rourke Randy "The Ram" Robinson The Wrestler
2010s Year Actress Character Film 2010(16th) Colin Firth George A Single Man Nicolas Cage Terence McDonagh Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Jeremy Renner Sergeant William James The Hurt Locker Sam Rockwell Sam Bell Moon Baard Owe Odd Horetn O'Horten 2011(17th) Ryan Gosling (TIE) Dean Blue Valentine Philip Seymour Hoffman (TIE) Jack Jack Goes Boating Alexander Siddig Tarek Khalifa Cairo Time Colin Firth George VI The King's Speech Vincent Cassel Jacques Mesrine Mesrine: Killer Instinct Anthony Mackie Marcus Washington Night Catches Us 2012(18th) Michael Shannon Curtis Take Shelter Javier Bardem Uxbal Biutiful Tom Cullen Russell Weekend Jean Dujardin George Valentin The Artist Chris New Glen Weekend Stellan Skarsgård Ulrik A Somewhat Gentle Man 2013(19th) John Hawkes Mark O'Brien The Sessions Frank Langella Frank Robot and Frank Denis Lavant Mr. Oscar Holy Motors Peter Mullan Joseph Tyrannosaur Matthias Schoenaerts Jacky Vanmarsenille Bullhead Alain van Versch Rust and Bone 2014(20th) Mads Mikkelsen Lucas The Hunt Gael García Bernal René Saavedra No Paul Eenhoorn Martin Bonner This is Martin Bonner Toby Jones Gilderoy Berberian Sound Studio Daniel Radcliffe Allen Ginsberg Kill Your Darlings Miles Teller Sutter The Spectacular Now 2015(21st) Tom Hardy Ivan Locke Locke Michael Keaton Riggan Birdman Jesse Eisenberg Simon / James The Double Masaharu Fukuyama Ryota Nonomiya Like Father, Like Son Adam Bakri Omar Omar Miles Teller Andrew Whiplash 2016(22nd) Christopher Abbott James White James White Jason Segel David Foster Wallace The End of the Tour Paul Dano Brian Wilson Love & Mercy Oscar Isaac Abel Morales A Most Violent Year Jemaine Clement Will Henry People Places Things Bruce Greenwood Rene Bartlett Wildlike 2017(23rd) Joel Edgerton Richard Loving Loving Casey Affleck Lee Chandler Manchester by the Sea Vincent Lindon Thierry Taugourdeau The Measure of a Man Viggo Mortensen Ben Captain Fantastic Theo Taplitz Jake Jardine Little Men 2018(24th) Timothée Chalamet Elio Call Me By Your Name Adam Driver Paterson Paterson Sam Elliott Lee Hayden The Hero Nelsan Ellis Mack Burns Little Boxes Ethan Hawke Everett Lewis Maudie Harry Dean Stanton Lucky Lucky 2019(25th) Alessandro Nivola Joel Weightless Ethan Hawke Toller First Reformed Charlie Plummer Charley Lean on Pete Ben Foster Will Leave No Trace Brady Jandreau Brady Blackburn The Rider
2020s Year Actress Character Film 2020(26th) Matthias Schoenaerts Roman The Mustang Jimmie Fails Jimmie Fails The Last Black Man in San Francisco Kelvin Harrison Jr. Luce Edgar Luce Antonio Banderas Salvador Mallo Pain and Glory Jonathan Pryce Pope Francis The Two Popes 2021(27th) Riz Ahmed (TIE) Ruben Sound of Metal Levan Gelbakhiani (TIE) Merab And Then We Danced John Boyega Leroy Lindo Red, White and Blue Delroy Lindo Paul Da 5 Bloods John Magaro Cookie First Cow Mads Mikkelsen Martin Another Round 2022(28th) Benedict Cumberbatch Phil Burbank The Power of the Dog Nicolas Cage The Janitor Willy's Wonderland Amir El-Masry Omar Limbo Udo Kier Pat Pitsenbarger Swan Song Luke Kirby Ted Bundy No Man of God Alec Utgoff Zhenia Never Gonna Snow Again 2023(29th) Paul Mescal Callum Aftersun Adeel Akhtar Ali Ali & Ava Franz Rogowski Hans Hoffman Great Freedom Christopher Abbott Kevin On the Count of Three Tim Roth Neil Bennett Sundown
Multiple awards and nominations Actors who have been nominated multiple times Awards Nominations Recipient 3 4 Philip Seymour Hoffman 1 Gael García Bernal 3 Ryan Gosling Sean Penn2 Billy Bob Thornton Christopher Abbott Colin Firth Ian McKellen Mads Mikkelsen Matthias Schoenaerts Vincent Lindon04 Nicolas Cage3 Daniel Auteuil Javier Bardem 2 Casey Affleck Denis Lavant Ethan Hawke Guy Pearce Jonathan Pryce Martin Donovan Miles Teller Paul Giamatti Ray Winstone Stellan Skarsgård Tony Leung
References
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