The Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards to honor an actor who has delivered an outstanding lead performance in a new scripted series.
In 2022, it was announced that the acting categories Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series and Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series would be retired and replaced with two gender neutral categories: Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series & Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series.
Winners and nominees 2020s YearNomineesShowRoleNetwork 2022 Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary Janine Teagues ABC Aml Ameen The Porter Junior Massey BET+ / CBC Television Mohammed Amer Mo Mo Najjar Netflix Bridget Everett Somebody Somewhere Sam HBO KaMillionRap Sh!tMia KnightHBO Max Melanie LynskeyYellowjacketsShauna ShipmanShowtime Himesh PatelStation ElevenJeevan ChaudharyHBO Max Sue Ann PienAs We See ItViolet WuPrime Video Adam ScottSeveranceMark ScoutApple TV+ Ben WhishawThis Is Going to HurtAdam KayAMC+ / BBC One2023Ali Wong Beef Amy Lau NetflixEmma CorrinA Murder at the End of the WorldDarby HartFX on HuluDominique FishbackSwarmAndrea "Dre" GreenePrime VideoBetty GilpinMrs. DavisSister SimonePeacockJharrel JeromeI'm a VirgoCootiePrime VideoZoe Lister-JonesSlipMae CannonThe Roku ChannelBel PowleyA Small LightMiep GiesNat GeoBella RamseyThe Last of UsEllieHBORamón RodríguezWill TrentWill TrentABCSteven YeunBeefDanny ChoNetflix2024Richard Gadd Baby Reindeer Donny Dunn NetflixBrian Jordan AlvarezEnglish TeacherEvan MarquezFXLily GladstoneUnder the BridgeCam BentlandHuluKathryn HahnAgatha All AlongAgatha HarknessDisney+Cristin MiliotiThe PenguinSofia FalconeHBOJulianne MooreMary & GeorgeMary VilliersStarzHiroyuki SanadaShōgunLord Yoshii ToranagaFXAnna SawaiToda MarikoAndrew ScottRipleyTom RipleyNetflixJulio TorresFantasmasJulio TorresHBO2025 Stephen Graham Adolescence Eddie Miller NetflixSydney ChandlerAlien: EarthWendyFXEthan HawkeThe LowdownLee RaybonFXLennie JamesMr LovermanBarrington Jedidiah 'Barry' WalkerBBC OneAnna LambeNorth of NorthSiajaCBC, / APTN / NetflixLola PetticrewSay NothingDolours PriceFX on HuluSeth RogenThe StudioMatt RemickApple TVLovie SimoneForeverKeisha ClarkNetflixMichelle WilliamsDying for SexMolly KochanFX on HuluNoah WyleThe PittDr. Michael "Robby" RobinavitchHBO Max
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