Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor

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Chlotrudis Award
for Best Actor
Awarded forBest Actor
LocationUnited States
First awarded1995; 28 years ago
Currently held byPaul Mescal for
Aftersun
Websitechlotrudis.org

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.[1]

Winners and nominees[edit]

1990s[edit]

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[edit]

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 Hoffmann 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Actors who have been nominated multiple times

Awards Nominations Recipient
3 4 Philip Seymour Hoffman
1 Gael García Bernal
3 Ryan Gosling
Sean Penn
2 Billy Bob Thornton
Christopher Abbott
Colin Firth
Ian McKellen
Mads Mikkelsen
Matthias Schoenaerts
Vincent Lindon
0 4 Nicolas Cage
3 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

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