DAILY NEWS UPDATE: Spirit Award Winners

DAILY NEWS: Spirit Award Winners

by indieWIRE

The 17th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards Winners

BEST FEATURE

(Award given to the Producer. Executive Producers are not listed)

“Memento”

Producers: Jennifer Todd and Suzanne Todd

BEST DIRECTOR

Christopher Nolan, “Memento”

BEST SCREENPLAY

Christopher Nolan, “Memento”

BEST FIRST FEATURE

(Award given to the Director & Producer, Executive Producers are not listed)

Todd Field, “In the B edroom”

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff, “Ghost World”

BEST DEBUT PERFORMANCE

(Actors making their first signifacant role in a feature film)

Paul Franklin Dano, “L.I.E.”

BEST FEMALE LEAD

Sissy Spacek, “In the Bedroom”

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

Carrie-Anne Moss, “Memento”

BEST MALE LEAD

Tom Wilkinson, “In the Bedroom”

BEST SUPPORTING MALE

Steve Buscemi, “Ghost World”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

Peter Deming, “Mulholland Drive”

BEST FOREIGN FILM

(Award given to the Director. Executive Producers are not listed)

“Amélie,” Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet

BEST DOCUMENTARY
(Award Given to Director)

“Dogtown and Z-Boys”, Director: Stacy Peralta

SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD

Debra Eisenstadt, Director: ” Daydream Believer”

DirectTV/IFC TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD

Monteith McCollum, “Hybrid”

MOTOROLA PRODUCERS AWARD

Rene Bastian and Linda Moran, Producers: “Martin and Orloff” and “L.I.E.”

John Cassavetes Award

“Jack Pot”, Director: Michael Polish; Writer/Producer: Mark Polish and Michael Polish ”