2003 IFP Independent Spirit Award Nominations
![]() Jake Gyllenhaal and Catherine Keener in “Lovely & Amazing”
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(indieWIRE: 12.11.02) — Today in Los Angeles, the IFP announced nominees for the 2003 Independent Spirit Awards, which will be presented in Santa Monica, CA on March 22, 2003.
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer)
* Executive Producers are not listed.
Far From Heaven, Producers: Jody Patton, Christine Vachon
The Good Girl, Producer: Matthew Greenfield
Lovely & Amazing, Producers: Anthony Bregman, Eric d’Arbeloff, Ted Hope
Secretary, Producers: Andrew Fierberg, Amy Hobby, Steven Shainberg
Tully, Producers: Hilary Birmingham, Annie Sundberg
BEST DIRECTOR
Joe Carnahan, Narc
Todd Haynes, Far From Heaven
Nicole Holofcener, Lovely & Amazing
Bernard Rose, ivans xtc.
Gus Van Sant, Gerry
BEST SCREENPLAY
The Good Girl, Mike White
Lovely & Amazing, Nicole Holofcener
Roger Dodger, Dylan Kidd
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing, Jill Sprecher and Karen Sprecher
Tully, Hilary Birmingham and Matt Drake
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the Director)
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, Director: Peter Care
Interview with the Assassin, Director: Neil Burger
Manito, Director: Eric Eason
Paid In Full, Director: Charles Stone III
Roger Dodger, Director: Dylan Kidd
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Hysterical Blindness, Laura Cahill
Igby Goes Down, Burr Steers
Interview with the Assassin, Neil Burger
Kissing Jessica Stein, Heather Juergensen and Jennifer Westfeldt
Secretary, Erin Cressida Wilson
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000; Award given to the Writer, Director, and Producer)
* Executive Producers are not listed.
Charlotte Sometimes, Director/Writer: Eric Byler
Producers: Marc Ambrose, Eric Byler
Dahmer, Director/Writer: David Jacobson
Producer: Larry Rattner
ivans xtc., Director: Bernard Rose
Writers: Lisa Enos and Bernard Rose
Producer: Lisa Enos
Personal Velocity, Director/Writer: Rebecca Miller
Producers: Alexis Alexanian, Lemore Syvan,
Gary Winick
The Slaughter Rule, Directors/Writers: Alex Smith and Alex Smith
Producers: Gregory O’Connor, Michael Robinson
BEST DEBUT PERFORMANCE (Actors in their first significant role in a feature film)
Bob Burrus, Tully
America Ferrera, Real Women Have Curves
Raven Goodwin, Lovely & Amazing
Artel Kayaru, Dahmer
Nia Vardalos, My Big Fat Greek Wedding
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Viola Davis, Antwone Fisher
Jacqueline Kim, Charlotte Sometimes
Juliette Lewis, Hysterical Blindness
Emily Mortimer, Lovely & Amazing
Julianne Nicholson, Tully
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Alan Arkin, Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Ray Liotta, Narc
Dennis Quaid, Far From Heaven
John C. Reilly, The Good Girl
Peter Weller, ivans xtc.
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Jennifer Aniston, The Good Girl
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Secretary
Catherine Keener, Lovely & Amazing
Julianne Moore, Far From Heaven
Parker Posey, Personal Velocity
BEST MALE LEAD
Graham Greene, Skins
Danny Huston, ivans xtc.
Derek Luke, Antwone Fisher
Jeremy Renner, Dahmer
Campbell Scott, Roger Dodger
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Far From Heaven, Edward Lachman
Gerry, Harris Savides
Interview with the Assassin, Richard Rutkowski
Narc, Alex Nepomniaschy
Personal Velocity, Ellen Kuras
BEST FOREIGN FILM (Award given to the Director)
Bloody Sunday – Ireland Director: Paul Greengrass
The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat) – Canada Director: Zacharias Kunuk
The Piano Teacher (La Pianiste) – France Director: Michael Haneke
Time Out (L’Emploi du temps) – France Director: Laurent Cantet
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