18th Independent Spirit Awards
The 18th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2002, were announced on March 22, 2003. It was hosted by John Waters.
Nominees and winners
Best Feature
Best First Feature
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Best Director
- Joe Carnahan – Narc
- Nicole Holofcener – Lovely & Amazing
- Bernard Rose – ivans xtc.
- Gus Van Sant – Gerry
Best Male Lead
- Graham Greene – Skins
- Danny Huston – ivans xtc.
- Jeremy Renner – Dahmer
- Campbell Scott – Roger Dodger
Best Female Lead
Julianne Moore – Far from Heaven
- Jennifer Aniston – The Good Girl
- Maggie Gyllenhaal – Secretary
- Catherine Keener – Lovely & Amazing
- Parker Posey – Personal Velocity
Best Supporting Male
Dennis Quaid – Far from Heaven
- Alan Arkin – Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
- Ray Liotta – Narc
- John C. Reilly – The Good Girl
- Peter Weller – ivans xtc.
Best Supporting Female
Emily Mortimer – Lovely & Amazing
- Viola Davis – Antwone Fisher
- Jacqueline Kim – Charlotte Sometimes
- Juliette Lewis – Hysterical Blindness
- Julianne Nicholson – Tully
Best Screenplay
- Lovely & Amazing – Nicole Holofcener
- Roger Dodger – Dylan Kidd
- Thirteen Conversations About One Thing – Karen Sprecher and Jill Sprecher
- Tully – Hilary Birmingham and Matt Drake
Best First Screenplay
Secretary – Erin Cressida Wilson
- Hysterical Blindness – Laura Cahill
- Igby Goes Down – Burr Steers
- Interview with the Assassin – Neil Burger
- Kissing Jessica Stein – Heather Juergensen and Jennifer Westfeldt
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
- Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner • Canada
- Bloody Sunday • Ireland
- The Piano Teacher • France
- Time Out • France
Best Documentary Feature
Best Debut Performance
Nia Vardalos – My Big Fat Greek Wedding
- Bob Burrus – Tully
- America Ferrera – Real Women Have Curves
- Raven Goodwin – Lovely & Amazing
- Artel Great – Dahmer
John Cassavetes Award
Truer Than Fiction Award
Producers Award
Effie Brown – Real Women Have Curves and Stranger Inside
- Allen Bain and Jesse Scolaro – Manito and Cry Funny Happy
- Eden Wurmfeld – Kissing Jessica Stein and Fanci's Persuasion
Someone to Watch Award
Przemyslaw Reut – Paradox Lake
- Eric Eason – Manito
- Eitan Gorlin – The Holy Land
References
- "Spirited Competition". Entertainment Weekly. 2002-12-12. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- "Independent Spirit Awards nominees announced". Los Angeles Times. 2002-12-12. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- "'Heaven' tops Indie Spirit Awards". Variety. 2003-03-22. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ""Far From Heaven" Sweeps 2003 Independent Spirit Awards". indieWire. 2003-03-22. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- "'Far From Heaven' sweeps Independent Spirit Awards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2003-03-24. Retrieved 2012-08-20.