20th Independent Spirit Awards
| 20th Independent Spirit Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 26, 2005 |
| Site | U.S. |
| Hosted by | Samuel L. Jackson |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Sideways |
| Most awards | Sideways (6) |
| Most nominations | Sideways (6) |
The 20th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2004, were announced on February 26, 2005. It was hosted by Samuel L. Jackson.[1][2][3] [4][5]
Nominees and winners
Best Feature
Best First Feature
Best Director
- Shane Carruth – Primer
- Joshua Marston – Maria Full of Grace
- Walter Salles – The Motorcycle Diaries
- Mario Van Peebles – Baadasssss!
Best Male Lead
- Kevin Bacon – The Woodsman
- Jeff Bridges – The Door in the Floor
- Jamie Foxx – Redemption
- Liam Neeson – Kinsey
Best Female Lead
Catalina Sandino Moreno – Maria Full of Grace
- Kimberly Elise – Woman Thou Art Loosed
- Vera Farmiga – Down to the Bone
- Judy Marte – On the Outs
- Kyra Sedgwick – Cavedweller
Best Supporting Male
Thomas Haden Church – Sideways
- Jon Gries – Napoleon Dynamite
- Aidan Quinn – Cavedweller
- Roger Robinson – Brother to Brother
- Peter Sarsgaard – Kinsey
Best Supporting Female
- Cate Blanchett – Coffee and Cigarettes
- Loretta Devine – Woman Thou Art Loosed
- Robin Simmons – Robbing Peter
- Yenny Paola Vega – Maria Full of Grace
Best Screenplay
Sideways – Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
- Baadasssss! – Mario Van Peebles and Dennis Haggerty
- Before Sunset – Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke
- The Door in the Floor – Tod Williams
- Kinsey – Bill Condon
Best First Screenplay
Maria Full of Grace – Joshua Marston
- Brother to Brother – Rodney Evans
- Garden State – Zach Braff
- Primer – Shane Carruth
- Robbing Peter – Mario F. de la Vega
Best Cinematography
The Motorcycle Diaries – Eric Gautier
- Dandelion – Tim Orr
- Redemption – David Greene
- Saints and Soldiers – Ryan Little
- We Don't Live Here Anymore – Maryse Alberti
Best Foreign Film
Best Documentary Feature
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
- Bright Leaves
- Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed
- Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust
- Tarnation
Best Debut Performance
Rodrigo de la Serna – The Motorcycle Diaries
- Anthony Mackie – Brother to Brother
- Louie Olivos Jr. – Robbing Peter
- Hannah Pilkes – The Woodsman
- David Sullivan – Primer
John Cassavetes Award
- Down to the Bone
- On the Outs
- Robbing Peter
- Unknown Soldier
Truer Than Fiction Award
- Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed
- Control Room
- Farmingville
Producers Award
Gina Kwon – The Good Girl, Me and You and Everyone We Know and The Motel
- Danielle Renfrew – November and Groove
- Sean Covel and Chris Wyatt – Napoleon Dynamite and Think Tank
Someone to Watch Award
- Bryan Poyser – Dear Pillow
- Jennifer Reeves – The Time We Killed
Special Distinction Award
- The ensemble cast of Mean Creek: Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Josh Peck and Carly Schroeder
Films with multiple nominations
- Sideways-6
- Maria Full of Grace-5
- Brother to Brother-4
- Kinsey-4
- Primer-4
- Robbing Peter-4
- Badasssss!-3
- The Motorcycle Diaries-3
- Napoleon Dynamite-3
- The Woodsman-3
- Cavedweller-2
- The Door in the Floor-2
- Down to the Bone-2
- Garden State-2
- On the Outs-2
- Redemption-2
- Saints and Soldiers-2
- Woman Thou Art Loosed-2
Films with multiple wins
- Sideways-6
- Maria Full of Grace-2
- Mean Creek-2
- The Motorcycle Diaries-2
External links
References
- ^ "Independent bids for Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Times. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ^ ""Sideways" and "Maria Full of Grace" Lead Spirit Award Nominations". indieWire. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ^ "Spirit Awards Toasts 'Sideways' With Sweep of Six Major Categories". Los Angeles Times. 2005-02-27. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ^ "Sideways Wins Six at Independent Spirit Awards". indieWire. 2005-02-28. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ^ "Wine and Spirits". Entertainment Weekly. 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2012-08-21.