2002 Spirit Picks



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2002 IFP/WEST INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS The 2002 Independent Spirit Awards were presented on Saturday, March 23rd, with live coverage by the Independent Film Channel. What are the Independent Spirit Awards?

INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD CATEGORIES

Best Feature	Best Director		Best Screenplay

Best First Feature (Director)		Best First Screenplay
Best Feature made for under $500,000

Best Female Lead		Best Male Lead
Best Supporting Female		Best Supporting Male
Best Debut Performance		Best Cinematographer
Best Foreign Film		Best Documentary

Best Feature

	HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH
	L. I. E.
	MEMENTO
	THINGS BEHIND THE SUN
	WAKING LIFE

& the winner is: MEMENTO

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Best Director

	John Cameron Mitchell for HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH
	Michael Cuesta for L. I. E.
	Christopher Nolan for MEMENTO
	Cheryl Dunye for STRANGER INSIDE
	Richard Linklater for WAKING LIFE

& the winner is: Christopher Nolan for MEMENTO

Best Screenplay

	Henry Bean for BELIEVER
	Rob Festinger & Todd Field for IN THE BEDROOM
	Milo Addica & Will Rokos for MONSTER’S BALL
	Christopher Nolan for MEMENTO
	Richard Linklater for WAKING LIFE

& the winner is: Christopher Nolan for MEMENTO

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Best First Feature (Director)

	Jennifer Jason Leigh & Alan Cumming for ANNIVERSARY PARTY
	Henry Bean for BELIEVER
	Richard Kelly for DONNIE DARKO
	Terry Zwigoff for GHOST WORLD
	Todd Field for IN THE BEDROOM

& the winner is: Todd Field for IN THE BEDROOM

Best First Screenplay

	Jennifer Jason Leigh & Alan Cumming for ANNIVERSARY PARTY
	Richard Kelly for DONNIE DARKO
	Daniel Clowes & Terry Zwigoff for GHOST WORLD
	John Cameron Mitchell for HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH
	Gerald Cuesta & Michael Cuesta for L. I. E.

& the winner is: Daniel Clowes & Terry Zwigoff for GHOST WORLD

Best Feature made for under $500,000:

	ACTS OF WORSHIP
	JACKPOT
	KAATERSKILL FALLS
	PUNKS
	VIRGIL BLISS

& the winner is: JACKPOT

Best Female Lead

	Molly Parker in CENTER OF THE WORLD
	Tilda Swinton in DEEP END
	Sissy Spacek in IN THE BEDROOM
	Kerry Washington in LIFE
	Kim Dickens in THINGS BEHIND THE SUN

& the winner is: Sissy Spacek in IN THE BEDROOM

Best Male Lead

	Ryan Gosling in BELIEVER
	Jake Gyllenhaal in DONNIE DARKO
	John Cameron Mitchell in HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH
	Tom Wilkinson in IN THE BEDROOM
	Brian Cox in L. I. E.

& the winner is: Tom Wilkinson in IN THE BEDROOM

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Best Supporting Female

	Summer Phoenix in BELIEVER
	Tamara Tunie in CAVEMAN’S VALENTINE
	Carrie-Anne Moss in MEMENTO
	Davenia McFadden in STRANGER INSIDE
	Uma Thurman in TAPE

& the winner is: Carrie-Anne Moss in MEMENTO

Best Supporting Male

	John C. Reilly in ANNIVERSARY PARTY
	Steve Buscemi in GHOST WORLD
	Garrett Morris in JACKPOT
	Billy Kay in L. I. E.
	Don Cheadle in THINGS BEHIND THE SUN

& the winner is: Steve Buscemi in GHOST WORLD

Best Debut Performance

	Ana Reeder in ACTS OF WORSHIP
	Paul Franklin Dano in L. I. E.
	Ensemble in KAATERSKILL FALLS
	Yolonda Ross in STRANGER INSIDE
	Clint Jordan in VIRGIL BLISS

& the winner is: Paul Franklin Dano in L. I. E.

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Best Cinematographer

	W. Mott Hupfel III for AMERICAN ASTRONAUT
	Giles Nuttgens for DEEP END
	Frank G. DeMarco for HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH
	Wally Pfister for MEMENTO
	Peter Deming for MULLHOLLAND DRIVE

& the winner is: Peter Deming for MULLHOLLAND DRIVE

Best Foreign Film

	AMELIE
	AMORES PERROS
	LUMUMBA
	SEXY BEAST
	TOGETHER

& the winner is: AMELIE

Best Documentary

	DOGTOWN & Z-BOYS
	GO TIGERS!
	LALEE’S KIN: THE LEGACY OF COTTON
	PROMISES
	SCRATCH

& the winner is: DOGTOWN & Z-BOYS

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