15th Independent Spirit Awards
| 15th Independent Spirit Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 25, 2000 |
| Site | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Hosted by | Jennifer Tilly |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Election[1] |
| Most awards | Election (3) |
| Most nominations | Boys Don't Cry(5) The Limey (5) |
The 15th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1999, were announced on March 25, 2000. It was hosted by Jennifer Tilly.[2][3][4][5][6]
Nominees and winners[]
Best Feature[]
Best First Feature (Over $500,000)[]
Best First Feature (Under $500,000)[]
Best Director[]
- Harmony Korine – Julien Donkey-Boy
- Doug Liman – Go
- David Lynch – The Straight Story
- Steven Soderbergh – The Limey
Best Male Lead[]
Richard Farnsworth – The Straight Story
- John Cusack – Being John Malkovich
- Terence Stamp – The Limey
- David Strathairn – Limbo
- Noble Willingham – The Corndog Man
Best Female Lead[]
- Diane Lane – A Walk on the Moon
- Janet McTeer – Tumbleweeds
- Susan Traylor – Valerie Flake
- Reese Witherspoon – Election
Best Supporting Male[]
- Charles S. Dutton – Cookie's Fortune
- Clark Gregg – The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
- Luis Guzmán – The Limey
- Terrence Howard – The Best Man
Best Supporting Female[]
Chloë Sevigny – Boys Don't Cry
- Barbara Barrie – Judy Berlin
- Vanessa Martinez – Limbo
- Sarah Polley – Go
- Jean Smart – Guinevere
Best Screenplay[]
Election – Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Best First Screenplay[]
Being John Malkovich – Charlie Kaufman
- The Adventures of Sebastian Cole – Kip Williams
- Boys Don't Cry – Kimberly Peirce and Andy Bienen
- Cookie's Fortune – Anne Rapp
- The Straight Story – and Mary Sweeney
Best Cinematography[]
Three Seasons – Lisa Rinzler
- The City – Harlan Bosmajian
- Judy Berlin – Jeffrey Seckendorf
- Julien Donkey-Boy – Anthony Dod Mantle
- Twin Falls Idaho – M. David Mullen
Best Foreign Film[]
- All About My Mother • Spain
- My Son the Fanatic • UK
- Rosetta • Belgium/France
- Topsy-Turvy • UK
Best Debut Performance[]
Kimberly J. Brown – Tumbleweeds
- Jessica Campbell – Election
- Jade Gordon – Sugar Town
- Toby Smith – Drylongso
- Chris Stafford – Edge of Seventeen
Truer Than Fiction Award[]
Night Waltz: The Music of Paul Bowles
- American Hollow
- On the Ropes
- Well-Founded Fear
Producers Award[]
Pamela Koffler – I'm Losing You
- Eva Kolodner – Boys Don't Cry
- Paul Mezey – The City
- Christine K. Walker – Backroads and Homo Heights
Someone to Watch Award[]
Cauleen Smith – Drylongso
- Dan Clark – The Item
- Julian Goldberger – Trans
- Lisanne Skyler – Getting to Know You
Films with multiple wins and nominations[]
Wins[]
- Election-3
- Being John Malcovich-2
- Boys Don't Cry-2
Nominations (3 or more)[]
- Boys Don't Cry-5
- The Limey-5
- Election-4
- The Straight Story-4
- Cookie's Fortune-3
- Judy Berlin-3
References[]
- ^ CNN.com - Entertainment - 'Election' voted best film in Spirit Awards - March 26, 2000
- ^ ""Election," "Limey" Up for Indie Oscars". E! Online. 2000-01-13. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "'The Limey,' 'Election' Got the Spirit". Hollywood.com. 2000-01-14. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "'Election' Elected by Spirit Awards". Hollywood.com. 2000-03-26. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "'Election' Tallies Up 3 Big Wins at 15th Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Times. 2000-03-26. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
- ^ "'Election' wins 3 Independent Spirit awards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2000-03-27. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
External links[]
Categories:
- Independent Spirit Awards
- 1999 film awards