17th Independent Spirit Awards
17th Independent Spirit Awards | |
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Date | March 23, 2002 |
Site | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Hosted by | John Waters |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Memento |
Most awards | Memento (4) |
Most nominations | L.I.E. (7) |
The 17th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2001, were announced on March 23, 2002. It was hosted by John Waters.[1][2][3]
Nominees and winners[]
Best Feature[]
Best First Feature[]
Best Director[]
- Michael Cuesta – L.I.E.
- Cheryl Dunye – Stranger Inside
- Richard Linklater – Waking Life
- John Cameron Mitchell – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Best Male Lead[]
Tom Wilkinson – In the Bedroom
- Brian Cox – L.I.E.
- Ryan Gosling – The Believer
- Jake Gyllenhaal – Donnie Darko
- John Cameron Mitchell – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Best Female Lead[]
- Kim Dickens – Things Behind the Sun
- Molly Parker – The Center of the World
- Tilda Swinton – The Deep End
- Kerry Washington – Lift
Best Supporting Male[]
- Don Cheadle – Things Behind the Sun
- Billy Kay – L.I.E.
- Garrett Morris – Jackpot
- John C. Reilly – The Anniversary Party
Best Supporting Female[]
- Davenia McFadden – Stranger Inside
- Summer Phoenix – The Believer
- Uma Thurman – Tape
- Tamara Tunie – The Caveman's Valentine
Best Screenplay[]
Memento – Christopher Nolan[4]
- The Believer – Henry Bean
- In the Bedroom – Robert Festinger and Todd Field
- Monster's Ball – Milo Addica and Will Rokos
- Waking Life – Richard Linklater
Best First Screenplay[]
Ghost World – Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff
- The Anniversary Party – Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming
- Donnie Darko – Richard Kelly
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch – John Cameron Mitchell
- L.I.E. – Stephen M. Ryder, Michael Cuesta and Gerald Cuesta
Best Cinematography[]
Mulholland Drive – Peter Deming
- The American Astronaut – W. Mott Hupfel III
- The Deep End – Giles Nuttgens
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch – Frank G. DeMarco
- Memento – Wally Pfister
Best Foreign Film[]
- Amores Perros • Mexico
- Lumumba • Belgium/France/Germany/Haiti
- Sexy Beast • Spain/UK
- Together • Denmark/Italy/Sweden
Best Documentary Feature[]
Best Debut Performance[]
- Hilary Howard, Anthony Leslie and Mitchell Riggs – Kaaterskill Falls
- Clint Jordan – Virgil Bliss
- Ana Reeder – Acts of Worship
- Yolonda Ross – Stranger Inside
John Cassavetes Award[]
- Acts of Worship
- Kaaterskill Falls
- Punks
- Virgil Bliss
Truer Than Fiction Award[]
Hybrid
Producers Award[]
Rene Bastian and Linda Moran – Martin & Orloff and L.I.E.
- Adrienne Gruben – Treasure Island and Olympia
- Jasmine Kosovic – Just One Time and The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
- Nadia Leonelli – Acts of Worship and Perfume
Someone to Watch Award[]
Debra Eisenstadt – Daydream Believer
- DeMane Davis and Khari Streeter – Lift
- Michael Gilio – Kwik Stop
- David Maquiling – Too Much Sleep
Films with multiple wins[]
- Memento-4
- In The Bedroom-3
- Ghost World-2
- L.I.E.-2
Films with multiple nominations[]
- L.I.E.-7
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch-5
- Memento-5
- Acts of Worship-3
- The Anniversary Party-3
- Donnie Darko-3
- Ghost World-3
- Waking Life-3
References[]
- ^ "Spirit Awards Tilt Toward True Independence". Los Angeles Times. 2002-01-09. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ^ "Declaration of Independents". Entertainment Weekly. 2002-03-27. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ^ ""Memento" Has the Spirit". E! Online. 2002-03-23. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ^ 2002 - Best Screenplay & Best Director Christopher Nolan - FilmIndependent on YouTube
External links[]
Categories:
- Independent Spirit Awards
- 2001 film awards