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14th Independent Spirit Awards
US film awards ceremony in 1999
US film awards ceremony in 1999
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| number | 14 |
| award | Independent Spirit Awards |
| date | March 20, 1999 |
| site | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| host | Queen Latifah |
| best_film | Gods and Monsters |
| most_wins | Gods and Monsters (3) |
| most_nominations | Affliction (6) |
| last | 13th |
| next | 15th |
The 14th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1998, were announced on March 20, 1999. It was hosted by Queen Latifah.
Nominees and winners
| Best Feature | Best Director | Best Male Lead | Best Female Lead | Best Supporting Male | Best Supporting Female | Best Screenplay | Best First Screenplay | Best First Feature | Best Debut Performance | Best Cinematography | Best Foreign Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Gods and Monsters* | 'Wes Anderson – Rushmore''''' | ||||||||||
| 'Ian McKellen – Gods and Monsters''''' | 'Ally Sheedy – High Art''''' | ||||||||||
| 'Bill Murray – Rushmore''''' | 'Lynn Redgrave – Gods and Monsters''''' | ||||||||||
| The Opposite of Sex – Don Roos | [](pi-film) – Darren Aronofsky | ||||||||||
| *The Opposite of Sex* | 'Evan Adams – Smoke Signals''''' | ||||||||||
| Velvet Goldmine – Maryse Alberti | The Celebration • Denmark |
Films that received multiple nominations
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 6 | Affliction |
| 5 | High Art |
| 4 | Gods and Monsters |
| The Opposite of Sex | |
| 3 | Blind Faith |
| Claire Dolan | |
| Happiness | |
| ** | |
| Smoke Signals | |
| Velvet Goldmine | |
| 2 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries |
| Niagara, Niagara | |
| Rushmore | |
| Slam | |
| Slums of Beverly Hills |
Films that won multiple awards
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 3 | Gods and Monsters |
| 2 | High Art |
| The Opposite of Sex | |
| Rushmore |
Special awards
Truer Than Fiction Award
Regret to Inform
- Dear Jesse
- Dying to Tell the Story
- Moment of Impact
- Paulina
Producers Award
'*Susan A. Stover – The Sticky Fingers of Time & *High Art'''''
- Margot Bridger – Arresting Gena & The Delta
- Gill Holland – Hurricane Streets & Spring Forward
- Andrea Sperling – Nowhere & The Doom Generation
Someone to Watch Award
'*David D. Williams – *Thirteen'''''
- Tony Barbieri – One
- Lynn Hershman Leeson – Conceiving Ada
- Eric Tretbar – Snow
References
References
- (1999-01-08). ""Affliction" Tops Spirit Award Nominations; "Monster," "Art," and "Sex" Also Nab Numerous Nods". indieWire.
- (1999-03-21). "'Gods' a Monster of a Hit at Indie Awards". Los Angeles Times.
- (1999-04-02). "An Easy Spirit".
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