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15th Independent Spirit Awards
US film awards ceremony in 2000
US film awards ceremony in 2000
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| number | 15 |
| award | Independent Spirit Awards |
| date | March 25, 2000 |
| site | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| host | Jennifer Tilly |
| best_film | Election |
| most_wins | Election (3) |
| most_nominations | Boys Don't Cry(5) |
| The Limey (5) | |
| last | 14th |
| next | 16th |
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.
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 Cinematography | Best Debut Performance | Best First Feature (Over $500,000) | Best First Feature (Under $500,000) | Best Foreign Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Election* | 'Alexander Payne – Election''''' | |||||||||||
| 'Richard Farnsworth – The Straight Story''''' | 'Hilary Swank – Boys Don't Cry''''' | |||||||||||
| 'Steve Zahn – Happy, Texas''''' | 'Chloë Sevigny – Boys Don't Cry''''' | |||||||||||
| Election – Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor | Being John Malkovich – Charlie Kaufman | |||||||||||
| Three Seasons – Lisa Rinzler | 'Kimberly J. Brown – Tumbleweeds''''' | |||||||||||
| *Being John Malkovich* | *The Blair Witch Project* | |||||||||||
| Run Lola Run • Germany |
Special awards
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 nominations and awards
Films that received multiple nominations
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 5 | Boys Don't Cry |
| The Limey | |
| 4 | Election |
| The Straight Story | |
| 3 | Cookie's Fortune |
| Judy Berlin |
Films that won multiple awards
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 3 | Election |
| 2 | Being John Malkovich |
| Boys Don't Cry |
References
References
- (March 26, 2000). "'Election' voted best film in Spirit Awards". [[CNN.com]].
- (January 13, 2000). ""Election," "Limey" Up for Indie Oscars". E! Online.
- Bartoo, Jim. (January 14, 2000). "'The Limey,' 'Election' Got the Spirit". Hollywood.com.
- Ng, Fiona. (March 26, 2000). "'Election' Elected by Spirit Awards". Hollywood.com.
- (March 26, 2000). "'Election' Tallies Up 3 Big Wins at 15th Spirit Awards". [[Los Angeles Times]].
- (March 27, 2000). "'Election' wins 3 Independent Spirit awards". [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]].
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