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16th Independent Spirit Awards
US film awards ceremony in 2001
US film awards ceremony in 2001
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| number | 16 |
| award | Independent Spirit Awards |
| date | March 24, 2001 |
| site | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| host | John Waters |
| best_film | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
| most_wins | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (3) |
| most_nominations | Requiem for a Dream (5) |
| Chuck & Buck (5) | |
| You Can Count on Me (5) | |
| last | 15th |
| next | 17th |
Chuck & Buck (5) You Can Count on Me (5)
The 16th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2000, were announced on March 24, 2001. It was hosted by John Waters.
Winners and nominees
| 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 Documentary | Best International Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon* | 'Ang Lee – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon''''' | |||||||||||
| Javier Bardem – *Before Night Falls* | 'Ellen Burstyn – Requiem for a Dream''''' | |||||||||||
| 'Willem Dafoe – Shadow of the Vampire''''' | 'Zhang Ziyi – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon''''' | |||||||||||
| You Can Count on Me – Kenneth Lonergan | Love & Basketball – Gina Prince-Bythewood | |||||||||||
| *You Can Count on Me* | 'Michelle Rodriguez – Girlfight''''' | |||||||||||
| Requiem for a Dream – Matthew Libatique | *Dark Days* | |||||||||||
| *Dancer in the Dark* • Denmark |
Special awards
John Cassavetes Award
Chuck & Buck
- Bunny
- Everything Put Together
- Groove
- Our Song
Truer Than Fiction Award
Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale
- Benjamin Smoke
- Just, Melvin: Just Evil
- Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story
Producers Award
'*Paul Mezey – The Ballad of Ramblin’ Jack and *Spring Forward'''''
- Jim McKay – American Movie and Our Song
- Tim Perell – Louis & Frank and The Myth of Fingerprints
- Diana E. Williams – The Love Machine and Our Song
Someone to Watch Award
'*Marc Forster – *Everything Put Together'''''
- Dan McCormack – Other Voices
- Mia Trachinger – Bunny
Films with multiple nominations and awards
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 5 | Chuck & Buck |
| Requiem for a Dream | |
| You Can Count on Me | |
| 4 | Before Night Falls |
| George Washington | |
| 3 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
| Love & Basketball | |
| 2 | Girlfight |
| Songcatcher |
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 3 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
| 2 | Requiem for a Dream |
| You Can Count on Me |
References
References
- Munoz, Orenza. (January 11, 2001). "Four Independent Films Dominate Spirit Nominations". [[Los Angeles Times]].
- Munoz, Lorenza. (March 25, 2001). "‘Tiger’ Wins 3 Independent Spirit Awards". [[Los Angeles Times]].
- ABC News. (January 13, 2001). "Requiem, Count, Chuck & Buck in Three-Way Tie at Spirit Noms". [[ABC News (United States).
- ABC News. (March 27, 2001). "Tiger Takes 3 Spirit Awards". [[ABC News (United States).
- (January 11, 2001). "Chuck and Requiem lead awards race". [[BBC News]].
- (March 25, 2001). "Tiger triumph at independent awards". [[BBC News]].
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