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20th Independent Spirit Awards
US film awards ceremony in 2005
US film awards ceremony in 2005
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| number | 20 |
| award | Independent Spirit Awards |
| date | February 26, 2005 |
| site | U.S. |
| host | Samuel L. Jackson |
| best_film | Sideways |
| most_wins | Sideways (6) |
| most_nominations | Sideways (6) |
| last | 19th |
| next | 21st |
The 20th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2004, were announced on February 26, 2005. It was hosted by Samuel L. Jackson.
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 Documentary | Best International Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Sideways* | 'Alexander Payne – Sideways''''' | |||||||||||
| 'Paul Giamatti – Sideways''''' | 'Catalina Sandino Moreno – Maria Full of Grace''''' | |||||||||||
| 'Thomas Haden Church – Sideways''''' | 'Virginia Madsen – Sideways''''' | |||||||||||
| Sideways – Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor | Maria Full of Grace – Joshua Marston | |||||||||||
| The Motorcycle Diaries – Eric Gautier | 'Rodrigo de la Serna – The Motorcycle Diaries''''' | |||||||||||
| *Garden State* | *Metallica: Some Kind of Monster* | |||||||||||
| The Sea Inside • Spain |
Special awards
John Cassavetes Award
Mean Creek
- Down to the Bone
- On the Outs
- Robbing Peter
- Unknown Soldier
Truer Than Fiction Award
Born into Brothels
- Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed
- Control Room
- Farmingville
Producers Award
'*Gina Kwon – The Good Girl, Me and You and Everyone We Know and *The Motel'''''
- Danielle Renfrew – November and Groove
- Sean Covel and Chris Wyatt – Napoleon Dynamite and Think Tank
Someone to Watch Award
'*Jem Cohen – *Chain'''''
- Bryan Poyser – Dear Pillow
- Jennifer Reeves – The Time We Killed
Special Distinction Award
- The ensemble cast of Mean Creek: Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Josh Peck and Carly Schroeder
Films with multiple nominations and awards
Films with multiple nominations
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 6 | Sideways |
| 5 | Maria Full of Grace |
| 4 | Brother to Brother |
| Kinsey | |
| Primer | |
| Robbing Peter | |
| 3 | Badasssss! |
| The Motorcycle Diaries | |
| Napoleon Dynamite | |
| The Woodsman | |
| 2 | Cavedweller |
| The Door in the Floor | |
| Down to the Bone | |
| Garden State | |
| On the Outs | |
| Redemption | |
| Saints and Soldiers | |
| Woman Thou Art Loosed |
Films with multiple wins
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 6 | Sideways |
| 3 | Maria Full of Grace |
| Mean Creek | |
| The Motorcycle Diaries |
References
References
- (2004-12-01). "Independent bids for Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Times.
- (2004-12-01). ""Sideways" and "Maria Full of Grace" Lead Spirit Award Nominations". indieWire.
- (2005-02-27). "Spirit Awards Toasts 'Sideways' With Sweep of Six Major Categories". Los Angeles Times.
- (2005-02-28). "Sideways Wins Six at Independent Spirit Awards". IndieWire.
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