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21st Independent Spirit Awards
US film awards ceremony in 2006
US film awards ceremony in 2006
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| number | 21 |
| award | Independent Spirit Awards |
| date | March 4, 2006 |
| site | U.S. |
| host | Sarah Silverman |
| best_film | Brokeback Mountain |
| most_wins | Brokeback Mountain (2) |
| Capote (2) | |
| Transamerica (2) | |
| most_nominations | The Squid and the Whale (6) |
| last | 20th |
| next | 22nd |
Capote (2) Transamerica (2)
The 21st Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2005, were announced on March 4, 2006. It was hosted by Sarah Silverman.
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 Documentary | Best Cinematography | Best Foreign Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Brokeback Mountain* | 'Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain''''' | ||||||||||
| 'Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote''''' | 'Felicity Huffman – Transamerica''''' | ||||||||||
| 'Matt Dillon – Crash''''' | 'Amy Adams – Junebug''''' | ||||||||||
| Capote – Dan Futterman | Transamerica – Duncan Tucker | ||||||||||
| *Crash* | *Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room* | ||||||||||
| Good Night, and Good Luck. – Robert Elswit | Paradise Now • Palestine/Netherlands/Germany/France |
Films with multiple nominations and awards
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 6 | The Squid and the Whale |
| 4 | Brokeback Mountain |
| The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | |
| Capote | |
| 3 | Good Night, and Good Luck. |
| Nine Lives | |
| Transamerica | |
| 2 | Crash |
| Junebug | |
| Lackawanna Blues | |
| Me and You and Everyone We Know | |
| The War Within |
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 2 | Brokeback Mountain |
| Capote | |
| Crash | |
| Transamerica |
Special awards
[[Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award|John Cassavetes Award]]
Conventioneers
- Brick
- Jellysmoke
- The Puffy Chair
- Room
Truer Than Fiction Award
Occupation: Dreamland
- Our Brand Is Crisis
- Romántico
- Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela
Producers Award
'*Caroline Baron – Capote and *Monsoon Wedding'''''
- Ram Bergman – Brick and Conversations with Other Women
- Mike S. Ryan – Junebug and Palindromes
Someone to Watch Award
'*Ian Gamazon and Neill Dela Llana – *Cavite'''''
- Robinson Devor – Police Beat
- Jay Duplass – The Puffy Chair
References
References
- (2005-11-30). "Getting into the Spirit of awards season". Los Angeles Times.
- (2005-11-29). "'Whale' of a day at Spirits". Variety.
- (2006-03-04). "Indie awards show a cowboy Spirit". Variety.
- (2006-03-04). "'Brokeback' named best independent film". USA Today.
- (2006-03-05). ""Brokeback," "Capote," "Crash," "Transamerica" Honored With Spirit Awards". indieWire.
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