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9th Independent Spirit Awards

Film award edition

Field	Value
number	9
award	Independent Spirit Awards
date	March 19, 1994
site	Hollywood Palladium, U.S.
host	Robert Townsend
best_film	Short Cuts
most_wins	Short Cuts (3)
most_nominations	Ruby in Paradise (6)
The Wedding Banquet (6)
last	8th
next	10th

The Wedding Banquet (6)

The 9th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1993, were announced on March 19, 1994 at the Hollywood Palladium. The nominations were announced on January 14, 1994. Actor and director Robert Townsend hosted the ceremony, which was previously a position held on to for eight consecutive years by Buck Henry.

Controversy

The announcement of this year's nominations—made by a committee of a governing body called the Independent Features Project West—was postponed due to a confusion over the eligibility of Gramercy Pictures' drama A Dangerous Woman. The IFPW board determined that the film, which initially had received two nominations, had been partially funded by Universal Pictures and thus was not eligible, according to then-IFPW President Cathy Main; Gramercy Pictures is jointly owned by Universal Pictures and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. In response, Gramercy Pictures President Russell Schwartz said the IFPW's rules "make no sense" and the IFPW is "as archaic as the (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences') foreign language rules". Schwartz also added that Universal's only involvement was to guarantee a bank loan to the filmmaker and its money was not used.

Winners and nominees

Best Feature	Best Director	Best Male Lead	Best Female Lead	Best Supporting Male	Best Supporting Female	Best Screenplay	Best First Feature	Best Cinematography	Best International Film
Short Cuts	'Robert Altman – Short Cuts'''''
'Jeff Bridges – American Heart'''''	'Ashley Judd – Ruby in Paradise'''''
'Christopher Lloyd – Twenty Bucks'''''	'Lili Taylor – Household Saints'''''
Short Cuts – Robert Altman and Frank Barhydt	El Mariachi
Menace II Society – Lisa Rinzler	The Piano • Australia / New Zealand

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations

Nominations	Film
6	Ruby in Paradise
The Wedding Banquet
5	American Heart
4	Equinox
Short Cuts
3	Household Saints
Menace II Society
2	The Ballad of Little Jo
Combination Platter
El Mariachi
Mac
Much Ado About Nothing

Films that won multiple awards

Awards	Film
3	Short Cuts

Special awards

[[Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award|John Cassavetes Award]]

Jim Jarmusch

Special Distinction Award

Sandra Schulberg

References

Collins, Keith. (February 25, 2005). "Independence days". [[Variety (magazine).
Fox, David J.. (January 14, 1994). "'Banquet,' 'Ruby' Lead '93 Spirit Nominees : Movies: Both win spots in the best feature and five other categories in the 'alternative Oscars' for independent films". [[Los Angeles Times]].
"History - Film Independent". [[Independent Spirit Awards.

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