(BY CATEGORY)

BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer)

* Executive Producers are not listed.

• Baadasssss! - Producer: Mario Van Peebles

• Kinsey - Producer: Gail Mutrux

• Maria Full of Grace - Producer: Paul Mezey

• Primer - Producer: Shane Carruth

• Sideways - Producer: Michael London

BEST DIRECTOR

• Shane Carruth - Primer

• Joshua Marston - Maria Full of Grace

• Alexander Payne - Sideways

• Walter Salles - The Motorcycle Diaries

• Mario Van Peebles - Baadasssss!

BEST SCREENPLAY

• Baadasssss! - Writers: Mario Van Peebles & Dennis Haggerty

• Before Sunset - Writers: Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke

• The Door in the Floor - Writer: Tod Williams

• Kinsey - Writer: Bill Condon

• Sideways - Writers: Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor

BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the Director and Producer)

• Brother to Brother - Director: Rodney Evans, Producers: Rodney Evans, Jim McKay, Isen Robbins, and Aimee Schoof

• Garden State - Director: Zach Braff, Producers: Pamela Abdy, Gary Gilbert, Dan Halsted, and Richard Klubeck

• Napoleon Dynamite - Director: Jared Hess, Producers: Jeremy Coon, Sean C. Covel, and Chris Wyatt

• Saints and Soldiers - Director: Ryan Little, Producers: Adam Abel and Ryan Little

• The Woodsman - Director: Nicole Kassell, Producer: Lee Daniels

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

• Brother to Brother - Writer: Rodney Evans

• Garden State - Writer: Zach Braff

• Maria Full of Grace - Writer: Joshua Marston

• Primer - Writer: Shane Carruth

• Robbing Peter - Writer: Mario F. de la Vega

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Given to the best feature made for $500,000; Award given to the writer, director, and producer)

* Executive Producers are not listed.

• Down to the Bone - Director: Debra Granik, Writers: Debra Granik and Richard Lieske, Producers: Susan Leber, Anne Rosellini

• Mean Creek - Writer/Director: Jacob Aaron Estes, Producers: Susan Johnson, Rick Rosenthal, Hagai Shaham

• On the Outs - Directors: Lori Silverbush and Michael Skolnik, Writer: Lori Silverbush, Producers: Lori Silverbush, Michael Skolnik

• Robbing Peter - Writer/Director: Mario F. de la Vega, Producers: T. Todd Flinchum, Lisa Y. Garibay, and Mario F. de la Vega

• Unknown Soldier - Writer/Director: Ferenc Toth, Producers: Sean Bachrodt, Seth Eisman, Chachi Senior, and Ferenc Toth

BEST DEBUT PERFORMANCE (Actors in their first significant role in a feature film)

• Anthony Mackie - Brother to Brother

• Louie Olivos, Jr. - Robbing Peter

• Hannah Pilkes - The Woodsman

• Rodrigo de la Serna - The Motorcycle Diaries

• David Sullivan - Primer

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

• Cate Blanchett - Coffee and Cigarettes

• Loretta Devine - Woman Thou Art Loosed

• Virginia Madsen - Sideways

• Robin Simmons - Robbing Peter

• Yenny Paola Vega - Maria Full of Grace

BEST SUPPORTING MALE

• Thomas Haden Church - Sideways

• Jon Gries - Napoleon Dynamite

• Aidan Quinn Cavedweller

• Roger Robinson - Brother to Brother

• Peter Sarsgaard - Kinsey

BEST FEMALE LEAD

• Kimberly Elise - Woman Thou Art Loosed

• Vera Farmiga - Down to the Bone

• Judy Marte - On the Outs

• Catalina Sandino Moreno - Maria Full of Grace

• Kyra Sedgwick - Cavedweller

BEST MALE LEAD

• Kevin Bacon - The Woodsman

• Jeff Bridges - The Door in the Floor

• Jamie Foxx - Redemption

• Paul Giamatti - Sideways

• Liam Neeson - Kinsey

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Dandelion - Tim Orr

• The Motorcycle Diaries - Eric Gautier

• Redemption - David Greene

• Saints and Soldiers - Ryan Little

• We Don't Live Here Anymore - Maryse Alberti

BEST FOREIGN FILM (Award given to the Director)

• Bad Education - Spain - Director: Pedro Almodóvar

• Oasis - South Korea - Director: Lee Chang-Dong

• Red Lights - France - Director: Cédric Kahn

• The Sea Inside - Spain - Director: Alejandro Amenábar

• Yesterday - South Africa - Director: Darrell James Roodt

BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the Director)

• Bright Leaves - Director: Ross McElwee

• Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed - Director: Shola Lynch

• Hiding Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust - Directors: Menachem Daum and Oren Rudavsky

• Metallica: Some Kind of Monster - Directors: Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky

• Tarnation - Director: Jonathan Caouette

SPECIAL DISTINCTION

Ensemble Cast - Film Title

• Rory Culkin - Mean Creek

• Ryan Kelley - Mean Creek

• Scott Mechlowicz - Mean Creek

• Trevor Morgan - Mean Creek

• Josh Peck - Mean Creek

• Carly Schroeder - Mean Creek

20th IFP INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS

(BY DISTRIBUTOR)

FINE LINE FEATURES (6)

Maria Full of Grace

** Best Feature - Paul Mezey

** Best Director - Joshua Marston

** Best First Screenplay - Joshua Marston

** Best Female Lead - Catalina Sandino Moreno

** Best Supporting Female - Yenny Paola Vega

Director/Writer: Joshua Marston

Producer: Paul Mezey

The Sea Inside

** Best Foreign Film – Alejandro Amenábar

Director: Alejandro Amenábar

Writers: Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil

Producers: Fernando Bovaira, Alejandro Amenábar

FIRST RUN FEATURES (2)

Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust

** Best Documentary - Menachem Daum, Oren Rudavsky

Director/Writer/Producers: Menachem Daum and Oren Rudavsky

Bright Leaves

** Best Documentary - Ross McElwee

Director/Writer: Ross McElwee

FOCUS FEATURES (5)

The Door in the Floor

** Best Screenplay - Tod Williams

** Best Male Lead - Jeff Bridges

Director/Writer: Tod Williams

Producers: Anne Carey, Michael Corrente, Ted Hope

The Motorcycle Diaries

** Best Director - Walter Salles

** Best Cinematography - Eric Gautier

** Best Debut Performance - Rodrigo de la Serna

Director: Walter Salles Writer: José Rivera

Producers: Michael Nozik, Edgard Tenembaum, and Karen Tenkhoff

FOX ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION (2)

Redemption

** Best Male Lead - Jamie Foxx

** Best Cinematography - David Greene

Director: Vondie Curtis Hall

Writer: J.T. Allen

Producer: Sue Bugden

FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES (14)

Kinsey

** Best Feature - Gail Mutrux

** Best Screenplay - Bill Condon

** Best Male Lead - Liam Neeson

** Best Supporting Male - Peter Sarsgaard

Director/Writer: Bill Condon

Producer: Gail Mutrux

Sideways

** Best Feature - Michael London

** Best Director - Alexander Payne

** Best Screenplay - Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor

** Best Male Lead - Paul Giamatti

** Best Supporting Male - Thomas Haden Church

** Best Supporting Female - Virginia Madsen

Director: Alexander Payne

Writers: Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor

Producer: Michael London

Garden State

** Best First Feature - Zach Braff, Pamela Abdy, Gary Gilbert, Dan Halsted, Richard Klubeck

** Best First Screenplay - Zach Braff

Director/Writer: Zach Braff

Producers: Pamela Abdy, Gary Gilbert, Dan Halsted, Richard Klubeck

Napoleon Dynamite

** Best First Feature - Jared Hess, Jeremy Coon, Sean C. Covel, Chris Wyatt

** Best Supporting Male – Jon Gries

Director: Jared Hess

Writers: Jared Hess & Jerusha Hess

Producers: Jeremy Coon, Sean C. Covel, Chris Wyatt

HBO FILMS (6)

Maria Full of Grace

** Best Feature - Paul Mezey

** Best Director - Joshua Marston

** Best First Screenplay - Joshua Marston

** Best Female Lead - Catalina Sandino Moreno

** Best Supporting Female - Yenny Paola Vega

Director/Writer: Joshua Marston

Producer: Paul Mezey

Yesterday

** Best Foreign Film - Darrell James Roodt

Director/Writer: Darrell James Roodt

Producer: Anant Singh

IFC FILMS (1)

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

** Best Documentary - Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky

Directors/Producers: Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky

LANTERN LANE ENTERTAINMENT (1)

Chisoholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed

** Best Documentary - Shola Lynch

Director: Shola Lynch

Producers: Shola Lynch, Phil Bertelsen

LIFESIZE ENTERTAINMENT (1)

Oasis

** Best Foreign Film - Lee Chang-Dong

Director/Writer: Lee Chang-Dong

Producer: Myung Kaynam

MAGNOLIA PICTURES (2)

Woman Thou Art Loosed

** Best Female Lead - Kimberly Elise

** Best Supporting Female - Loretta Devine

Director: Michael Schultz

Writer: Stan Foster

Producer: Reuben Cannon

MGM and United Artists (1)

Coffee and Cigarettes

** Best Supporting Female - Cate Blanchett

Director/Writer: Jim Jarmusch

Producers: Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente

NEWMARKET FILMS (3)

The Woodsman

** Best First Feature - Nicole Kassell, Lee Daniels

** Best Male Lead - Kevin Bacon

** Best Debut Performance - Hannah Pilkes

Director: Nicole Kassell

Writers: Nicole Kassell and Steven Fechter

Producer: Lee Daniels

PARAMOUNT CLASSICS (2)

Mean Creek

** John Cassavetes Award - Jacob Aaron Estes, Susan Johnson, Rick Rosenthal, and Hagai Shaham

** Special Distinction - Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Josh Peck, and Carly Schroeder

Director/Writer: Jacob Aaron Estes

Producers: Susan Johnson, Rick Rosenthal and Hagai Shaham

SHOWTIME (2)

Cavedweller

** Best Female Lead - Kyra Sedgwick

** Best Supporting Male - Aidan Quinn

Director: Lisa Cholodenko

Writer: Anne Meredith

Producers: Mike Levine, Kyra Sedgwick and David Yudain

SONY PICTURES CLASSICS (4)

Baadasssss!

** Best Feature - Mario Van Peebles

** Best Director - Mario Van Peebles

** Best Screenplay - Mario Van Peebles & Dennis Haggerty

Director/Producer: Mario Van Peebles

Writers: Mario Van Peebles & Dennis Haggerty

Bad Education

** Best Foreign - Pedro Almodóvar

Director/Writer: Pedro Almodóvar

Producers: Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar

THINKFilm(4)

Primer

** Best Feature - Shane Carruth

** Best Director - Shane Carruth

** Best First Screenplay - Shane Carruth

** Best Debut Performance - David Sullivan

Director/Writer/Producer: Shane Carruth

WARNER INDEPENDENT PICTURES (2)

Before Sunset

** Best Screenplay - Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke

Director: Richard Linklater

Writers: Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke

Producer: Anne Walker-McBay

We Don't Live Here Anymore

** Best Cinematography - Maryse Alberti

Director: John Curran

Writer: Larry Gross Producers: Jonas Goodman, Harvey Kahn, and Naomi Watts

WELLSPRING (2)

Red Lights

** Best Foreign Film - Cédric Kahn

Director: Cédric Kahn

Writers: Laurence Ferreira-Barbosa, Cédric Kahn

Producer: Patrick Godeau

Tarnation

** Best Documentary - Jonathan Caouette

Director/Writer: Jonathan Caouette

Producers: Jonathan Caouette, Stephen Winter

WOLFE RELEASING (4)

Brother to Brother

** Best First Feature - Rodney Evans, Jim McKay, Isen Robbins, Aimee Schoof

** Best First Screenplay - Rodney Evans

** Best Supporting Male - Roger Robinson

** Best Debut Performance - Anthony Mackie

Director/Writer: Rodney Evans

Producers: Rodney Evans, Jim McKay, Isen Robbins, and Aimee Schoof

NO DISTRIBUTOR (12)

Dandelion

** Best Cinematography - Tim Orr

Director: Mark Milgard

Writers: Mark Milgard, Richard Murphy, and Robb Williamson

Producer: Molly M. Mayeaux

Down to the Bone

** John Cassavetes Award - Debra Granik, Rich Lieske, Anne Rosellini, Susan Leber

** Best Female Lead - Vera Farmiga

Director: Debra Granik

Writers: Debra Granik, Richard Lieske

Producers: Susan Leber, Anne Rosellini

On the Outs

** John Cassavetes Award - Lori Silverbush, Michael Skolnik

** Best Female Lead - Judy Marte

Directors: Lori Silverbush, Michael Skolnik

Writer: Lori Silverbush

Producers: Lori Silverbush, Michael Skolnik

Robbing Peter

** John Cassavetes Award - Lisa Y. Garibay, Mario F. de la Vega, and T. Todd Flinchum

** Best Supporting Female - Robin Simmons

** Best Debut Performance - Louie Olivos, Jr.

** Best First Screenplay - Mario F. de la Vega

Director/Writer: Mario de la Vega

Producers: Lisa Y. Garibay, T. Todd Flincham, Mario F. de la Vega

Unknown Soldier

** John Cassavetes Award - Ferenc Tôth, Sean Bachrodt, Seth Eisman, Chachi Senior

Director/Writer: Ferenc Tôth

Producers: Sean Bachrodt, Seth Eisman, Chachi Senior, Ferenc Tôth

Saints and Soldiers

** Best First Feature - Adam Abel, Ryan Little

** Best Cinematography - Ryan Little

Director: Ryan Little

Writers: Geoffrey Panos & Matt Whitaker

Producer: Ryan Little, Adam Abel

20th IFP INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS

(BY # FILMS NOMINATED / TOTALS PER FILM)

Film Title - # of Nominations

Sideways - 6

Maria Full of Grace - 5

Brother to Brother - 4

Primer - 4

Robbing Peter - 4

Kinsey - 4

Baadasssss! - 3

The Motorcycle Diaries - 3

The Woodsman - 3

Cavedweller - 2

Down to the Bone - 2

Garden State - 2

Mean Creek - 2

Napoleon Dynamite - 2

On the Outs - 2

Redemption - 2

Saints and Soldiers - 2

The Door in the Floor - 2

Woman Thou Art Loosed - 2

Bad Education - 1

Before Sunset - 1

Bright Leaves - 1

Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed - 1

Coffee and Cigarettes - 1

Dandelion - 1

Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust - 1

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster - 1

Oasis - 1

Red Lights - 1

Tarnation - 1

The Sea Inside - 1

Unknown Soldier - 1

We Don't Live Here Anymore - 1

Yesterday - 1