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17th Independent Spirit Awards

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Date
  
23 March 2002

Other ceremonies
  
2001, 2003

The 2001 Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2001, were announced on March 23, 2002. It was hosted by John Waters.

Contents

Best Feature

Memento

  • Hedwig and the Angry Inch
  • L.I.E.
  • Things Behind the Sun
  • Waking Life

    • Best First Feature

    In the Bedroom

  • The Anniversary Party
  • The Believer
  • Donnie Darko
  • Ghost World

    • Best Director

    Christopher Nolan – Memento

  • Michael Cuesta – L.I.E.
  • Cheryl Dunye – Stranger Inside
  • Richard Linklater – Waking Life
  • John Cameron Mitchell – Hedwig and the Angry Inch

    • Best Male Lead

    Tom Wilkinson – In the Bedroom

  • Brian Cox – L.I.E.
  • Ryan Gosling – The Believer
  • Jake Gyllenhaal – Donnie Darko
  • John Cameron Mitchell – Hedwig and the Angry Inch

    • Best Female Lead

    Sissy Spacek – In the Bedroom

  • Kim Dickens – Things Behind the Sun
  • Molly Parker – The Center of the World
  • Tilda Swinton – The Deep End
  • Kerry Washington – Lift

    • Best Supporting Male

    Steve Buscemi – Ghost World

  • Don Cheadle – Things Behind the Sun
  • Billy Kay – L.I.E.
  • Garrett Morris – Jackpot
  • John C. Reilly – The Anniversary Party

    • Best Supporting Female

    Carrie-Anne Moss – Memento

  • Davenia McFadden – Stranger Inside
  • Summer Phoenix – The Believer
  • Uma Thurman – Tape
  • Tamara Tunie – The Caveman's Valentine

    • Best Screenplay

    Memento – Christopher Nolan

  • The Believer – Henry Bean
  • In the Bedroom – Robert Festinger and Todd Field
  • Monster's Ball – Milo Addica and Will Rokos
  • Waking Life – Richard Linklater

    • Best First Screenplay

    Ghost World – Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff

  • The Anniversary Party – Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming
  • Donnie Darko – Richard Kelly
  • Hedwig and the Angry Inch – John Cameron Mitchell
  • L.I.E. – Stephen M. Ryder, Michael Cuesta and Gerald Cuesta

    • Best Cinematography

    Mulholland Drive – Peter Deming

  • The American Astronaut – W. Mott Hupfel III
  • The Deep End – Giles Nuttgens
  • Hedwig and the Angry Inch – Frank G. DeMarco
  • Memento – Wally Pfister

    • Best Foreign Film

    Amélie • France

  • Amores Perros • Mexico
  • Lumumba • Belgium/France/Germany/Haiti
  • Sexy Beast • Spain/UK
  • Together • Denmark/Italy/Sweden

    • Best Documentary Feature

    Dogtown and Z-Boys

  • Go Tigers!
  • LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
  • Promises
  • Scratch

    • Best Debut Performance

    Paul Franklin Dano – L.I.E.

  • Hilary Howard, Anthony Leslie and Mitchell Riggs – Kaaterskill Falls
  • Clint Jordan – Virgil Bliss
  • Ana Reeder – Acts of Worship
  • Yolonda Ross – Stranger Inside

    • John Cassavetes Award

    Jackpot

  • Acts of Worship
  • Kaaterskill Falls
  • Punks
  • Virgil Bliss

    • Truer Than Fiction Award

    Hybrid

  • Children Underground
  • The Mark of Cain
  • Promises
  • Trembling Before G-d

    • Producers Award

    Rene Bastian and Linda Moran – Martin & Orloff and L.I.E.

  • Adrienne Gruben – Treasure Island and Olympia
  • Jasmine Kosovic – Just One Time and The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
  • Nadia Leonelli – Acts of Worship and Perfume

    • Someone to Watch Award

    Debra Eisenstadt – Daydream Believer

  • DeMane Davis and Khari Streeter – Lift
  • Michael Gilio – Kwik Stop
  • David Maquiling – Too Much Sleep

    • References

    17th Independent Spirit Awards Wikipedia
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