Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay

The WitchRobert Eggers, The Witch, Winner, ChristineCraig Shilowich, Christine, Nominee, Jean of the JonesesStella Meghie, Jean of the Joneses, Nominee, BarryAdam Mansbach, Barry, Nominee, Other PeopleChris Kelly, Other People, Nominee, RoomEmma Donoghue, Room, Winner, MediterraneaJonas Carpignano, Mediterranea, Nominee, The MendJohn Magary - Russell Harbaugh - Myna Joseph, The Mend, Nominee, The Diary of a Teenage GirlMarielle Heller, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Nominee, Me and Earl and the Dying GirlJesse Andrews, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Nominee, Dear White PeopleJustin Simien, Dear White People, Winner, Little AccidentsSara Colangelo, Little Accidents, Nominee, The One I LoveJustin Lader, The One I Love, Nominee, Appropriate BehaviorDesiree Akhavan, Appropriate Behavior, Nominee, She's Lost ControlAnja Marquardt, She's Lost Control, Nominee, NebraskaBob Nelson, Nebraska, Winner, In a WorldLake Bell, In a World, Nominee, Afternoon DelightJill Soloway, Afternoon Delight, Nominee, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and PeteMichael Starrbury, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete, Nominee, Don JonJoseph Gordon-Levitt, Don Jon, Nominee, Safety Not GuaranteedDerek Connolly, Safety Not Guaranteed, Winner, Celeste and Jesse ForeverRashida Jones - Will McCormack, Celeste and Jesse Forever, Nominee, Fill the VoidRama Burshtein, Fill the Void, Nominee, Robot and FrankChristopher D Ford, Robot and Frank, Nominee, GaybyJonathan Lisecki, Gayby, Nominee