The 20th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2004, were announced on February 26, 2005. It was hosted by Samuel L. Jackson.[1][2][3][4]
Nominees and winners[edit]
Alexander Payne, winner of Best Director and co-winner of Best Screenplay
Paul Giamatti, winner of Best Male Lead
Catalina Sandino Moreno, winner of Best Female Lead
Thomas Haden Church, winner of Best Supporting Male
Virginia Madsen, winner of Best Supporting Female
Special awards[edit]
John Cassavetes Award[edit]
Mean Creek
Truer Than Fiction Award[edit]
Born into Brothels
Producers Award[edit]
Gina Kwon – The Good Girl, Me and You and Everyone We Know and The Motel
Someone to Watch Award[edit]
Jem Cohen – Chain
- Bryan Poyser – Dear Pillow
- Jennifer Reeves – The Time We Killed
Special Distinction Award[edit]
Films with multiple nominations and awards[edit]
Films with multiple nominations[edit]
Nominations
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Film
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6
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Sideways
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5
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Maria Full of Grace
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4
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Brother to Brother
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Kinsey
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Primer
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Robbing Peter
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3
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Badasssss!
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The Motorcycle Diaries
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Napoleon Dynamite
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The Woodsman
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2
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Cavedweller
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The Door in the Floor
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Down to the Bone
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Garden State
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On the Outs
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Redemption
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Saints and Soldiers
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Woman Thou Art Loosed
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Films with multiple wins[edit]
Awards
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Film
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6
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Sideways
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3
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Maria Full of Grace
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Mean Creek
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The Motorcycle Diaries
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References[edit]
External links[edit]
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Ceremonies |
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