20th Independent Spirit Awards
Award ceremony
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. Wikipedia
Winners
Paul Giamatti
Best Male Lead · Sideways
Sideways
Best Feature · Michael London
Thomas Haden Church
Best Supporting Male · Sideways
Virginia Madsen
Best Supporting Female · Sideways
Garden State
Best First Feature · Zach Braff, Gary Gilbert, Pamela Abdy, ...
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Best Female Lead · Maria Full of Grace
Mean Creek
John Cassavetes Award · Rick Rosenthal, Susan Johnson, Jacob Aaron Estes, ...
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Best Documentary · Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
Alexander Payne
Best Director · Sideways
Sideways
Best Screenplay · Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
The Motorcycle Diaries
Best Cinematography · Éric Gautier
Maria Full of Grace
Best First Screenplay · Joshua Marston
The Sea Inside
Best International Film · Alejandro Amenábar
Rodrigo de la Serna
Best Debut Performance · The Motorcycle Diaries
Jem Cohen
Someone to Watch Award · Chain
Ross Kauffman
Truer than Fiction Award · Born into Brothels
Zana Briski
Truer than Fiction Award · Born into Brothels
Scott Mechlowicz
Special Distinction Award · Mean Creek
Josh Peck
Special Distinction Award · Mean Creek
Carly Schroeder
Special Distinction Award · Mean Creek
Ryan Kelley
Special Distinction Award · Mean Creek
Rory Culkin
Special Distinction Award · Mean Creek
Trevor Morgan
Special Distinction Award · Mean Creek
Gina Kwon
Producers Award · The Good Girl, Me and You and Everyone We Know