Nominations were announced Wednesday for the 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards, also known as the Indie Oscars. Leading the pack with six nominations is Lions Gate Films’ Lovely & Amazing, followed by Focus Features’ Far From Heaven, which received five nods.
Lovely & Amazing received a nod for best feature and best director and screenplay for Nicole Holofcener. Catherine Keener received a best female lead nomination, while co-stars Emily Mortimer and Raven Goodwin got supporting female and best debut performance nods.
Far From Heaven got nods in a number of categories: best feature, best director (Todd Haynes) and best cinematography (Edward Lachman). Star Julianne Moore was nominated for best female lead, with co-star Dennis Quaid receiving a nod for best supporting male.
Other films nominated in the best feature category include Tully (no distributor), Fox Searchlight’s The Good Girl, Lions Gate’s Secretary.
Competing against Moore in the leading actress category are Jennifer Aniston for the Good Girl, Maggie Gyllenhaal for Secretary, Catherine Keener for Lovely & Amazing and Parker Posey for Personal Velocity.
Nominees for lead actor include Graham Greene for Skins, Danny Huston for Ivans XTC., Derek Luke for Antwone Fisher, Jeremy Renner for Dahmer and Campbell Scott for Roger Dodger.
The nominees were selected from more than 190 submissions, and the winners will be unveiled at the IFP Independent Spirit Awards ceremony March 22, 2003. The event is traditionally held in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica, Calif.
2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards (by category)
Best Feature (award given to the producer/s)
*Executive producers are not listed.
Jody Patton, Christine Vachon
Matthew Greenfield
Anthony Bregman, Eric d’Arbeloff, Ted Hope
Andrew Fierberg, Amy Hobby, Steven Shainberg
Hilary Birmingham, Anne Sundberg
Best Director
Nicole Holofcener (Lovely & Amazing)
Best Screenplay
Mike White
Nicole Holofcener
Dylan Kidd
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Jill Sprecher and Karen Sprecher
Hilary Birmingham and Matt Drake
Best First Feature (award given to the director)
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Best First Screenplay
Hysterical Blindness
Laura Cahill
Burr Steers
Neil Burger
Heather Juergensen and Jennifer Westfeldt
Erin Cressida Wilson
John Cassavetes Award (given to the best feature made for under $500,000)
Award given to the writer, director, and producer. Executive producers are not listed.
Director/Writer: Eric Byler
Producers: Marc Ambrose, Eric Byler
Director/Writer: David Jacobson
Producer: Larry Rattner
Director: Bernard Rose
Writers: Lisa Enos and Bernard Rose
Producer: Lisa Enos
Director/Writer: Rebecca Miller
Producers: Alexis Alexanian, Lemore Syvan, Gary Winick
Directors/Writers: Alex Smith and Alex Smith
Producers: Gregory O’Connor, Michael Robinson
Best Debut Performance (actors in their first significant role in a feature film)
America Ferrera (
Real Women Have Curves)
Raven Goodwin (Lovely & Amazing)
Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
Best Supporting Female
Jacqueline Kim (Charlotte Sometimes)
Juliette Lewis (Hysterical Blindness)
Emily Mortimer (Lovely & Amazing)
Best Supporting Male
Alan Arkin (Thirteen Conversations About One Thing)
Dennis Quaid (Far From Heaven)
Best Female Lead
Jennifer Aniston (The Good Girl)
Catherine Keener (Lovely & Amazing)
Julianne Moore (Far From Heaven)
Parker Posey (Personal Velocity)
Best Male Lead
Best Cinematography
Edward Lachman
Harris Savides
Richard Rutkowski
Alex Nepomniaschy
Ellen Kuras
Best Foreign Film (award given to the director)
Bloody Sunday — Ireland
Paul Greengrass
The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat) — Canada
Zacharias Kunuk
The Piano Teacher (La Pianiste) — France
Michael Haneke
Time Out (L’Emploi du temps) — France
Laurent Cantet
Y Tu Mama Tambien — Mexico
Alfonso Cuaron
Best Documentary (award given to the director)
Michael Moore
Bill Weber and David Weissman
Lucy Walker
John Walter
Steve James
2003 IFP Independent Spirit Award (by distributor)
Artisan Entertainment (3)
Roger Dodger
Best First Feature – Dylan Kidd
Best Screenplay – Dylan Kidd
Best Male Lead – Campbell Scott
Director/Writer: Dylan Kidd
Producers: Anne Chaisson, Dylan Kidd, George Van Buskirk
Artistic License (4)
Ivans XTC.
Best Director – Bernard Rose
John Cassavetes Award – Bernard Rose, Lisa Enos
Best Male Lead – Danny Huston
Best Supporting Male – Peter Weller
Director: Bernard Rose
Writers: Bernard Rose and Lisa Enos
Producer: Lisa Enos
Cowboy Pictures (1)
The Slaughter Rule
John Cassavetes Award – Gregory O’Connor,
Michael Robinson, Alex Smith, Andrew Smith
Directors/Writers: Andrew & Alex Smith
Producers: Gregory O’Connor, Michael Robinson
Dimension Films (1)
Paid in Full
Best First Feature – Charles Stone III
Director: Charles Stone III
Writer: Matthew Cirulnick, Thulani Davis
Producers: Shawn Carter, Brett Ratner, Damon Dash
First Look Pictures (1)
Skins
Best Male Lead – Graham Greene
Director: Chris Eyre
Writer: Jennifer D. Lyne
Producer: Jon Kilik
Focus Features (5)
Far From Heaven
Best Feature – Jody Patton, Christine Vachon
Best Director – Todd Haynes
Best Cinematography – Edward Lachman
Best Female Lead – Julianne Moore
Best Supporting Male – Dennis Quaid
Director/Writer: Todd Haynes
Producers: Jody Patton, Christine Vachon
Fox Searchlight Pictures (7)
Antwone Fisher
Best Male Lead – Derek Luke
Best Supporting Female – Viola Davis
Director: Denzel Washington
Writer: Antwone Fisher
Producer: Todd Black, Randa Haines, and
Denzel Washington
The Good Girl
Best Feature – Matthew Greenfield
Best Screenplay – Mike White
Best Female Lead – Jennifer Aniston
Best Supporting Male – John C. Reilly
Director: Miguel Arteta
Writer: Mike White
Producer: Matthew Greenfield
Kissing Jessica Stein
Best First Screenplay – Heather Juergensen and
Jennifer Westfeldt
Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Writer: Heather Juergensen and Jennifer Westfeldt
Producers: Eden H. Wurmfeld and Brad Zions
HBO (3)
Devil’s Playground
Best Documentary – Lucy Walker
Director: Lucy Walker
Producer: Steven Cantor
Hysterical Blindness
Best First Screenplay – Laura Cahill
Best Supporting Female – Juliette Lewis
Director: Mira Nair
Writer: Laura Cahill
Producer: Lydia Dean Pilcher
IFC Films (2)
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Best Foreign Film – Alfonso Cuaron
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Writers: Alfonso Cuaron, Carlos Cuaron
Producers: Alfonso Cuaron, Jorge Vergara
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Best Debut Performance – Nia Vardalos
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: Nia Vardalos
Producers: Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson
Kino International (1)
The Piano Teacher (La Pianiste)
Best Foreign Film – Michael Haneke
Director/Writer: Michael Haneke
Producers: Veit Heiduschka, Marin Karmitz, and
Alain Sarde
Lot 47 Films (1)
The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat)
Best Foreign Film – Zacharias Kunuk
Director: Zacharias Kunuk
Writer: Paul Apak Angilirq
Producers: Paul Apak Angilirq, Norman Cohn and
Zacharias Kunuk
Lions Gate Films (10)
Lovely & Amazing
Best Feature – Anthony Bregman, Eric d’Arbeloff, and Ted Hope
Best Director – Nicole Holofcener
Best Screenplay – Nicole Holofcener
Best Female Lead – Catherine Keener
Best Supporting Female – Emily Mortimer
Best Debut Performance – Raven Goodwin
Director/Writer: Nicole Holofcener
Producers: Anthony Bregman, Eric d’Arbeloff, and Ted Hope
Secretary
Best Feature – Steven Shainberg, Andrew Fierberg, Amy Hobby
Best First Screenplay – Erin Cressida Wilson
Best Female Lead – Maggie Gyllenhaal
Director: Steven Shainberg
Writer: Erin Cressida Wilson
Producers: Steven Shainberg, Andrew Fierberg, and Amy Hobby
Stevie
Best Documentary – Steve James
Director: Steve James
Producers: Steve James, Adam D. Singer, and Gordan Quinn
Magnolia Pictures (3)
Interview with the Assassin
Best First Feature – Neil Burger
Best First Screenplay – Neil Burger
Best Cinematography – Richard Rutkowski
Director/Writer: Neil Burger
Producers: David Levien, Brian Koppelman
Newmarket Film Group/ HBO FILMS (1)
Real Women Have Curves
Best Debut Performance – America Ferrera
Director: Patricia Cardoso
Writers: George LaVoo, Josefina Lopez
Producers: George LaVoo, Effie T. Brown
Paramount Classics (1)
Bloody Sunday
Best Foreign Film – Paul Greengrass
Director/Writer: Paul Greengrass
Producer: Mark Redhead
Paramount Pictures (3)
Narc
Best Director – Joe Carnahan
Best Cinematography – Alex Nepomniaschy
** Best Supporting Male – Ray Liotta
Director/Writer: Joe Carnahan
Producer: Diane Nabatoff, Ray Liotta, Michelle Grace, and Julius R. Nasso
Sony Pictures Classics (2)
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Best Screenplay – Karen Sprecher, Jill Sprecher
Best Supporting Male – Alan Arkin
Director: Jill Sprecher
Writers: Karen Sprecher and Jill Sprecher
Producers: Beni Atoori, Gina Resnick
Strand Releasing (1)
The Cockettes
Best Documentary – Bill Weber and David Weissman
Directors: Bill Weber and David Weissman
Producer: David Weissman
Thinkfilm (4)
Gerry
Best Director – Gus Van Sant
Best Cinematography – Harris Savides
Director: Gus Van Sant
Writers: Casey Affleck, Matt Damon and
Gus Van Sant
Producer: Dany Wolf
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Best First Feature – Peter Care
Director: Peter Care
Writers: Michael Petroni and Jeff Stockwell
Producers: Meg LeFauve, Jodie Foster, Jay Shapiro
Time Out (L’Emploi du temps)
Best Foreign Film – Laurent Cantet
Director: Laurent Cantet
Writers: Laurent Cantet and Robin Campillo
Producer: Caroline Benjo
United Artists (5)
Bowling for Columbine
Best Documentary – Michael Moore
Director/Writer: Michael Moore
Producers: Michael Moore, Kathleen Glynn, Charles
Bishop, Jim Czarnecki, Michael Donovan
Igby Goes Down
Best First Screenplay – Burr Steers
Director/Writer: Burr Steers
Producers: Lisa Tornell, Marco Weber
Personal Velocity
John Cassavetes Award – Rebecca Miller, Lemore Syvan,
Alexis Alexanian, Gary Winick
Best Female Lead – Parker Posey
Best Cinematography – Ellen Kuras
Director/Writer: Rebecca Miller
Producers: Lemore Syvan, Alexis Alexanian, Gary Winick
No Distributors (11)
Charlotte Sometimes
John Cassavetes Award – Eric Byler, Marc Ambrose
Best Supporting Female – Jacqueline Kim
Director/Writer: Eric Byler
Producers: Marc Ambrose, Eric Byler
Dahmer
John Cassavetes Award – David Jacobson, Larry Rattner
Best Male Lead – Jeremy Renner
Best Debut Performance – Artel Kayaru
Director/Writer: David Jacobson
Producer: Larry Rattner
How to Draw a Bunny
Best Documentary – John Walter
Director: John Walter
Producer: Andrew Moore
Manito
Best First Feature – Eric Eason
Director/Writer: Eric Eason
Producers: Jesse Scolaro, Allen Bain
Tully
Best Feature – Anne Sundberg, Hilary Birmingham
Best Screenplay – Matt Drake, Hilary Birmingham
Best Supporting Female – Julianne Nicholson
Best Debut Performance – Bob Burrus
Director: Hilary Birmingham
Writers: Matt Drake and Hilary Birmingham
Producers: Anne Sundberg, Hilary Birmingham
IFP Independent Spirit Award Nominations
Lovely & Amazing – 6
Far From Heaven – 5
The Good Girl – 4
Ivans XTC. – 4
Tully – 4
Dahmer – 3
Interview with the Assassin – 3
Narc – 3
Roger Dodger – 3
Secretary – 3
Gerry – 2
Hysterical Blindness – 2
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing – 2
Antwone Fisher – 2
Bloody Sunday – 1
The Cockettes – 1
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys – 1
The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat) – 1
Igby Goes Down – 1
Manito – 1
Paid in Full – 1
The Piano Teacher (La Pianiste) – 1
Stevie – 1
Time Out (L’Emploi du temps) – 1
Skins – 1
