17th Independent Spirit Awards

Memento

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

In the Bedroom

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

Christopher Nolan – Memento

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

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

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

Steve Buscemi – Ghost World

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

Carrie-Anne Moss – Memento

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

Memento – Christopher Nolan[4]

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

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

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

Amélie • France

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

Dogtown and Z-Boys

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

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

Jackpot

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

Hybrid

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

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

Debra Eisenstadt – Daydream Believer

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