Here are the Winners of the 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards
It's been another interesting year for indie films, and this year is the 30th anniversary of the Spirit Awards. Here's a quick look at the last 30 years of the awards show presented by Film Independent:
And for fun, here's a spoof they did before the show:
Here are your 2015 winners:
- Best Feature Birdman — Director/Producer: Alejandro G. Iñárritu — Producers: John Lesher, Arnon Milchan, James W. Skotchdopole
- Best Director Boyhood — Richard Linklater
- Best Screenplay Nightcrawler — Dan Gilroy
- Best First Feature Nightcrawler — Dan Gilroy
- Best First Screenplay Dear White People — Justin Simien
- Best Cinematography Birdman — Emmanuel Lubezki
- Best Editing Whiplash — Tom Cross
- John Cassavetes Award Land Ho! — Directors: Aaron Katz & Martha Stephens
- Best Female Lead Julianne Moore — Still Alice
- Best Male Lead Michael Keaton — Birdman
- Best Supporting Female Patricia Arquette — Boyhood
- Best Supporting Male J.K. Simmons — Whiplash
- Best Documentary CitizenFour — Director/Producer: Laura Poitras
- Best International Film Ida — Director: Pawel Pawlikowski (Poland)
- Robert Altman Award Inherent Vice
- Special Distinction Foxcatcher
The Filmmaker Grant awards were given earlier, but you can watch them here:
- Piaget Producers Award Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter — Chris Ohlson
- Lenscrafters Truer Than Fiction Award The Kill Team — Director: Dan Krauss
- Kiehl's Someone To Watch Award H. — Directors: Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia
Source: Spirit Awards
