15th Independent Spirit Awards | |
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Date | March 25, 2000 |
Site | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Hosted by | Jennifer Tilly |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Election[1] |
Most awards | Election (3) |
Most nominations | Boys Don't Cry(5) The Limey (5) |
The 15th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1999, were announced on March 25, 2000. It was hosted by Jennifer Tilly.[2][3][4][5][6]
Nominees and winners

Alexander Payne, winner of Best Director and co-winner of Best Screenplay

Hilary Swank, winner of Best Female Lead
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Steve Zahn, winner of Best Supporting Male
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Chloë Sevigny, winner of Best Supporting Female
Special awards
Truer Than Fiction Award
Night Waltz: The Music of Paul Bowles
- American Hollow
- On the Ropes
- Well-Founded Fear
Producers Award
Pamela Koffler – I'm Losing You
- Eva Kolodner – Boys Don't Cry
- Paul Mezey – The City
- Christine K. Walker – Backroads and Homo Heights
Someone to Watch Award
- Dan Clark – The Item
- Julian Goldberger – Trans
- Lisanne Skyler – Getting to Know You
Films with multiple nominations and awards
Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations | Film |
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5 | Boys Don't Cry |
The Limey | |
4 | Election |
The Straight Story | |
3 | Cookie's Fortune |
Judy Berlin |
Films that won multiple awards
Awards | Film |
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3 | Election |
2 | Being John Malkovich |
Boys Don't Cry |
References
- ↑ "'Election' voted best film in Spirit Awards". CNN.com. March 26, 2000.
- ↑ ""Election," "Limey" Up for Indie Oscars". E! Online. January 13, 2000. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ↑ Bartoo, Jim (January 14, 2000). "'The Limey,' 'Election' Got the Spirit". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ↑ Ng, Fiona (March 26, 2000). "'Election' Elected by Spirit Awards". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ↑ "'Election' Tallies Up 3 Big Wins at 15th Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Times. March 26, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ↑ "'Election' wins 3 Independent Spirit awards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 27, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
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