Independent Spirit Awards 2004

20th Independent Spirit Awards

February 26, 2005

The 20th Independent Spirit Awards, given by Film Independent on 26 February 2005, honored the best in film for 2004.

[edit] Winners

Best Actor:
- Paul Giamatti - Sideways
Best Actress:
- Catalina Sandino Moreno - Maria Full of Grace
Best Cinematography:
- Diarios de motocicleta (The Motorcycle Diaries) - Eric Gautier
Best Director:
- Alexander Payne - Sideways
Best Documentary:
- Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Best First Feature:
- Garden State - Zach Braff
Best First Screenplay:
- Maria Full of Grace - Joshua Marston
Best Foreign Language Film:
- Mar adentro (The Sea Inside), Spain
Best Picture:
- Sideways
Best Supporting Actor:
- Thomas Haden Church - Sideways
Best Supporting Actress:
- Virginia Madsen - Sideways
Best Screenplay:
- Sideways - Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
John Cassavetes Award:
- Mean Creek

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