19th Independent Spirit Awards

The 2003 Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2003, were announced on February 28, 2004. It was hosted by John Waters.

Nominees and winners

Best Feature

Lost in Translation

• American Splendor
• In America
• Raising Victor Vargas
• Shattered Glass

Best First Feature

Monster

• Bomb the System
• House of Sand and Fog
• Quattro Noza
• Thirteen

Best Director

Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation

• Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini – American Splendor
• Jim Sheridan – In America
• Peter Sollett – Raising Victor Vargas
• Gus Van Sant – Elephant

Best Male Lead

Bill Murray – Lost in Translation

• Peter Dinklage – The Station Agent
• Paul Giamatti – American Splendor
• Ben Kingsley – House of Sand and Fog
• Lee Pace – Soldier's Girl

Best Female Lead

Charlize Theron – Monster

• Agnes Bruckner – Blue Car
• Zooey Deschanel – All the Real Girls
• Samantha Morton – In America
• Elisabeth Moss – Virgin

Best Supporting Male

Djimon Hounsou – In America

• Judah Friedlander – American Splendor
• Troy Garity – Soldier's Girl
• Alessandro Nivola – Laurel Canyon
• Peter Sarsgaard – Shattered Glass

Best Supporting Female

Shohreh Aghdashloo – House of Sand and Fog

• Sarah Bolger – In America
• Patricia Clarkson – Pieces of April
• Hope Davis – The Secret Lives of Dentists
• Frances McDormand – Laurel Canyon

Best Screenplay

Lost in Translation – Sofia Coppola

• American Splendor – Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
• A Mighty Wind – Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy (and the rest of the cast)
• Pieces of April – Peter Hedges
• Shattered Glass – Billy Ray

Best First Screenplay

The Station Agent – Tom McCarthy

• Blue Car – Karen Moncrieff
• Monster – Patty Jenkins
• Raising Victor Vargas – Peter Sollett and Eva Vives
• Thirteen – Catherine Hardwicke and Nikki Reed

Best Cinematography

In America – Declan Quinn

• Elephant – Harris Savides
• Northfork – M. David Mullen
• Quattro Noza – Derek Cianfrance
• Shattered Glass – Mandy Walker

Best Foreign Film

Whale Rider • New Zealand

• City of God • Brazil
• Lilya 4-Ever • Denmark
• The Magdalene Sisters • England/Ireland
• The Triplets of Belleville • France

Best Documentary Feature

The Fog of War

• Mayor of the Sunset Strip
• My Architect
• OT: Our Town
• Power Trip

Best Debut Performance

Nikki Reed – Thirteen

• Anna Kendrick – Camp
• Judy Marte – Raising Victor Vargas
• Victor Rasuk – Raising Victor Vargas
• Janice Richardson – Anne B. Real

John Cassavetes Award

The Station Agent

• Anne B. Real
• Better Luck Tomorrow
• Pieces of April
• Virgin

Truer Than Fiction Award

Lost Boys of Sudan

• Flag Wars
• My Architect
• The Same River Twice

Producers Award

Mary Jane Skalski – The Jimmy Show and The Station Agent

• Callum Greene and Anthony Katagas – Happy Here and Now and Homework
• Lauren Moews – Cabin Fever and Briar Patch

Someone to Watch Award

Andrew Bujalski – Funny Ha Ha

• Ben Coccio – Zero Day
• Ryan Eslinger – Madness and Genius

Special Distinction Award

• 21 Grams

References

• "'American' Beauties". Entertainment Weekly. 2003-12-03. Retrieved 2012-08-20. 
• "The 'best' season begins". Los Angeles Times. 2003-12-04. Retrieved 2012-08-20. 
• ""In America," "American Splendor," and "Raising Victor Vargas" Top Nominees for 2004 IFP Independent". indieWire. 2003-12-04. Retrieved 2012-08-20. 
• "'Lost in Translation' Captures Top Prizes at Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Times. 2004-02-29. Retrieved 2012-08-20. 
• ""Lost In Translation" Tops Independent Spirit Awards, "Station Agent" Another Big Winner". indieWire. 2004-02-28. Retrieved 2012-08-20. 
• "Translation captures Spirit awards". BBC News. 2004-02-29. Retrieved 2012-08-20. 
• "'Lost in Translation' finds success at Independent Spirit". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2004-03-01. Retrieved 2012-08-20. 

External links

• 2003 Spirit Awards at IMDb