15th Independent Spirit Awards

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15th Independent Spirit Awards
DateMarch 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]

Contents

Nominees and winners

Best Feature

Election

Best First Feature (Over $500,000)

Being John Malkovich

Best First Feature (Under $500,000)

The Blair Witch Project

Best Director

Alexander Payne Election

Best Male Lead

Richard Farnsworth The Straight Story

Best Female Lead

Hilary Swank Boys Don't Cry

Best Supporting Male

Steve Zahn Happy, Texas

Best Supporting Female

Chloë Sevigny Boys Don't Cry

Best Screenplay

Election Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor

Best First Screenplay

Being John Malkovich Charlie Kaufman

Best Cinematography

Three Seasons Lisa Rinzler

Best Foreign Film

Run Lola Run Germany

Best Debut Performance

Kimberly J. Brown Tumbleweeds

Truer Than Fiction Award

Night Waltz: The Music of Paul Bowles

Producers Award

Pamela Koffler I'm Losing You

Someone to Watch Award

Cauleen Smith Drylongso

Films with multiple wins and nominations

Wins

Nominations (3 or more)

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