Independent Spirit Awards 2003
The 18th Independent Spirit Awards ceremony took place on March 22, 2003.
Summary
Far from Heaven (Far from Heaven) , Todd Haynes ' 50s melodrama, the big winner with five awards was. The triumph of the film ended a long wait for the award not only for Haynes:it was the fourth nomination fordirector and cameraman Edward Lachman andthe thirdfor Julianne Moore . Dennis Quaid won his second award for this film. For other films only side awards and nominations remained: the S / M fantasy Secretary won the award for the best screenplaydebut, the black Jennifer Aniston comedy The Good Girl the award for the best screenplay, Denzel Washington's directorial debut Antwone Fisher the award for best leading actor. Michael Moore was namedbest documentary filmmakerat the Oscars , while Alfonso Cuarón won the award for best foreign filmmaker.
Winners and nominees
Best movie
Far from Heaven (Far from Heaven) - Jody Patton , Christine Vachon
- The Good Girl - Matthew Greenfield
- Lovely & Amazing - Anthony Bregman , Eric d'Arbeloff , Ted Hope
- Secretary - Andrew Fierberg , Amy Hobby , Steven Shainberg
- Tully - Hilary Birmingham , Anne Sundberg
Best debut film
Lost Heaven (The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys) - Peter Care
- Interview with the Assassin - Neil Burger
- Manito - Eric Eason
- Rodger Dodger - Dylan Kidd
- The Streets of Harlem (Paid in Full) - Charles Stone III
Best documentation
Bowling for Columbine - Michael Moore
- The Cockettes - Bill Weber , David Weissman
- Devil's Playground - Lucy Walker
- How to Draw a Bunny - John W. Walter
- Stevie - Steve James
Best Actor
- Graham Greene - Skins
- Danny Huston - Invansxtc
- Jeremy Renner - Dahmer
- Campbell Scott - Rodger Dodger
Best main actress
Julianne Moore - Far from Heaven (Far from Heaven)
- Jennifer Aniston - The Good Girl
- Maggie Gyllenhaal - Secretary
- Catherine Keener - Lovely & Amazing
- Parker Posey - Personal Velocity: Three Portraits
Best supporting actor
Dennis Quaid - Far from Heaven (Far from Heaven)
- Alan Arkin - Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
- Ray Liotta - Narc
- John C. Reilly - The Good Girl
- Peter Weller - Invansxtc
The best supporting actress
Emily Mortimer - Lovely & Amazing
- Viola Davis - Antwone Fisher
- Jacqueline Kim - Charlotte Sometimes
- Juliette Lewis - Hysterical Blindness
- Julianne Nicholson - Tully
Best screen debut
Nia Vardalos - My Big Fat Greek Wedding
- Bob Burrus - Tully
- America Ferrera - Real Women Have Curves (Real Women Have Curves)
- Raven Goodwin - Lovely & Amazing
- Artel Kayàru - Dahmer
Best director
Todd Haynes - Far from Heaven (Far from Heaven)
- Joe Carnahan - Narc
- Nicole Holofcener - Lovely & Amazing
- Bernard Rose - Invansxtc
- Gus Van Sant - Gerry
Best script
- Hilary Birmingham , Matt Drake - Tully
- Nicole Holofcener - Lovely & Amazing
- Dylan Kidd , Jill Spokesperson - Rodger Dodger
- Karen Spokesman - Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Best screenplay debut
Erin Cressida Wilson - Secretary
- Neil Burger - Interview with the Assassin
- Laura Cahill - Hysterical Blindness
- Heather Juergensen , Jennifer Westfeldt - Kissing Jessica (Kissing Jessica Stein)
- Burr Steers - Igby (Igby Goes Down)
Best camera
Edward Lachman - Far from Heaven (Far from Heaven)
- Ellen Kuras - Personal Velocity: Three Portraits
- Alex Nepomniaschy - Narc
- Richard Rutkowski - Interview with the Assassin
- Harris Savides - Gerry
John Cassavetes Award
Rebecca Miller , Alexis Alexanian , Lemore Synan , Gary Winick - Personal Velocity: Three Portraits
- Eric Byler , Marc Ambrose - Charlotte Sometimes
- David Jacobsohn , Larry Rattner - Dahmer
- Bernard Rose , Lisa Enos - Invansxtc
- Alex Smith , Andrew J. Smith , Greg O'Connor , Michael A. Robinson - The Slaughter Rule
Producers Award
Effie Brown - Real Women Have Curves (Real Women Have Curves) and Stranger Inside
- Jesse Scolaro , Allen Bain - Manito and Cry Funny Happy
- Eden Wurmfeld - Kissing Jessica (Kissing Jessica Stein) and Fanci's Persuasion
Truer Than Fiction Award
Jennifer Dworkin - Love and Diane
- Jeffrey Blitz - Spellbound
- Eugene Jarecki - The Trials of Henry Kissinger
- Mark Moskowitz - Stone Reader
Best foreign film
Y tu mamá tambièn - Alfonso Cuarón
- Atanarjuat - The legend of the fast runner (Atanarjuat) - Zacharias Kunuk
- Time out (L'emplois du temps) - Laurent Cantet
- Bloody Sunday - Paul Greengrass
- The piano player (La pianiste) - Michael Haneke
Someone to Watch Award
Przemyslaw Reut - Paradox Lake
- Eric Eason - Manito
- Eitan Gorlin - The Holy Land