12th Independent Spirit Awards
The 12th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1996, were announced on March 22, 1997. It was hosted by Samuel L. Jackson.
Contents
1 Nominees and winners
1.1 Best Feature
1.2 Best First Feature
1.3 Best Director
1.4 Best Male Lead
1.5 Best Female Lead
1.6 Best Supporting Male
1.7 Best Supporting Female
1.8 Best Screenplay
1.9 Best First Screenplay
1.10 Best Cinematography
1.11 Best Foreign Film
1.12 Best Debut Performance
1.13 Truer Than Fiction Award
1.14 Someone to Watch Award
2 References
3 External links
Nominees and winners
Best Feature
Fargo
- Dead Man
- The Funeral
- Loved
- Welcome to the Dollhouse
Best First Feature
Sling Blade
- Big Night
- I Shot Andy Warhol
- Manny & Lo
- Trees Lounge
Best Director
Joel Coen – Fargo
Abel Ferrara – The Funeral
David O. Russell – Flirting with Disaster
Todd Solondz – Welcome to the Dollhouse
Robert M. Young – Caught
Best Male Lead
William H. Macy – Fargo
Chris Cooper – Lone Star
Chris Penn – The Funeral
Tony Shalhoub – Big Night
Stanley Tucci – Big Night
Best Female Lead
Frances McDormand – Fargo
María Conchita Alonso – Caught
Scarlett Johansson – Manny & Lo
Catherine Keener – Walking and Talking
Renée Zellweger – The Whole Wide World
Best Supporting Male
Benicio del Toro – Basquiat
Kevin Corrigan – Walking and Talking
- Matthew Faber – Welcome to the Dollhouse
Gary Farmer – Dead Man
Richard Jenkins – Flirting with Disaster
Best Supporting Female
Elizabeth Peña – Lone Star
Mary Kay Place – Manny & Lo
Queen Latifah – Set It Off
Lili Taylor – Girls Town
Lily Tomlin – Flirting with Disaster
Best Screenplay
Fargo – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Dead Man – Jim Jarmusch
Flirting with Disaster – David O. Russell
The Funeral – Nicholas St. John
Lone Star – John Sayles
Best First Screenplay
Big Night – Joseph Tropiano and Stanley Tucci
Girl 6 – Suzan-Lori Parks
Manny & Lo – Lisa Krueger
Trees Lounge – Steve Buscemi
The Whole Wide World – Michael Scott Myers
Best Cinematography
Fargo – Roger Deakins
Bound – Bill Pope
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day – Rob Sweeney
Dead Man – Robby Müller
The Funeral – Ken Kelsch
Best Foreign Film
Secrets & Lies • UK
Breaking the Waves • Denmark
Chungking Express • Hong Kong
Lamerica • Italy
Trainspotting • UK
Best Debut Performance
Heather Matarazzo – Welcome to the Dollhouse
Jena Malone – Bastard Out of Carolina
Brendan Sexton III – Welcome to the Dollhouse
Arie Verveen – Caught
Jeffrey Wright – Basquiat
Truer Than Fiction Award
When We Were Kings
- The Celluloid Closet
- Looking for Richard
- Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
- Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern
Someone to Watch Award
Larry Fessenden – Habit
Joe Brewster – The Keeper
Chris Smith – American Job
References
"'Fargo' Is Leader in Spirit Award Nominations". Los Angeles Times. 1997-01-10. Retrieved 2012-08-16..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
"'Fargo' Wins Six Independent Spirits". Los Angeles Times. 1997-03-23. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
"`Fargo' Big Winner Among Independents". Chicago Tribune. 1997-03-24. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
External links
- 1996 Spirit Awards at IMDb