17th Independent Spirit Awards

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The 17th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2001, were announced on March 23, 2002. It was hosted by John Waters.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Winners and nominees

Best Feature	Best Director
Memento Hedwig and the Angry Inch L.I.E. Things Behind the Sun Waking Life	Christopher Nolan – Memento Michael Cuesta – L.I.E. Cheryl Dunye – Stranger Inside Richard Linklater – Waking Life John Cameron Mitchell – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Best Male Lead	Best Female Lead
Tom Wilkinson – In the Bedroom Brian Cox – L.I.E. Ryan Gosling – The Believer Jake Gyllenhaal – Donnie Darko John Cameron Mitchell – Hedwig and the Angry Inch	Sissy Spacek – In the Bedroom Kim Dickens – Things Behind the Sun Molly Parker – The Center of the World Tilda Swinton – The Deep End Kerry Washington – Lift
Best Supporting Male	Best Supporting Female
Steve Buscemi – Ghost World Don Cheadle – Things Behind the Sun Billy Kay – L.I.E. Garrett Morris – Jackpot John C. Reilly – The Anniversary Party	Carrie-Anne Moss – Memento Davenia McFadden – Stranger Inside Summer Phoenix – The Believer Uma Thurman – Tape Tamara Tunie – The Caveman's Valentine
Best Screenplay	Best First Screenplay
Memento – Christopher Nolan^[4] The Believer – Henry Bean In the Bedroom – Robert Festinger and Todd Field Monster's Ball – Milo Addica and Will Rokos Waking Life – Richard Linklater	Ghost World – Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff The Anniversary Party – Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming Donnie Darko – Richard Kelly Hedwig and the Angry Inch – John Cameron Mitchell L.I.E. – Stephen M. Ryder, Michael Cuesta and Gerald Cuesta
Best First Feature	Best Debut Performance
In the Bedroom The Anniversary Party The Believer Donnie Darko Ghost World	Paul Franklin Dano – L.I.E. Hilary Howard, Anthony Leslie and Mitchell Riggs – Kaaterskill Falls Clint Jordan – Virgil Bliss Ana Reeder – Acts of Worship Yolonda Ross – Stranger Inside
Best Cinematography	Best Documentary Feature
Mulholland Drive – Peter Deming The American Astronaut – W. Mott Hupfel III The Deep End – Giles Nuttgens Hedwig and the Angry Inch – Frank G. DeMarco Memento – Wally Pfister	Dogtown and Z-Boys Go Tigers! LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton Promises Scratch
Best International Film
Amélie • France Amores Perros • Mexico Lumumba • Belgium/France/Germany/Haiti Sexy Beast • Spain/UK Together • Denmark/Italy/Sweden

Special awards

John Cassavetes Award

Jackpot

Acts of Worship
Kaaterskill Falls
Punks
Virgil Bliss

Truer Than Fiction Award

Hybrid

Children Underground
The Mark of Cain
Promises
Trembling Before G-d

Producers Award

Rene Bastian and Linda Moran – Martin & Orloff and L.I.E.

Adrienne Gruben – Treasure Island and Olympia
Jasmine Kosovic – Just One Time and The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
Nadia Leonelli – Acts of Worship and Perfume

Someone to Watch Award

Debra Eisenstadt – Daydream Believer

DeMane Davis and Khari Streeter – Lift
Michael Gilio – Kwik Stop
David Maquiling – Too Much Sleep

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations

Nominations	Film
7	L.I.E.
5	Hedwig and the Angry Inch
5	Memento
3	Acts of Worship
	The Anniversary Party
	Donnie Darko
	Ghost World
	Waking Life

Films that won multiple awards

Awards	Film
4	Memento
3	In the Bedroom
2	Ghost World
2	L.I.E.

References

^ "Spirit Awards Tilt Toward True Independence". Los Angeles Times. 2002-01-09. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
^ "Declaration of Independents". Entertainment Weekly. 2002-03-27. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
^ ""Memento" Has the Spirit". E! Online. 2002-03-23. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
^ 2002 - Best Screenplay & Best Director Christopher Nolan - FilmIndependent on YouTube