16th Independent Spirit Awards

The 16th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2000, were announced on March 24, 2001. It was hosted by John Waters.[1][2][3][4][5]

16th Independent Spirit Awards
DateMarch 24, 2001
SiteSanta Monica, California, U.S.
Hosted byJohn Waters
Highlights
Best FilmCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Most awardsCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (3)
Most nominationsRequiem for a Dream (5)
Chuck & Buck (5)
You Can Count On Me (5)

Nominees and winners

Best Feature

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Best First Feature

You Can Count On Me

Best Director

Ang Lee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Best Male Lead

Javier Bardem Before Night Falls

Best Female Lead

Ellen Burstyn Requiem for a Dream

Best Supporting Male

Willem Dafoe Shadow of the Vampire

Best Supporting Female

Zhang Ziyi Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Best Screenplay

You Can Count On Me Kenneth Lonergan

Best First Screenplay

Love & Basketball Gina Prince-Bythewood

Best Cinematography

Requiem for a Dream Matthew Libatique

Best Foreign Film

Dancer in the DarkDenmark

Best Documentary

Dark Days

Best Debut Performance

Michelle Rodriguez Girlfight

Best Feature Under $500,000

Chuck & Buck

Truer Than Fiction Award

Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale

Producers Award

Paul Mezey The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack and Spring Forward

Someone to Watch Award

Marc Forster Everything Put Together

Films with multiple wins

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon-3
  • Requiem for a Dream-2
  • You Can Count on Me-2

Films with multiple nominations

  • Requiem for a Dream-5
  • Before Night Falls-4
  • George Washington-4
  • Chuck & Buck-3
  • Love & Basketball-3
  • Our Song-3
  • You Can Count on Me-3
  • Girlfight-2
  • Songcatcher-2

References

  1. "Four Independent Films Dominate Spirit Nominations". Los Angeles Times. 2001-01-11. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  2. "Requiem, Count, Chuck & Buck in Three-Way Tie at Spirit Noms". ABC News. 2001-01-11. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  3. "Chuck and Requiem lead awards race". BBC News. 2001-01-11. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  4. "Tiger Takes 3 Spirit Awards". ABC News. 2001-03-24. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  5. "Tiger triumph at independent awards". BBC News. 2001-03-25. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
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