19th Independent Spirit Awards

The 19th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2003, were announced on February 28, 2004. It was hosted by John Waters.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

19th Independent Spirit Awards
Date	February 28, 2004
Site	U.S.
Hosted by	John Waters
Highlights
Best Film	Lost in Translation
Most awards	Lost in Translation (4)
Most nominations	In America (6)

Nominees and winners

Best Feature

Lost in Translation

Best First Feature

Best Director

Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation

Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini – American Splendor
Jim Sheridan – In America
Peter Sollett – Raising Victor Vargas
Gus Van Sant – Elephant

Best Male Lead

Bill Murray – Lost in Translation

Best Female Lead

Charlize Theron – Monster

Best Supporting Male

Djimon Hounsou – In America

Best Supporting Female

Shohreh Aghdashloo – House of Sand and Fog

Sarah Bolger – In America
Patricia Clarkson – Pieces of April
Hope Davis – The Secret Lives of Dentists
Frances McDormand – Laurel Canyon

Best Screenplay

Lost in Translation – Sofia Coppola

American Splendor – Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
A Mighty Wind – Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy (and the rest of the cast)
Pieces of April – Peter Hedges
Shattered Glass – Billy Ray

Best First Screenplay

The Station Agent – Tom McCarthy

Blue Car – Karen Moncrieff
Monster – Patty Jenkins
Raising Victor Vargas – Peter Sollett and Eva Vives
Thirteen – Catherine Hardwicke and Nikki Reed

Best Cinematography

In America – Declan Quinn

Best Foreign Film

Whale Rider • New Zealand

City of God • Brazil
Lilya 4-Ever • Denmark
The Magdalene Sisters • England/Ireland
The Triplets of Belleville • France

Best Documentary Feature

The Fog of War

Best Debut Performance

Nikki Reed – Thirteen

John Cassavetes Award

The Station Agent

Truer Than Fiction Award

Lost Boys of Sudan

Producers Award

Mary Jane Skalski – The Jimmy Show and The Station Agent

Callum Greene and Anthony Katagas – Happy Here and Now and Homework
Lauren Moews – Cabin Fever and Briar Patch

Someone to Watch Award

Andrew Bujalski – Funny Ha Ha

Ben Coccio – Zero Day
Ryan Eslinger – Madness and Genius

Special Distinction Award

21 Grams

Films with multiple nominations

In America-6
American Splendor-5
Raising Victor Vargas-5
Lost in Translation-4
Shattered Glass-4
House of Sand and Fog-3
Monster-3
Pieces of April-3
Thirteen-3
Anne B. Real-2
Elephant-2
Blue Car-2
My Architect-2
Soldier's Girl-2

Films with multiple wins

Lost in Translation-4
The Station Agent-3
In America-2
Monster-2

External links

2003 Spirit Awards at IMDb

Independent Spirit Awards
Current categories	Best Film Best Male Lead Best Female Lead Best Supporting Male Best Supporting Female Best Director Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Documentary Feature Best First Feature Best International Film Best Screenplay Best First Screenplay John Cassavetes Award Robert Altman Award
Ceremonies	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

References

"'American' Beauties". Entertainment Weekly. 2003-12-03. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
"The 'best' season begins". Los Angeles Times. 2003-12-04. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
""In America," "American Splendor," and "Raising Victor Vargas" Top Nominees for 2004 IFP Independent". indieWire. 2003-12-04. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
"'Lost in Translation' Captures Top Prizes at Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Times. 2004-02-29. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
""Lost In Translation" Tops Independent Spirit Awards, "Station Agent" Another Big Winner". indieWire. 2004-02-28. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
"Translation captures Spirit awards". BBC News. 2004-02-29. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
"'Lost in Translation' finds success at Independent Spirit". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2004-03-01. Retrieved 2012-08-20.

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