20th Independent Spirit Awards#Nominees and winners
{{Infobox film awards
|number=20
|award=Independent Spirit Awards
|date=February 26, 2005
|site=U.S.
|host=Samuel L. Jackson
|best_film=Sideways
|most_wins=Sideways (6)
|most_nominations=Sideways (6)
|last=19th
|next=21st
}}
The 20th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2004, were announced on February 26, 2005. It was hosted by Samuel L. Jackson.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-dec-01-et-spirit1-story.html|title=Independent bids for Spirit Awards|date=2004-12-01|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2012-08-21}}{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/sideways_and_maria_full_of_grace_lead_spirit_award_nominations|title="Sideways" and "Maria Full of Grace" Lead Spirit Award Nominations|date=2004-12-01|work=indieWire|accessdate=2012-08-21}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-feb-27-me-spirit27-story.html|title=Spirit Awards Toasts 'Sideways' With Sweep of Six Major Categories|date=2005-02-27|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2012-08-21}}{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/sideways_wins_six_at_independent_spirit_awards|title=Sideways Wins Six at Independent Spirit Awards|date=2005-02-28|work=IndieWire|accessdate=2012-08-21}}
Nominees and winners
File:Alexander Payne Munich 2015.JPG, winner of Best Director and co-winner of Best Screenplay]]
File:PaulGiamattiJan2011.jpg, winner of Best Male Lead]]
File:Catalina Sandino Moreno at the 61st Cannes Film Festival, May 2008.jpg, winner of Best Female Lead]]
File:Thomas_Haden_Church_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg, winner of Best Supporting Male]]
File:VirginiaMadsenSFIFF06_adj_(cropped).jpg, winner of Best Supporting Female]]
Special awards
=John Cassavetes Award=
- Down to the Bone
- On the Outs
- Robbing Peter
- Unknown Soldier
=Truer Than Fiction Award=
- Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed
- Control Room
- Farmingville
=Producers Award=
Gina Kwon – The Good Girl, Me and You and Everyone We Know and The Motel
- Danielle Renfrew – November and Groove
- Sean Covel and Chris Wyatt – Napoleon Dynamite and Think Tank
=Someone to Watch Award=
=Special Distinction Award=
- The ensemble cast of Mean Creek: Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Josh Peck and Carly Schroeder
= Films with multiple nominations and awards =
==== Films with multiple nominations ====
| class="wikitable"
!Nominations !Film |
| 6
|Sideways |
| 5
|Maria Full of Grace |
| rowspan="4" | 4
|Brother to Brother |
| Kinsey |
| Primer |
| Robbing Peter |
| rowspan="4" | 3
|Badasssss! |
| The Motorcycle Diaries |
| Napoleon Dynamite |
| The Woodsman |
| rowspan="8" | 2
|Cavedweller |
| The Door in the Floor |
| Down to the Bone |
| Garden State |
| On the Outs |
| Redemption |
| Saints and Soldiers |
| Woman Thou Art Loosed |
== Films with multiple wins ==
| class="wikitable"
!Awards !Film |
| 6
|Sideways |
| rowspan="3" | 3
|Maria Full of Grace |
| Mean Creek |
| The Motorcycle Diaries |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000349/2005 2004 Spirit Awards at IMDb]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjBSUdUIGIg Partial broadcast on official YouTube channel]
{{IS Awards Chron}}