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.
Winners and nominees
{| class="wikitable" !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 Nolan2002 - Best Screenplay & Best Director Christopher Nolan - FilmIndependent on YouTube
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 ZwigoffThe 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 DemingThe 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 |- ! colspan="2" | Best International Film |- | colspan="2" | Amélie • FranceAmores Perros • Mexico Lumumba • Belgium/France/Germany/Haiti Sexy Beast • Spain/UK Together • Denmark/Italy/Sweden
Special awards
John Cassavetes AwardJackpot 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 NominationsFilm 7L.I.E. 5Hedwig and the Angry InchMemento rowspan="5" 5 | 3 |Acts of Worship|- |The Anniversary Party|- |Donnie Darko|- |Ghost World|- |Waking Life''
Films that won multiple awards AwardsFilm4Memento3In the Bedroom rowspan="2" 2 | 2 |Ghost World|- |L.I.E.''
References
External links 2001 Spirit Awards at IMDb Official ceremony on YouTube