12th Independent Spirit Awards

US film awards ceremony in 1997 12 Independent Spirit Awards March 22, 1997 Santa Monica, California, U.S. Samuel L. Jackson Fargo Fargo (6) Fargo (6) 11th 13th The 12th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1996, were announced on March 22, 1997. It was hosted by Samuel L. Jackson.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-10-ca-17041-story.html 'Fargo' Is Leader in Spirit Award Nominations 1997-01-10 Los Angeles Times 2012-08-16https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-23-mn-41425-story.html 'Fargo' Wins Six Independent Spirits 1997-03-23 Los Angeles Times 2012-08-16https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/03/24/fargo-big-winner-among-independents/ `Fargo' Big Winner Among Independents 1997-03-24 Chicago Tribune 2012-08-16 Nominees and winners thumb|248x248px|Joel and Ethan Coen, winners of Best Screenplay thumb|200x200px|William H. Macy, winner of Best Male Lead thumb|184x184px|Frances McDormand, winner of Best Female Lead thumb|183x183px|Benicio del Toro, winner of Best Supporting Male thumb|191x191px|Elizabeth Peña, winner of Best Supporting Female {| class="wikitable" !Best Feature !Best Director |- |Fargo Dead Man The Funeral Lone Star Welcome to the Dollhouse |Joel Coen – Fargo Abel Ferrara – The Funeral David O. Russell – Flirting with Disaster Todd Solondz – Welcome to the Dollhouse Robert M. Young – Caught |- !Best Male Lead !Best Female Lead |- |William H. Macy – Fargo Chris Cooper – Lone Star Chris Penn – The Funeral Tony Shalhoub – Big Night Stanley Tucci – Big Night |Frances McDormand – Fargo María Conchita Alonso – Caught Scarlett Johansson – Manny & Lo Catherine Keener – Walking and Talking Renée Zellweger – The Whole Wide World |- !Best Supporting Male !Best Supporting Female |- |Benicio del Toro – Basquiat Kevin Corrigan – Walking and Talking Matthew Faber – Welcome to the Dollhouse Gary Farmer – Dead Man Richard Jenkins – Flirting with Disaster |Elizabeth Peña – Lone Star Mary Kay Place – Manny & Lo Queen Latifah – Set It Off Lili Taylor – Girls Town Lily Tomlin – Flirting with Disaster |- !Best Screenplay !Best First Screenplay |- |Fargo – Joel Coen and Ethan CoenDead Man – Jim Jarmusch Flirting with Disaster – David O. Russell The Funeral – Nicholas St. John Lone Star – John Sayles |Big Night – Joseph Tropiano and Stanley TucciGirl 6 – Suzan-Lori Parks Manny & Lo – Lisa Krueger Trees Lounge – Steve Buscemi The Whole Wide World – Michael Scott Myers |- !Best First Feature !Best Debut Performance |- |Sling Blade Big Night I Shot Andy Warhol Manny & Lo Trees Lounge |Heather Matarazzo – Welcome to the Dollhouse Jena Malone – Bastard Out of Carolina Brendan Sexton III – Welcome to the Dollhouse Arie Verveen – Caught Jeffrey Wright – Basquiat |- !Best Cinematography !Best Foreign Film |- |Fargo – Roger DeakinsBound – Bill Pope Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day – Rob Sweeney Dead Man – Robby Müller The Funeral – Ken Kelsch |Secrets & Lies • UKBreaking the Waves • Denmark Chungking Express • Hong Kong Lamerica • Italy Trainspotting • UK |} Films that received multiple nominations NominationsFilm6Fargo5The FuneralWelcome to the Dollhouse4Big NightDead ManFlirting with DisasterManny & Lo3CaughtLone Star2BasquiatTrees LoungeWalking and TalkingThe Whole Wide World Films that won multiple awards AwardsFilm6Fargo Special awards Truer Than Fiction AwardWhen We Were Kings The Celluloid Closet Looking for Richard Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern Someone to Watch Award Larry Fessenden – Habit Joe Brewster – The Keeper Chris Smith – American Job References External links 1996 Spirit Awards at IMDb The full show on Film Independent's official YouTube channel 1996 Independent Spirit Awards