14th Independent Spirit Awards

US film awards ceremony in 1999 January 2023 14 Independent Spirit Awards March 20, 1999 Santa Monica, California, U.S. Queen Latifah Gods and Monsters Gods and Monsters (3) Affliction (6) 13th 15th The 14th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1998, were announced on March 20, 1999. It was hosted by Queen Latifah.http://www.indiewire.com/article/affliction_tops_spirit_award_nominations_monster_art_and_sex_also_nab_numer# "Affliction" Tops Spirit Award Nominations; "Monster," "Art," and "Sex" Also Nab Numerous Nods 1999-01-08 indieWire 2012-08-17 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-21-me-19557-story.html 'Gods' a Monster of a Hit at Indie Awards 1999-03-21 Los Angeles Times 2012-08-17http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,272929,00.html An Easy Spirit Karger Dave Jensen Jeff 1999-04-02 Entertainment Weekly 2012-08-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110623081141/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,272929,00.html 2011-06-23 Nominees and winners thumb|225x225px|Wes Anderson, Best Director winner thumb|176x176px|Ian McKellen, Best Male Lead winner thumb|253x253px|Ally Sheedy, Best Female Lead winner thumb|212x212px|Bill Murray, Best Supporting Male winner thumb|161x161px|Lynn Redgrave, Best Supporting Female winner {| class="wikitable" !Best Feature !Best Director |- |Gods and Monsters Affliction Claire Dolan A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries Velvet Goldmine |Wes Anderson – Rushmore Todd Haynes – Velvet Goldmine Lodge Kerrigan – Claire Dolan Paul Schrader – Affliction Todd Solondz – Happiness |- !Best Male Lead !Best Female Lead |- |Ian McKellen – Gods and Monsters Dylan Baker – Happiness Nick Nolte – Affliction Sean Penn – Hurlyburly Courtney B. Vance – Blind Faith |Ally Sheedy – High Art Katrin Cartlidge – Claire Dolan Christina Ricci – The Opposite of Sex Robin Tunney – Niagara, Niagara Alfre Woodard – Down in the Delta |- !Best Supporting Male !Best Supporting Female |- |Bill Murray – Rushmore James Coburn – Affliction Charles S. Dutton – Blind Faith Gary Farmer – Smoke Signals Philip Seymour Hoffman – Happiness |Lynn Redgrave – Gods and Monsters Stockard Channing – The Baby Dance Patricia Clarkson – High Art Lisa Kudrow – The Opposite of Sex Joely Richardson – Under Heaven |- !Best Screenplay !Best First Screenplay |- |The Opposite of Sex – Don RoosAffliction – Paul Schrader Blind Faith – Frank Military Gods and Monsters – Bill Condon The Spanish Prisoner – David Mamet | – Darren AronofskyHigh Art – Lisa Cholodenko Niagara, Niagara – Matthew Weiss Slums of Beverly Hills – Tamara Jenkins Smoke Signals – Sherman Alexie |- !Best First Feature !Best Debut Performance |- |The Opposite of Sex Buffalo '66 - Vincent Gallo High Art - Lisa Cholodenko - Darren Aronofsky Slums of Beverly Hills |Evan Adams – Smoke Signals Anthony Roth Costanzo – A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries Andrea Hart – Miss Monday Sonja Sohn – Slam Saul Williams – Slam |- !Best Cinematography !Best Foreign Film |- |Velvet Goldmine – Maryse AlbertiAffliction – Paul Sarossy Belly – Malik Hassan Sayeed High Art – Tami Reiker – Matthew Libatique |The Celebration • DenmarkCentral Station • Brazil The Eel • Japan Fireworks • Japan The General • Ireland |} Films that received multiple nominations NominationsFilm6Affliction5High Art4Gods and MonstersThe Opposite of Sex3Blind FaithClaire DolanHappinessSmoke SignalsVelvet Goldmine2A Soldier's Daughter Never CriesNiagara, NiagaraRushmoreSlamSlums of Beverly Hills Films that won multiple awards AwardsFilm3Gods and Monsters2High ArtThe Opposite of SexRushmore Special awards Truer Than Fiction AwardRegret to Inform Dear Jesse Dying to Tell the Story Moment of Impact Paulina Producers Award Susan A. Stover – The Sticky Fingers of Time & High Art Margot Bridger – Arresting Gena & The Delta Gill Holland – Hurricane Streets & Spring Forward Andrea Sperling – Nowhere & The Doom Generation Someone to Watch Award David D. Williams – Thirteen Tony Barbieri – One Lynn Hershman Leeson – Conceiving Ada Eric Tretbar – Snow References External links 1998 Spirit Awards at IMDb Full show on Film Independent's YouTube channel 1998 Independent Spirit Awards