19th Independent Spirit Awards

US film awards ceremony in 2004 January 202319 Independent Spirit Awards February 28, 2004 U.S. John Waters Lost in Translation Lost in Translation (4) In America (6) 18th 20th 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.Susman Gary 2003-12-03 'American' Beauties https://ew.com/article/2003/12/03/here-are-independent-spirit-award-nominees/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20110607162151/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,555168,00.html June 7, 2011 2012-08-20 Entertainment WeeklyKing Susan 2003-12-04 The 'best' season begins https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-dec-04-wk-king4-story.html 2012-08-20 Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.indiewire.com/article/in_america_american_splendor_and_raising_victor_vargas_top_nominees_for_200 "In America," "American Splendor," and "Raising Victor Vargas" Top Nominees for 2004 IFP Independent 2003-12-04 indieWire 2012-08-20https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-feb-29-me-spirit29-story.html 'Lost in Translation' Captures Top Prizes at Spirit Awards 2004-02-29 Los Angeles Times 2012-08-20https://www.indiewire.com/article/lost_in_translation_tops_independent_spirit_awards_station_agent_another_bi "Lost In Translation" Tops Independent Spirit Awards, "Station Agent" Another Big Winner 2004-02-28 indieWire 2012-08-20Oakes Keily 2004-02-29 Translation captures Spirit awards https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3519903.stm 2012-08-20 BBC NewsCrow Kim 2004-03-01 'Lost in Translation' finds success at Independent Spirit http://old.post-gazette.com/ae/20040301spirit0301p2.asp https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055123/http://old.post-gazette.com/ae/20040301spirit0301p2.asp dead March 4, 2016 2012-08-20 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Nominees and winners alt=Sofia Coppola. winner of Best Director and Best Screenplay|thumb|217x217px|Sofia Coppola, winner of Best Director and Best Screenplay alt=Bill Murray, winner of Best Male Lead|thumb|212x212px|Bill Murray, winner of Best Male Lead alt=Charlize Theron, winner of Best Female Lead|thumb|213x213px|Charlize Theron, winner of Best Female Lead alt=Djimon Hounsou, winner of Best Supporting Male|thumb|175x175px|Djimon Hounsou, winner of Best Supporting Male alt=Shohreh Aghdashloo, winner of Best Supporting Female|thumb|203x203px|Shohreh Aghdashloo, winner of Best Supporting Female {| class="wikitable" !Best Feature !Best Director |- |Lost in Translation American Splendor In America Raising Victor Vargas Shattered Glass |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 !Best Female Lead |- |Bill Murray – Lost in Translation Peter Dinklage – The Station Agent Paul Giamatti – American Splendor Ben Kingsley – House of Sand and Fog Lee Pace – Soldier's Girl |Charlize Theron – Monster Agnes Bruckner – Blue Car Zooey Deschanel – All the Real Girls Samantha Morton – In America Elisabeth Moss – Virgin |- !Best Supporting Male !Best Supporting Female |- |Djimon Hounsou – In America Judah Friedlander – American Splendor Troy Garity – Soldier's Girl Alessandro Nivola – Laurel Canyon Peter Sarsgaard – Shattered Glass |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 !Best First Screenplay |- |Lost in Translation – Sofia CoppolaAmerican 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 |The Station Agent – Tom McCarthyBlue Car – Karen Moncrieff Monster – Patty Jenkins Raising Victor Vargas – Peter Sollett and Eva Vives Thirteen – Catherine Hardwicke and Nikki Reed |- !Best First Feature !Best Debut Performance |- |Monster Bomb the System House of Sand and Fog Quattro Noza Thirteen |Nikki Reed – Thirteen Anna Kendrick – Camp Judy Marte – Raising Victor Vargas Victor Rasuk – Raising Victor Vargas Janice Richardson – Anne B. Real |- !Best Cinematography !Best Documentary Feature |- |In America – Declan QuinnElephant – Harris Savides Northfork – M. David Mullen Quattro Noza – Derek Cianfrance Shattered Glass – Mandy Walker |The Fog of War Mayor of the Sunset Strip My Architect OT: Our Town Power Trip |- ! colspan="2" | Best Foreign Film |- | colspan="2" |Whale Rider • New ZealandCity of God • Brazil Lilya 4-Ever • Denmark The Magdalene Sisters • England/Ireland The Triplets of Belleville • France |} Special awards John Cassavetes AwardThe Station Agent Anne B. Real Better Luck Tomorrow Pieces of April Virgin Truer Than Fiction Award Lost Boys of Sudan Flag Wars My Architect The Same River Twice 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 wins and nominations Films with multiple nominations Nominations Film6In America 5American SplendorRaising Victor Vargas 4Lost in TranslationShattered Glass 3House of Sand and FogMonsterPieces of AprilThirteen 2Anne B. RealBlue CarElephantMy ArchitectSoldier's Girl Films with multiple wins NominationsFilm4Lost in Translation3The Station Agent 2In AmericaMonster External links 2003 Spirit Awards at IMDb Full show on Film Independent's YouTube channel References 2003 Independent Spirit Awards