11th Independent Spirit Awards

The 1995 Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1995, were announced on March 23, 1996. It was hosted by Samuel L. Jackson.

Nominees and winners

Best Feature

Leaving Las Vegas

• The Addiction
• Living in Oblivion
• Safe
• The Secret of Roan Inish

Best First Feature

The Brothers McMullen

• Kids
• Little Odessa
• Picture Bride
• River of Grass

Best Director

Mike Figgis – Leaving Las Vegas

• Michael Almereyda – Nadja
• Ulu Grosbard – Georgia
• Todd Haynes – Safe
• John Sayles – The Secret of Roan Inish

Best Male Lead

Sean Penn – Dead Man Walking

• Nicolas Cage – Leaving Las Vegas
• Tim Roth – Little Odessa
• Jimmy Smits – My Family
• Kevin Spacey – Swimming with Sharks

Best Female Lead

Elisabeth Shue – Leaving Las Vegas

• Jennifer Jason Leigh – Georgia
• Elina Löwensohn – Nadja
• Julianne Moore – Safe
• Lili Taylor – The Addiction

Best Supporting Male

Benicio del Toro – The Usual Suspects

• James LeGros – Living in Oblivion
• David Morse – The Crossing Guard
• Max Perlich – Georgia
• Harold Perrineau – Smoke

Best Supporting Female

Mare Winningham – Georgia

• Jennifer Lopez – My Family
• Vanessa Redgrave – Little Odessa
• Chloë Sevigny – Kids
• Celia Weston – Dead Man Walking

Best Screenplay

The Usual Suspects – Christopher McQuarrie

• Leaving Las Vegas – Mike Figgis
• Living in Oblivion – Tom DiCillo
• Safe – Todd Haynes
• The Secret of Roan Inish – John Sayles

Best First Screenplay

Smoke – Paul Auster

• Kids – Harmony Korine
• Little Odessa – James Gray
• Post Cards from America – Steve McLean
• River of Grass – Kelly Reichardt

Best Cinematography

Leaving Las Vegas – Declan Quinn

• Little Odessa – Tom Richmond
• Nadja – Jim Denault
• The Underneath – Elliot Davis
• The Usual Suspects – Newton Thomas Sigel

Best Foreign Film

Before the Rain • Macedonia

• The City of Lost Children • France
• Exotica • Canada
• I Am Cuba • Soviet Union
• Through the Olive Trees • Iran

Best Debut Performance

Justin Pierce – Kids

• Jason Andrews – Rhythm Thief
• Lisa Bowman – River of Grass
• Gabriel Casseus – New Jersey Drive
• Rose McGowan – The Doom Generation

Someone to Watch Award

Christopher Münch – Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day

• Tim McCann – Desolation Angels
• Jennifer Montgomery – Art for Teachers of Children
• Kelly Reichardt – River of Grass
• Rafal Zielinski – Fun

Special Distinction Award

• Samuel Fuller

References

• "Film Nominations Are Independent-minded". Chicago Tribune. 1996-01-12. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
• "'Leaving Las Vegas' Arrives in Big Way at Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Times. 1996-03-25. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
• "Independent Spirits Give Awards All Own". Chicago Tribune. 1996-03-25. Retrieved 2012-08-16.

External links

• 1995 Spirit Awards at IMDb