Independent Spirit Award for Best Director
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director | |
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The 2023 recipient: Celine Song | |
Awarded for | Best Director |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Film Independent |
First awarded | 1985 |
Currently held by | Celine Song for Past Lives (2023) |
Website | filmindependent |
The Film Independent's Spirit Award for Best Director is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards.
History
It was first presented in 1985 with Joel Coen and Martin Scorsese being the first winners of the category for Blood Simple and After Hours, respectively.
Directors Barry Jenkins, Tom McCarthy, Joel Coen and Alexander Payne are the only winners who have received this award more than once, with two wins each. Todd Haynes holds the record of most nominations with six (winning one for Far from Heaven), followed by Gus Van Sant with five. Martha Coolidge was the first female director to win the award, receiving it in 1991. Chloé Zhao was the first female of color to win the category in 2020.
Winners and nominees
1980s
Year | Recipient(s) | Film |
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1985 [1][2] | Joel Coen | Blood Simple |
Martin Scorsese | After Hours | |
Joyce Chopra | Smooth Talk | |
Peter Masterson | The Trip to Bountiful | |
1986 | Oliver Stone | Platoon |
Jim Jarmusch | Down by Law | |
David Lynch | Blue Velvet | |
Rob Reiner | Stand by Me | |
Oliver Stone | Salvador | |
1987 | John Huston | The Dead |
Jonathan Demme | Swimming to Cambodia | |
Tim Hunter | River's Edge | |
Jim McBride | The Big Easy | |
John Sayles | Matewan | |
1988 | Ramon Menendez | Stand and Deliver |
David Burton Morris | Patti Rocks | |
Errol Morris | The Thin Blue Line | |
Oliver Stone | Talk Radio | |
John Waters | Hairspray | |
1989 | Steven Soderbergh | Sex, Lies, and Videotape |
Jim Jarmusch | Mystery Train | |
Charles Lane | Sidewalk Stories | |
Nancy Savoca | True Love | |
Gus Van Sant | Drugstore Cowboy |
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Year | Recipient(s) | Film |
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2020 [26][27] | Chloé Zhao | Nomadland |
Lee Isaac Chung | Minari | |
Emerald Fennell | Promising Young Woman | |
Eliza Hittman | Never Rarely Sometimes Always | |
Kelly Reichardt | First Cow | |
2021 [28] | Maggie Gyllenhaal | The Lost Daughter |
Janicza Bravo | Zola | |
Lauren Hadaway | The Novice | |
Mike Mills | C'mon C'mon | |
Ninja Thyberg | Pleasure | |
2022 [29] | Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert | Everything Everywhere All at Once |
Todd Field | Tár | |
Kogonada | After Yang | |
Sarah Polley | Women Talking | |
Halina Reijn | Bodies Bodies Bodies | |
2023 [30] | Celine Song | Past Lives |
Andrew Haigh | All of Us Strangers | |
Todd Haynes | May December | |
William Oldroyd | Eileen | |
Ira Sachs | Passages |
Multiple nominations (3 or more)
- Todd Haynes: 6
- Gus van Sant: 5
- Ang Lee: 4
- Alexander Payne: 4
- Joel Coen: 3 (one with Ethan Coen)
- Richard Linklater: 3
- Jeff Nichols: 3
- Paul Schrader: 3
- Steven Soderbergh: 3
- Oliver Stone: 3
Multiple wins
- Barry Jenkins: 2
- Tom McCarthy: 2
- Joel Coen: 2 (one in a tie with Martin Scorsese)
- Ang Lee: 2
- Alexander Payne: 2
References
- ^ Film Independent Spirit Awards - 34 Years of Nominees and Winners
- ^ Barry Jenkins expected to join tiny group of double directing champs at Spirit Awards - GoldDerby
- ^ The 1999 Spirit Awards: Gods, Monsters, Sex and Dog Turds|IndieWire
- ^ "'The Limey,' 'Election' Got the Spirit". Hollywood.com. January 14, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ "'Election' Elected by Spirit Awards". Hollywood.com. March 26, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ "Tiger Takes 3 Spirit Awards". ABC News. March 24, 2001. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ ""Memento" Has the Spirit". E! Online. March 23, 2002. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ Hernandez, Eugene; Brooks, Brian (March 22, 2003). ""Far From Heaven" Sweeps 2003 Independent Spirit Awards". IndieWire. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ Hernandez, Eugene (February 28, 2004). ""Lost In Translation" Tops Independent Spirit Awards, "Station Agent" Another Big Winner". IndieWire. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ^ Hernandez, Eugene (February 28, 2005). "Sideways Wins Six at Independent Spirit Awards". IndieWire. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ^ Germain, David (March 4, 2006). "'Brokeback' named best independent film". USA Today. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ^ McNary, Dave (February 24, 2007). "'Sunshine' brightens Spirit Awards". Variety. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (February 23, 2008). "'Juno' tops Spirit Awards". Variety. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- ^ Brooks, Brian (February 21, 2009). ""The Wrestler" Leads 2009 Spirit Award Winners". IndieWire. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ^ Breznican, Anthony (March 6, 2010). "'Precious' dominates Spirit Awards with 5 prizes". USA Today. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ^ Knegt, Peter (February 27, 2011). ""Black Swan" Lead Spirit Award Winners". IndieWire. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ^ McNary, Dave (February 25, 2012). "'The Artist' dominates Spirit Awards". Variety. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ^ "Independent Spirit Awards 2013: Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. February 23, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ Atkinson, Katie. "Independent Spirit Awards 2014: The winners list". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ "Spirit Awards 2015: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ "Spirit Awards 2016: Complete Winners List". Variety. February 27, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ Earl, William (February 26, 2017). "2017 Independent Spirit Awards: Full Winners List". IndieWire. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ Nyren, Erin (March 3, 2018). "2018 Independent Spirit Awards: Winners List (Updating Live)". Variety. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ Welk, Brian (February 24, 2019). "Independent Spirit Awards 2019: Complete Winners List". TheWrap. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Blyth, Antonia (February 8, 2020). "Independent Spirit Awards Redresses Female Balance With Wins For Lulu Wang, Olivia Wilde & Julia Reichert – Complete Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (April 22, 2021). "'Nomadland' Wins Independent Spirit Awards For Best Picture, Director, Editing & Cinematography, Further Solidifying Oscars Prospects". Deadline. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ Sharf, Zack (April 23, 2021). "2021 Independent Spirit Awards Winner's List". IndieWire. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ Long, Brent; Tangcay, Jazz (December 14, 2021). "Indie Spirit Awards 2022: Full List of Nominations". Variety. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ Davis, Clayton (November 22, 2022). "Independent Spirit Awards Nominations: 'Everything Everywhere' Leads With Eight Noms". Variety. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Film Independent Spirit Awards (2024)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
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