Independent Spirit Awards

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Founded in 1984, the Independent Spirit Awards were originally known as the FINDIE ("Friends of Independents") Awards and presented winners with Plexiglas pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the paltry budgets of independent films. In 1986, the event was renamed the Independent Spirit Awards in honor of the talented and tenacious souls who drive creativity in the film industry.

The awards generally go to outstanding independent films produced on the west coast of the United States. The awards show is held in California and broadcast on cable television.

Selected past winners for Best Feature

• 2005 - Sideways
• 2004 - Lost in Translation
• 2003 - Far From Heaven
• 2002 - Memento
• 2001 - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• 2000 - Election
• 1999 - Gods and Monsters

External link

• The source for independent filmakers (http://www.ifp.org/)

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