16th Independent Spirit Awards

The 16th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2000, were announced on March 24, 2001. It was hosted by John Waters.[1][2][3][4][5]

16th Independent Spirit Awards
DateMarch 24, 2001
SiteSanta Monica, California, U.S.
Hosted byJohn Waters
Highlights
Best FilmCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Most awardsCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (3)
Most nominationsRequiem for a Dream (5)
Chuck & Buck (5)
You Can Count On Me (5)

Nominees and winners

Best Feature

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Best First Feature

You Can Count On Me

Best Director

Ang Lee – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Best Male Lead

Javier Bardem – Before Night Falls

Best Female Lead

Ellen Burstyn – Requiem for a Dream

Best Supporting Male

Willem Dafoe – Shadow of the Vampire

Best Supporting Female

Zhang Ziyi – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Best Screenplay

You Can Count On Me – Kenneth Lonergan

Best First Screenplay

Love & Basketball – Gina Prince-Bythewood

Best Cinematography

Requiem for a Dream – Matthew Libatique

Best Foreign Film

Dancer in the Dark • Denmark

Best Documentary

Dark Days

Best Debut Performance

Michelle Rodriguez – Girlfight

Best Feature Under $500,000

Chuck & Buck

Truer Than Fiction Award

Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale

Producers Award

Paul Mezey – The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack and Spring Forward

Someone to Watch Award

Marc Forster – Everything Put Together

Films with multiple wins

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon-3
  • Requiem for a Dream-2
  • You Can Count on Me-2

Films with multiple nominations

  • Requiem for a Dream-5
  • Before Night Falls-4
  • George Washington-4
  • Chuck & Buck-3
  • Love & Basketball-3
  • Our Song-3
  • You Can Count on Me-3
  • Girlfight-2
  • Songcatcher-2

References

  1. "Four Independent Films Dominate Spirit Nominations". Los Angeles Times. 2001-01-11. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  2. "Requiem, Count, Chuck & Buck in Three-Way Tie at Spirit Noms". ABC News. 2001-01-11. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  3. "Chuck and Requiem lead awards race". BBC News. 2001-01-11. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  4. "Tiger Takes 3 Spirit Awards". ABC News. 2001-03-24. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  5. "Tiger triumph at independent awards". BBC News. 2001-03-25. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
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