Awards & Winners

2006 Independent Spirit Awards

Check winners and nominations of 2006 Independent Spirit Awards. Check awards winners of 21st Independent Spirit Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

21st Independent Spirit Awards

Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male

Matt Dillon

Honored for : Crash

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jeffrey Wright Broken Flowers
Matt Dillon Crash
Jesse Eisenberg The Squid and the Whale
Barry Pepper The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Firdous Bamji The War Within
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female

Amy Adams

Honored for : Junebug

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michelle Williams Brokeback Mountain
Maggie Gyllenhaal Happy Endings
Amy Adams Junebug
Robin Wright Nine Lives
Allison Janney Our Very Own
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director

Ang Lee

Honored for : Brokeback Mountain

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain
George Clooney Good Night, and Good Luck
Gregg Araki Mysterious Skin
Rodrigo García Nine Lives
Noah Baumbach The Squid and the Whale
Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay

Dan Futterman

Honored for : Capote

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dan Futterman Capote
Rodrigo García Nine Lives
Noah Baumbach The Squid and the Whale
Guillermo Arriaga The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Tom Glynn The War Within
Ayad Akhtar The War Within
Joseph Castelo The War Within
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay

Duncan Tucker

Honored for : Transamerica

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kenneth Hanes Fixing Frank
Angus MacLachlan Junebug
Sabina Murray The Beautiful Country
Duncan Tucker Transamerica
Miranda July Me and You and Everyone We Know
Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography

Robert Elswit

Honored for : Good Night, and Good Luck

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chris Menges The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Robert Elswit Good Night, and Good Luck
Adam Kimmel Capote
John Foster Keane
Harris Savides Last Days
Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature

Alex Gibney

Honored for : Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alex Gibney Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Werner Herzog Grizzly Man
Scott Dalton La Sierra
Margarita Martinez La Sierra
Mark Becker Romántico
David Zeiger Sir! No Sir!
Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film

Hany Abu-Assad

Honored for : Paradise Now
(Country: Palestine, Netherlands, Germany, France)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hany Abu-Assad Paradise Now
Country: Palestine, Netherlands, Germany, France
Fatih Ak?n Head-On
Country: Germany, Turkey
Cristi Puiu The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
Country: Romania
Fernando Eimbcke Duck Season
Country: Mexico
Jun Ichikawa Tony Takitani
Country: Japan
Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead

Felicity Huffman

Honored for : Transamerica

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dina Korzun Forty Shades of Blue
S. Epatha Merkerson Lackawanna Blues
Cyndi Williams Room
Laura Linney The Squid and the Whale
Felicity Huffman Transamerica
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Haggis Crash
Bob Yari Crash
Mark R. Harris Crash
Robert Moresco Crash
Don Cheadle Crash
Cathy Schulman Crash
George C. Wolfe Lackawanna Blues
Nellie Rachel Nugiel Lackawanna Blues
Halle Berry Lackawanna Blues
Vincent Cirrincione Lackawanna Blues
Ruben Santiago-Hudson Lackawanna Blues
Shelby Stone Lackawanna Blues
Miranda July Me and You and Everyone We Know
Gina Kwon Me and You and Everyone We Know
Duncan Tucker Transamerica
Sebastian Dungan Transamerica
Linda Moran Transamerica
Rene Bastian Transamerica
Mike Mills Thumbsucker
Anthony Bregman Thumbsucker
Bob Stephenson Thumbsucker
Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature

James Schamus, Diana Ossana

Honored for : Brokeback Mountain

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain
James Schamus Brokeback Mountain
Caroline Baron Capote
William Vince Capote
Michael Ohoven Capote
Grant Heslov Good Night, and Good Luck
Tommy Lee Jones The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Luc Besson The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Michael Fitzgerald The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Wes Anderson The Squid and the Whale
Clara Markowicz The Squid and the Whale
Charles Corwin The Squid and the Whale
Peter Newman The Squid and the Whale
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Honored for : Capote

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Heath Ledger Brokeback Mountain
Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote
David Strathairn Good Night, and Good Luck
Terrence Howard Hustle & Flow
Jeff Daniels The Squid and the Whale
Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award

Mora Stephens, Joel Viertel

Honored for : Conventioneers

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mora Stephens Conventioneers
Joel Viertel Conventioneers
Rian Johnson Brick
Mark G. Mathis Brick
Ram Bergman Brick
Cliff Charles Jellysmoke
Mad Matthewz Jellysmoke
Mark Banning Jellysmoke
Jay Duplass The Puffy Chair
Mark Duplass The Puffy Chair
Allen Bain Room
Darren Goldberg Room
Jesse Scolaro Room
Kyle Henry Room
Independent Spirit Truer than Fiction Award

Garrett Scott, Ian Olds

Honored for : Occupation: Dreamland
(Truer Than Fiction Award)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Garrett Scott Occupation: Dreamland
Truer Than Fiction Award
Ian Olds Occupation: Dreamland
Truer Than Fiction Award
Rachel Boynton Our Brand Is Crisis
Truer Than Fiction Award
Mark Becker Romántico
Truer Than Fiction Award
Thomas Allen Harris Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela
Truer Than Fiction Award
Independent Spirit Producers Award

Caroline Baron

Honored for : Capote, Monsoon Wedding
(AMC/American Express Producers)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ram Bergman Brick","Conversations with Other Women
AMC/American Express Producers
Caroline Baron Capote","Monsoon Wedding
AMC/American Express Producers
Mike S. Ryan Junebug","Palindromes
AMC/American Express Producers
Independent Spirit Someone to Watch Award

Ian Gamazon, Neill Dela Llana

Honored for : Cavite
(IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ian Gamazon Cavite
IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award
Neill Dela Llana Cavite
IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award
Robinson Devor Police Beat
IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award
Jay Duplass The Puffy Chair
IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award

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