Independent Spirit Truer than Fiction Award (Independent Spirit Awards)

Independent Spirit Awards

Date Established : 1997

Check all the winners of Independent Spirit Truer than Fiction Award presented under Independent Spirit Awards since 1997 .

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Heather Courtney

Honored for : Where Soldiers Come From

(Nokia Truer than Fiction Award)

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Heather Courtney	Where Soldiers Come From
Danfung Dennis	Hell and Back Again
Alma Har'el	Bombay Beach

Jeff Malmberg

Honored for : Marwencol

(Aveeno Truer Than Fiction Award)

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Lucien Castaing-Taylor	Sweetgrass Aveeno Truer Than Fiction Award
Ilisa Barbash	Sweetgrass Aveeno Truer Than Fiction Award
Lynn True	Summer Pasture Aveeno Truer Than Fiction Award
Nelson Walker III	Summer Pasture Aveeno Truer Than Fiction Award
Jeff Malmberg	Marwencol Aveeno Truer Than Fiction Award

Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross

Honored for : 45365

(Chaz and Roger Ebert Truer than Fiction Award)

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Natalia Almada	El General Lacoste Truer Than Fiction AwardLacoste Truer Than Fiction Award
Turner Ross	45365 Lacoste Truer Than Fiction Award
Bill Ross IV	45365 Lacoste Truer Than Fiction Award
Jessica Oreck	Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo Lacoste Truer Than Fiction Award

Margaret Brown

Honored for : The Order of Myths

(Lacoste Truer Than Fiction Award)

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Sacha Gervasi	Anvil! The Story of Anvil Lacoste Truer Than Fiction Award
Darius Marder	Loot Lacoste Truer Than Fiction Award
Margaret Brown	The Order of Myths Lacoste Truer Than Fiction Award

Laura Dunn

Honored for : The Unforeseen

(IFC Truer Than Fiction Award)

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Gary Hustwit	Helvetica IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
John Maringouin	Running Stumbled IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Laura Dunn	The Unforeseen IFC Truer Than Fiction Award

Adele Horne

Honored for : The Tailenders

(Axium Truer Than Fiction Award)

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
A. J. Schnack	Kurt Cobain: About a Son Axium Truer Than Fiction Award
Eric Daniel Metzgar	The Chances of the World Changing Axium Truer Than Fiction Award
Adele Horne	The Tailenders Axium Truer Than Fiction Award

Garrett Scott, Ian Olds

Honored for : Occupation: Dreamland

(Truer Than Fiction Award)

Nominations 2006 »

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

Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman

Honored for : Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids

(DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award)

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ross Kauffman	Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Zana Briski	Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Shola Lynch	Chisholm `72: Unbought & Unbossed DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Jehane Noujaim	Control Room DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Carlos Sandoval	Farmingville DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Catherine Tambini	Farmingville DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award

Megan Mylan, Jon Shenk

Honored for : Lost Boys of Sudan

(DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award)

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Linda Goode Bryant	Flag Wars DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Laura Poitras	Flag Wars DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Megan Mylan	Lost Boys of Sudan DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Jon Shenk	Lost Boys of Sudan DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Nathaniel Kahn	My Architect DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Robb Moss	The Same River Twice DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award

Jennifer Dworkin

Honored for : Love & Diane

(DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jeffrey Blitz	Spellbound DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Mark Moskowitz	Stone Reader DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Eugene Jarecki	The Trials of Henry Kissinger DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Jennifer Dworkin	Love & Diane DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award

Monteith McCollum

Honored for : Hybrid

(DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award)

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Edet Belzberg	Children Underground DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Monteith McCollum	Hybrid DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
B.Z. Goldberg	Promises DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Carlos Bolado	Promises DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Justine Shapiro	Promises DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Alix Lambert	The Mark of Cain DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Sandi Simcha DuBowski	Trembling Before G-d DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award

David Shapiro, Laurie Gwen Shapiro

Honored for : Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale

(DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award)

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jem Cohen	Benjamin Smoke DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Peter Sillen	Benjamin Smoke DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
James Ronald Whitney	Just, Melvin DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Laurie Gwen Shapiro	Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
David Shapiro	Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Shelly Dunn Fremont	Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Vincent Fremont	Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award

Owsley Brown

Honored for : Night Waltz: The Music of Paul Bowles

(DLJ DirectTruer Than Fiction Award)

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Rory Kennedy	American Hollow DLJ DirectTruer Than Fiction Award
Owsley Brown	Night Waltz: The Music of Paul Bowles DLJ DirectTruer Than Fiction Award
Nanette Burstein	On the Ropes DLJ DirectTruer Than Fiction Award
Brett Morgen	On the Ropes DLJ DirectTruer Than Fiction Award
Michael Camerini	Well-Founded Fear DLJ DirectTruer Than Fiction Award
Shari Robertson	Well-Founded Fear DLJ DirectTruer Than Fiction Award

Barbara Sonneborn

Honored for : Regret to Inform

(Truer Than Fiction Award)

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Tim Kirkman	Dear Jesse Truer Than Fiction Award
Kyra Thompson	Dying to Tell the Story Truer Than Fiction Award
Julia Loktev	Moment of Impact Truer Than Fiction Award
Vicki Funari	Paulina Truer Than Fiction Award
Barbara Sonneborn	Regret to Inform Truer Than Fiction Award

Danielle Gardner

Honored for : Soul in the Hole

(Tied with Fast, Cheap & Out of Control.)

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Errol Morris	Fast, Cheap & Out of Control Truer Than Fiction Award
Danielle Gardner	Soul in the Hole Truer Than Fiction Award
Michele Ohayon	Colors Straight Up Truer Than Fiction Award
Macky Alston	Family Name
Kirby Dick	Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist

Errol Morris

Honored for : Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

(Tied with Soul in the Hole.)

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Errol Morris	Fast, Cheap & Out of Control Truer Than Fiction Award
Danielle Gardner	Soul in the Hole Truer Than Fiction Award
Michele Ohayon	Colors Straight Up Truer Than Fiction Award
Macky Alston	Family Name
Kirby Dick	Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist

Leon Gast, David Sonenberg, Taylor Hackford

Honored for : When We Were Kings

(DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award)

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Rob Epstein	The Celluloid Closet DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Jeffrey Friedman	The Celluloid Closet DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Sharon Wood	The Celluloid Closet DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Armistead Maupin	The Celluloid Closet DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Al Pacino	Looking for Richard DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Michael Hadge	Looking for Richard DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Joe Berlinger	Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Bruce Sinofsky	Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Jeanne Jordan	Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Steven Ascher	Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Leon Gast	When We Were Kings DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
David Sonenberg	When We Were Kings DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Taylor Hackford	When We Were Kings DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award

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Independent Spirit Awards

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Honored for : Where Soldiers Come From

Nominations 2012 »

Honored for : Marwencol

Nominations 2011 »

Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross

Honored for : 45365

Nominations 2010 »

Honored for : The Order of Myths

Nominations 2009 »

Honored for : The Unforeseen

Nominations 2008 »

Honored for : The Tailenders

Nominations 2007 »

Garrett Scott, Ian Olds

Honored for : Occupation: Dreamland

Nominations 2006 »

Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman

Honored for : Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids

Nominations 2005 »

Megan Mylan, Jon Shenk

Honored for : Lost Boys of Sudan

Nominations 2004 »

Honored for : Love & Diane

Nominations 2003 »

Honored for : Hybrid

Nominations 2002 »

David Shapiro, Laurie Gwen Shapiro

Honored for : Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale

Nominations 2001 »

Honored for : Night Waltz: The Music of Paul Bowles

Nominations 2000 »

Honored for : Regret to Inform

Nominations 1999 »

Honored for : Soul in the Hole

Nominations 1998 »

Honored for : Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

Nominations 1998 »

Leon Gast, David Sonenberg, Taylor Hackford

Honored for : When We Were Kings

Nominations 1997 »

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