Independent Spirit Award for Best DirectorCheck all the winners of Independent Spirit Award for Best Director. |
| Year | Winner | Winner Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |
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Steve McQueen | 12 Years a Slave |
| 2013 |
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David O. Russell | Silver Linings Playbook |
| 2012 |
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Michel Hazanavicius | The Artist |
| 2011 |
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Darren Aronofsky | Black Swan |
| 2010 |
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Lee Daniels | Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire |
| 2009 |
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Thomas McCarthy | The Visitor |
| 2008 |
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Julian Schnabel | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly |
| 2007 |
|
Jonathan Dayton | Little Miss Sunshine |
|
Valerie Faris | Little Miss Sunshine | |
| 2006 |
|
Ang Lee | Brokeback Mountain |
| 2005 |
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Alexander Payne | Sideways |
| 2004 |
|
Sofia Coppola | Lost in Translation |
| 2003 |
|
Todd Haynes | Far from Heaven |
| 2002 |
|
Christopher Nolan | Memento |
| 2001 |
|
Ang Lee | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
| 2000 |
|
Alexander Payne | Election |
| 1999 |
|
Wes Anderson | Rushmore |
| 1998 |
|
Robert Duvall | The Apostle |
| 1997 |
|
Joel Coen | Fargo |
| 1996 |
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Mike Figgis | Leaving Las Vegas |
| 1995 |
|
Quentin Tarantino | Pulp Fiction |
| 1994 |
|
Robert Altman | Short Cuts |
| 1993 |
|
Carl Franklin | One False Move |
| 1992 |
|
Martha Coolidge | Rambling Rose |
| 1991 |
|
Charles Burnett | To Sleep with Anger |
| 1990 |
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Steven Soderbergh | Sex, Lies, and Videotape |
| 1989 |
|
Ramón Menéndez | Stand and Deliver |
| 1988 |
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John Huston | The Dead |
| 1987 |
|
Oliver Stone | Platoon |
| 1986 |
|
Martin Scorsese | After Hours (tie with Joel Coen - Blood Simple) |
| 1986 |
|
Joel Coen | Blood Simple (tie with Martin Scorcese - After Hours) |
