19th Independent Spirit Awards

The 19th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2003, were announced on February 28, 2004. It was hosted by John Waters.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

19th Independent Spirit Awards
Date	February 28, 2004
Site	U.S.
Hosted by	John Waters
Highlights
Best Film	Lost in Translation
Most awards	Lost in Translation (4)
Most nominations	In America (6)
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Nominees and winners

Sofia Coppola, winner of Best Director and Best Screenplay

Bill Murray, winner of Best Male Lead

Charlize Theron, winner of Best Female Lead

Djimon Hounsou, winner of Best Supporting Male

Shohreh Aghdashloo, winner of Best Supporting Female

Best Feature	Best Director
Lost in Translation American Splendor In America Raising Victor Vargas Shattered Glass	Sofia Coppola – Lost in Translation Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini – American Splendor Jim Sheridan – In America Peter Sollett – Raising Victor Vargas Gus Van Sant – Elephant
Best Male Lead	Best Female Lead
Bill Murray – Lost in Translation Peter Dinklage – The Station Agent Paul Giamatti – American Splendor Ben Kingsley – House of Sand and Fog Lee Pace – Soldier's Girl	Charlize Theron – Monster Agnes Bruckner – Blue Car Zooey Deschanel – All the Real Girls Samantha Morton – In America Elisabeth Moss – Virgin
Best Supporting Male	Best Supporting Female
Djimon Hounsou – In America Judah Friedlander – American Splendor Troy Garity – Soldier's Girl Alessandro Nivola – Laurel Canyon Peter Sarsgaard – Shattered Glass	Shohreh Aghdashloo – House of Sand and Fog Sarah Bolger – In America Patricia Clarkson – Pieces of April Hope Davis – The Secret Lives of Dentists Frances McDormand – Laurel Canyon
Best Screenplay	Best First Screenplay
Lost in Translation – Sofia Coppola American Splendor – Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini A Mighty Wind – Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy (and the rest of the cast) Pieces of April – Peter Hedges Shattered Glass – Billy Ray	The Station Agent – Tom McCarthy Blue Car – Karen Moncrieff Monster – Patty Jenkins Raising Victor Vargas – Peter Sollett and Eva Vives Thirteen – Catherine Hardwicke and Nikki Reed
Best First Feature	Best Debut Performance
Monster Bomb the System House of Sand and Fog Quattro Noza Thirteen	Nikki Reed – Thirteen Anna Kendrick – Camp Judy Marte – Raising Victor Vargas Victor Rasuk – Raising Victor Vargas Janice Richardson – Anne B. Real
Best Cinematography	Best Documentary Feature
In America – Declan Quinn Elephant – Harris Savides Northfork – M. David Mullen Quattro Noza – Derek Cianfrance Shattered Glass – Mandy Walker	The Fog of War Mayor of the Sunset Strip My Architect OT: Our Town Power Trip
Best Foreign Film
Whale Rider • New Zealand City of God • Brazil Lilya 4-Ever • Denmark The Magdalene Sisters • England/Ireland The Triplets of Belleville • France

Special awards

John Cassavetes Award

The Station Agent

• Anne B. Real
• Better Luck Tomorrow
• Pieces of April
• Virgin

Truer Than Fiction Award

Lost Boys of Sudan

• Flag Wars
• My Architect
• The Same River Twice

Producers Award

Mary Jane Skalski – The Jimmy Show and The Station Agent

• Callum Greene and Anthony Katagas – Happy Here and Now and Homework
• Lauren Moews – Cabin Fever and Briar Patch

Someone to Watch Award

Andrew Bujalski – Funny Ha Ha

• Ben Coccio – Zero Day
• Ryan Eslinger – Madness and Genius

Special Distinction Award

• 21 Grams

Films with multiple wins and nominations

Films with multiple nominations

Nominations	Film
6	In America
5	American Splendor
	Raising Victor Vargas
4	Lost in Translation
	Shattered Glass
3	House of Sand and Fog
	Monster
	Pieces of April
	Thirteen
2	Anne B. Real
	Blue Car
	Elephant
	My Architect
	Soldier's Girl

Films with multiple wins

Nominations	Film
4	Lost in Translation
3	The Station Agent
2	In America
	Monster

External links

• 2003 Spirit Awards at IMDb
• Full show on Film Independent's YouTube channel

References

1. Susman, Gary (December 3, 2003). "'American' Beauties". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
2. King, Susan (December 4, 2003). "The 'best' season begins". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
3. ""In America," "American Splendor," and "Raising Victor Vargas" Top Nominees for 2004 IFP Independent". indieWire. December 4, 2003. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
4. "'Lost in Translation' Captures Top Prizes at Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Times. February 29, 2004. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
5. ""Lost In Translation" Tops Independent Spirit Awards, "Station Agent" Another Big Winner". indieWire. February 28, 2004. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
6. Oakes, Keily (February 29, 2004). "Translation captures Spirit awards". BBC News. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
7. Crow, Kim (March 1, 2004). "'Lost in Translation' finds success at Independent Spirit". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 20, 2012.