Independent Spirit Awards of 2003

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The 19th Independent Spirit Awards, given by Film Independent on 28 February 2004, honored the best in film for 2003.

See also: 2004 Independent Spirit Awards nominees

Winners & Nominees

Best Actor

Bill Murray - Lost in Translation

• Paul Giamatti - American Splendor
• Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog
• Lee Pace - Soldier's Girl
• Peter Dinklage - The Station Agent

Best Actress

Charlize Theron - Monster

• Samantha Morton - In America
• Elisabeth Moss - Virgin
• Zooey Deschanel - All the Real Girls
• Agnes Bruckner - Blue Car

Best Cinematography

In America - Declan Quinn

• Quattro Noza - Derek Cianfrance
• Elephant - Harris Savides
• Northfork - M. David Mullen
• Shattered Glass - Mandy Walker

Best Debut Performance

Nikki Reed - Thirteen

• Janice Richardson - Anne B. Real
• Anna Kendrick - Camp
• Victor Rasuk - Raising Victor Vargas
• Judy Marte - Raising Victor Vargas

Best Director

Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation

• Gus Van Sant - Elephant
• Jim Sheridan - In America
• Peter Sollett - Raising Victor Vargas
• Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini - American Splendor

Best Feature

Lost in Translation

• American Splendor
• Shattered Glass
• In America
• Raising Victor Vargas

Best First Feature

Monster

• House of Sand and Fog
• Thirteen
• Bomb the System
• Quattro Noza

Best First Screenplay

The Station Agent - Thomas McCarthy

• Thirteen - Catherine Hardwicke, Nikki Reed
• Blue Car - Karen Moncrieff
• Monster - Patty Jenkins
• Raising Victor Vargas - Peter Sollett, Eva Vives

Best Foreign Film

Whale Rider - Niki Caro (New Zealand)

• City of God - Fernando Meirelles (Brazil)
• Lilya 4-Ever - Lukas Moodysson (Denmark)
• The Magdalene Sisters - Peter Mullan (England/Ireland)
• The Triplets of Belleville - Sylvian Chornet (France)

Best Screenplay

Lost in Translation - Sofia Coppola

• Shattered Glass - Billy Ray
• A Mighty Wind - Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy
• Pieces of April - Peter Hedges
• American Splendor - Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini

Best Supporting Actor

Djimon Hounsou - In America

• Judah Friedlander - American Splendor
• Alessandro Nivola - Laurel Canyon
• Peter Sarsgaard - Shattered Glass
• Troy Garity - Soldier's Girl

Best Supporting Actress

Shohreh Aghdashloo - House of Sand and Fog

• Sarah Bolger - In America
• Frances McDormand - Laurel Canyon
• Patricia Clarkson - Pieces of April
• Hope Davis - The Secret Lives of Dentists

John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature under $500,000)

The Station Agent

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

Special Distinction Award

21 Grams

(*) Given to the best feature made for under $500,000.