Independent Spirit Awards: 1998

Independent Spirit Award

Date:	21 March
Location:	Santa Monica Beach, Santa Monica, California, USA

Best Supporting Female


Winner:
	Eve's Bayou (1997) - Debbi Morgan
Other Nominees:
	Apostle, The (1997) - Farrah Fawcett Apostle, The (1997) - Miranda Richardson (I) Loved (1997) - Amy Madigan Ulee's Gold (1997) - Patricia Richardson (I)

Best Supporting Male


Winner:
	Chasing Amy (1997) - Jason Lee (I)
Other Nominees:
	Myth of Fingerprints, The (1997) - Roy Scheider Star Maps (1997) - Efrain Figueroa (I) SubUrbia (1996) - Ajay Naidu (I) Sydney (1996) - Samuel L. Jackson

Best Director


Winner:
	Apostle, The (1997) - Robert Duvall
Other Nominees:
	End of Violence, The (1997) - Wim Wenders Habit (1997) (V) - Larry Fessenden Touch (1997) - Paul Schrader (I) Ulee's Gold (1997) - Victor Nunez

Best Screenplay


Winner:
	Chasing Amy (1997) - Kevin Smith (I)
Other Nominees:
	Apostle, The (1997) - Robert Duvall Touch (1997) - Paul Schrader (I) Ulee's Gold (1997) - Victor Nunez Waiting for Guffman (1996) - Christopher Guest (I); Eugene Levy

Best First Screenplay


Winner:
	In the Company of Men (1997) - Neil LaBute
Other Nominees:
	Bible and Gun Club, The (1996) - Daniel J. Harris Critical Care (1997) - Steven Schwartz (II) Star Maps (1997) - Miguel Arteta Sydney (1996) - Paul Thomas Anderson

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) - Declan Quinn (I)
Other Nominees:
	Bible and Gun Club, The (1996) - Alex Vendler Habit (1997) (V) - Frank G. DeMarco Sunday (1997) - Michael F. Barrow; John Foster (III) Sydney (1996) - Robert Elswit

Best Foreign Film


Winner:
	Sweet Hereafter, The (1997) - Atom Egoyan - Canada.
Other Nominees:
	Boca a boca (1995) - Manuel G�mez Pereira - Spain. Chun gwong cha sit (1997) - Kar Wai Wong - Hong Kong. Nénette et Boni (1996) - Claire Denis - France. Underground (1995) - Emir Kusturica - France/Germany/Hungary.

Best First Feature


Winner:
	Eve's Bayou (1997) - Kasi Lemmons (director); Caldecot Chubb (producer); Samuel L. Jackson (producer)
Other Nominees:
	Bible and Gun Club, The (1996) - Daniel J. Harris (director/producer) In the Company of Men (1997) - Neil LaBute (director); Mark Archer (I) (producer); Stephen Pevner (producer) Star Maps (1997) - Miguel Arteta (director); Matthew Greenfield (producer) Sydney (1996) - Paul Thomas Anderson (director); Robert Jones (IV) (producer); John S. Lyons (producer)

Best Male Lead


Winner:
	Apostle, The (1997) - Robert Duvall
Other Nominees:
	Box of Moon Light (1996) - John Turturro Sydney (1996) - Philip Baker Hall Ulee's Gold (1997) - Peter Fonda (I) Waiting for Guffman (1996) - Christopher Guest (I)

Best Debut Performance


Winner:
	In the Company of Men (1997) - Aaron Eckhart
Other Nominees:
	Bang (1995) - Darling Narita Squeeze (1997) - Tyrone Burton; Eddie Cutanda; Phuong Duong Star Maps (1997) - Lysa Flores Star Maps (1997) - Douglas Spain

Best Feature


Winner:
	Apostle, The (1997) - Rob Carliner
Other Nominees:
	Chasing Amy (1997) - Scott Mosier Loved (1997) - Philippe Caland Ulee's Gold (1997) - Sam Gowan; Peter Saraf Waiting for Guffman (1996) - Karen Murphy (II)

Best Female Lead


Winner:
	Afterglow (1997) - Julie Christie (I)
Other Nominees:
	All Over Me (1997) - Alison Folland In the Company of Men (1997) - Stacy Edwards Loved (1997) - Robin Wright Penn Sunday (1997) - Lisa Harrow


Winners:
	Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997) - Errol Morris Soul in the Hole (1997) - Danielle Gardner (I)
Other Nominees:
	Colors Straight Up (1997) - Mich�le Ohayon


Winner:
	Habit (1997) (V) - Scott Macauley; Robin O'Hara (I)
Other Nominees:
	Margot Bridger Lisa Onodera Richard Raddon Susan A. Stover


Winner:
	Headhunter's Sister, The (1997) - Scott Saunders (I)
Other Nominees:
	Eye of God (1997) - Tim Blake Nelson Loved (1997) - Erin Dignam