The Independent Spirit Awards added another win to Brokeback Mountain's growing list of awards. Now Ang Lee just needs to carry his Brokeback Mountain award success to the Oscars Sunday Night. The gay cowboy film won best feature and best director. The awards were held in Santa Monica. The annual awards are given out to independent films each year by Film Independent.
List of Winners
Best Feature: Brokeback Mountain
Best Director: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Best Female Lead: Felicity Huffman, Transamerica
Best Male Lead: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Best Supporting Female: Amy Adams, Junebug
Best Supporting Male: Matt Dillon, Crash
Best Screenplay: Dan Futterman, Capote
Best Cinematography: Robert Elswit, Good Night, and Good Luck
Best Foreign Film: Paradise Now
Best First Feature: Paul Haggis, Crash
Best First Screenplay: Duncan Tucker, Transamerica
John Cassavetes Award: Mora Stephens and Joel Viertel, The Conventioneers
Producers Award: Caroline Baron, Capote and Monsoon Wedding
Truer Than Fiction Award: Garrett Scott and Ian Olds, Occupation Dreamland
Someone to Watch Award: Ian Gamazon and Neill Dela Llana, Cavite
