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9th Independent Spirit Awards (1994)
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Spirit Awards 1994 Winners & Nominees

The 9th Independent Spirit Awards (1994) took place on March 19, 1994. Short Cuts won Best Feature and 2 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 10 categories is below.

All 10 categories Most wins
categories
10
nominations
22
films nominated
10
winners
7
Held on
Best Feature
Short Cuts
Headline winners

Spirit Awards 1994: The Winners

Short Cuts won Best Feature against 2 other nominees. Robert Altman (Best Director) and Ashley Judd (Best Female Lead) took the main individual prizes.

Short Cuts (1993) movie poster Best Feature

Best Feature

Short Cuts

1993 · Drama, Comedy · $6.11M worldwide

3 wins from 4 nominations at the 9th Independent Spirit Awards (1994)

  • Best Director
  • Best Screenplay

A tragic car accident triggers a series of interconnected events, revealing the complex relationships within a Los Angeles community. The film explores the lives of various individuals—from a struggling baker and his wife to a group of reporters covering the accident—as they confront personal challenges and unexpected connections. Through moments of humor and heartbreak, the story examines themes of love, loss, and the ripple effects of a single incident on ordinary lives.

About Short Cuts
Scoreboard

Spirit Awards 1994: Which Films Won the Most

Short Cuts won 3 awards from 4 nominations. 5 films won at least once. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Short Cuts (1993) movie poster
    Short Cuts 3 / 4
    1993 · Drama, Comedy · 3 wins from 4 nominations
  2. Ruby in Paradise (1993) movie poster
    Ruby in Paradise 1 / 6
    1993 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 6 nominations
  3. Menace II Society (1993) movie poster
    Menace II Society 1 / 3
    1993 · Drama, Crime · 1 win from 3 nominations
  4. El mariachi (1993) movie poster
    El mariachi 1 / 2
    1993 · Action, Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  5. The Piano (1993) movie poster
    The Piano 1 / 1
    1993 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  6. Much Ado About Nothing (1993) movie poster
    Much Ado About Nothing 0 / 2
    1993 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  7. Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1993) movie poster
    Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. 0 / 1
    1993 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  8. Like Water for Chocolate (1993) movie poster
    Like Water for Chocolate 0 / 1
    1993 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  9. Naked (1993) movie poster
    Naked 0 / 1
    1993 · Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  10. Orlando (1993) movie poster
    Orlando 0 / 1
    1993 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 10 Spirit Awards 1994 Categories: Winners & Nominees

10 categories and 22 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

10 categories · 22 nominations

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Movie marathon

The Spirit Awards 1994 Best Feature Marathon

All 3 Best Feature nominees at the 9th Independent Spirit Awards (1994), back to back: 6 hours 52 minutes.

Total running time 6h 52m 6 hours 52 minutes All 3 films
Longest
Short Cuts 3h 7m
Shortest
Much Ado About Nothing 1h 51m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Spirit Awards 1994 Winners

Drama led with 22 nominations across 10 films and won 7. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 7 wins · 22 nominations · 32%
  2. Romance 2 wins · 12 nominations · 17%
  3. Comedy 3 wins · 6 nominations · 50%
  4. Crime 2 wins · 5 nominations · 40%
  5. Action 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
  6. Thriller 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
  7. Biography 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  8. Fantasy 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
1994 season

How the Rest of the 1994 Awards Season Voted

The other 7 ceremonies of 1994, with the winner of each top prize. Schindler's List won the most of them: 4.

All 1994 awards
Earlier years

Previous Spirit Awards Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Spirit Awards page has every year back to 1986.

Every Spirit Awards ceremony

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Spirit Awards 1994: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 9th Independent Spirit Awards (1994), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Feature at the 9th Independent Spirit Awards (1994)?

Short Cuts (1993) won Best Feature. The other nominees were Much Ado About Nothing and Ruby in Paradise.

About Short Cuts

Which film won the most awards at the 9th Independent Spirit Awards (1994)?

Short Cuts (1993) won the most: 3 awards from 4 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 9th Independent Spirit Awards (1994)?

Ruby in Paradise (1993) led with 6 nominations and won one of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 9th Independent Spirit Awards (1994)?

Best Director: Robert Altman for Short Cuts. Best Female Lead: Ashley Judd for Ruby in Paradise.

When was the 9th Independent Spirit Awards (1994)?

The 9th Independent Spirit Awards (1994) took place on March 19, 1994. The database has 10 categories and 22 nominations for it.