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10th Independent Spirit Awards (1995)
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Spirit Awards 1995 Winners & Nominees

The 10th Independent Spirit Awards (1995) took place on March 25, 1995. Pulp Fiction won Best Feature and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 12 categories is below.

All 12 categories Most wins
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Best Feature
Pulp Fiction
Headline winners

Spirit Awards 1995: The Winners

Pulp Fiction won Best Feature against 3 other nominees. Quentin Tarantino (Best Director), Samuel L. Jackson (Best Male Lead) and Linda Fiorentino (Best Female Lead) took the main individual prizes.

Pulp Fiction (1994) movie poster Best Feature

Best Feature

Pulp Fiction

1994 · Drama, Thriller, Crime · $214M worldwide

4 wins from 5 nominations at the 10th Independent Spirit Awards (1995)

  • Best Director
  • Best Male Lead
  • Best Screenplay

A sprawling crime saga, this film interweaves several stories of Los Angeles gangsters and their associates. The narrative explores themes of violence, redemption, and the absurdities of everyday life through a series of interconnected events. Featuring memorable characters and sharp dialogue, it offers a stylized and darkly humorous look at the criminal underworld. The film’s nonlinear structure and unique blend of genres create a captivating and unforgettable cinematic experience.

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Scoreboard

Spirit Awards 1995: Which Films Won the Most

Pulp Fiction won 4 awards from 5 nominations. 6 films won at least once, while Eat Drink Man Woman went home empty-handed from 6 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Pulp Fiction (1994) movie poster
    Pulp Fiction 4 / 5
    1994 · Drama, Thriller · 4 wins from 5 nominations
  2. Spanking the Monkey (1994) movie poster
    Spanking the Monkey 2 / 4
    1994 · Drama, Comedy · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  3. Fresh (1994) movie poster
    Fresh 1 / 2
    1994 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 2 nominations
  4. The Last Seduction (1994) movie poster
    The Last Seduction 1 / 1
    1994 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 1 nomination
  5. Barcelona (1994) movie poster
    Barcelona 1 / 1
    1994 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  6. Three Colors: Red (1994) movie poster
    Three Colors: Red 1 / 1
    1994 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 1 nomination
  7. Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) movie poster
    Eat Drink Man Woman 0 / 6
    1994 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 6 nominations
  8. Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994) movie poster
    Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle 0 / 5
    1994 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 5 nominations
  9. Clerks (1994) movie poster
    Clerks 0 / 3
    1994 · Comedy · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  10. Red Rock West (1994) movie poster
    Red Rock West 0 / 2
    1994 · Drama, Thriller · 0 wins from 2 nominations
Full results

All 12 Spirit Awards 1995 Categories: Winners & Nominees

12 categories and 36 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.

12 categories · 36 nominations

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The Genres Behind the Spirit Awards 1995 Winners

Drama led with 31 nominations across 12 films and won 10. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 10 wins · 31 nominations · 32%
  2. Thriller 6 wins · 16 nominations · 38%
  3. Comedy 3 wins · 16 nominations · 19%
  4. Crime 6 wins · 11 nominations · 55%
  5. Romance 2 wins · 11 nominations · 18%
  6. Biography 0 wins · 5 nominations · 0%
  7. Mystery 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  8. Fantasy 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  9. Horror 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
1995 season

How the Rest of the 1995 Awards Season Voted

The other 7 ceremonies of 1995, with the winner of each top prize. Forrest Gump won the most of them: 3.

All 1995 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 1995: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 10th Independent Spirit Awards (1995), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Feature at the 10th Independent Spirit Awards (1995)?

Pulp Fiction (1994) won Best Feature. The other nominees were Eat Drink Man Woman, Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle and Wes Craven's New Nightmare.

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Which film won the most awards at the 10th Independent Spirit Awards (1995)?

Pulp Fiction (1994) won the most: 4 awards from 5 nominations. Spanking the Monkey was next with 2 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 10th Independent Spirit Awards (1995)?

Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) led with 6 nominations and won none of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 10th Independent Spirit Awards (1995)?

Best Director: Quentin Tarantino for Pulp Fiction. Best Male Lead: Samuel L. Jackson for Pulp Fiction. Best Female Lead: Linda Fiorentino for The Last Seduction.

When was the 10th Independent Spirit Awards (1995)?

The 10th Independent Spirit Awards (1995) took place on March 25, 1995. The database has 12 categories and 36 nominations for it.