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14th Independent Spirit Awards (1999)
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Spirit Awards 1999 Winners & Nominees

The 14th Independent Spirit Awards (1999) took place on March 20, 1999. Gods and Monsters won Best Feature and 2 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 12 categories is below.

All 12 categories Most wins
categories
12
nominations
47
films nominated
21
winners
11
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Best Feature
Gods and Monsters
Headline winners

Spirit Awards 1999: The Winners

Gods and Monsters won Best Feature against 4 other nominees. Wes Anderson (Best Director), Ian McKellen (Best Male Lead) and Ally Sheedy (Best Female Lead) took the main individual prizes.

Gods and Monsters (1998) movie poster Best Feature

Best Feature

Gods and Monsters

1998 · Biography, Drama · $6.45M worldwide

3 wins from 4 nominations at the 14th Independent Spirit Awards (1999)

  • Best Male Lead
  • Best Supporting Female

A celebrated but aging film director, James Whale, finds himself facing declining health and a string of fleeting romantic interests. His life takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of Clayton Boone, a former Marine hired as his gardener. Boone's presence sparks an undeniable attraction, challenging Whale's carefully constructed image and hinting at a deeper connection as he navigates the complexities of love and loneliness in his later years.

About Gods and Monsters
Scoreboard

Spirit Awards 1999: Which Films Won the Most

Gods and Monsters won 3 awards from 4 nominations. 7 films won at least once, while Affliction went home empty-handed from 6 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Gods and Monsters (1998) movie poster
    Gods and Monsters 3 / 4
    1998 · Biography, Drama · 3 wins from 4 nominations
  2. The Opposite of Sex (1998) movie poster
    The Opposite of Sex 2 / 4
    1998 · Drama, Comedy · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  3. Rushmore (1998) movie poster
    Rushmore 2 / 2
    1998 · Drama, Comedy · 2 wins from 2 nominations
  4. High Art (1998) movie poster
    High Art 1 / 5
    1998 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 5 nominations
  5. Smoke Signals (1998) movie poster
    Smoke Signals 1 / 3
    1998 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 3 nominations
  6. Velvet Goldmine (1998) movie poster
    Velvet Goldmine 1 / 3
    1998 · Drama, Music · 1 win from 3 nominations
  7. The Celebration (1998) movie poster
    The Celebration 1 / 1
    1998 · Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. Affliction (1998) movie poster
    Affliction 0 / 6
    1998 · Drama, Mystery · 0 wins from 6 nominations
  9. Claire Dolan (2000) movie poster
    Claire Dolan 0 / 3
    2000 · Drama · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  10. Happiness (1998) movie poster
    Happiness 0 / 3
    1998 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 3 nominations
Full results

All 12 Spirit Awards 1999 Categories: Winners & Nominees

12 categories and 47 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 · 47 nominations

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Movie marathon

The Spirit Awards 1999 Best Feature Marathon

All 5 Best Feature nominees at the 14th Independent Spirit Awards (1999), back to back: 9 hours 25 minutes.

Total running time 9h 25m 9 hours 25 minutes All 5 films
Longest
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries 2h 7m
Shortest
Claire Dolan 1h 35m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Spirit Awards 1999 Winners

Drama led with 47 nominations across 21 films and won 11. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 11 wins · 47 nominations · 23%
  2. Comedy 5 wins · 15 nominations · 33%
  3. Romance 3 wins · 11 nominations · 27%
  4. Thriller 0 wins · 9 nominations · 0%
  5. Mystery 0 wins · 7 nominations · 0%
  6. Biography 3 wins · 5 nominations · 60%
  7. Crime 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
  8. Music 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
1999 season

How the Rest of the 1999 Awards Season Voted

The other 9 ceremonies of 1999, with the winner of each top prize. Saving Private Ryan won the most of them: 3.

All 1999 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 1999: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 14th Independent Spirit Awards (1999), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Feature at the 14th Independent Spirit Awards (1999)?

Gods and Monsters (1998) won Best Feature. The other nominees were Affliction, Claire Dolan, A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries and Velvet Goldmine.

About Gods and Monsters

Which film won the most awards at the 14th Independent Spirit Awards (1999)?

Gods and Monsters (1998) won the most: 3 awards from 4 nominations. The Opposite of Sex and Rushmore followed with 2 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 14th Independent Spirit Awards (1999)?

Affliction (1998) led with 6 nominations and won none of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 14th Independent Spirit Awards (1999)?

Best Director: Wes Anderson for Rushmore. Best Male Lead: Ian McKellen for Gods and Monsters. Best Female Lead: Ally Sheedy for High Art. Best Supporting Male: Bill Murray for Rushmore. Best Supporting Female: Lynn Redgrave for Gods and Monsters.

When was the 14th Independent Spirit Awards (1999)?

The 14th Independent Spirit Awards (1999) took place on March 20, 1999. The database has 12 categories and 47 nominations for it.