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15th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2000)
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Spirit Awards 2000 Winners & Nominees

The 15th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2000) took place on March 25, 2000. Election won Best Feature and 2 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 13 categories is below.

All 13 categories Most wins
categories
13
nominations
56
films nominated
25
winners
12
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Best Feature
Election
Headline winners

Spirit Awards 2000: The Winners

Election won Best Feature against 4 other nominees. Alexander Payne (Best Director), Richard Farnsworth (Best Male Lead) and Hilary Swank (Best Female Lead) took the main individual prizes.

Election (1999) movie poster Best Feature

Best Feature

Election

1999 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · $14.9M worldwide

3 wins from 5 nominations at the 15th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2000)

  • Best Director
  • Best Screenplay

An overachieving high school student's determination to win the election for class president is challenged when a teacher schemes to prevent her victory. What begins as a seemingly minor conflict escalates into a comedic and insightful exploration of ambition, manipulation, and the complexities of adolescent politics. The rivalry between the student and teacher exposes the flaws and absurdities within the school's social hierarchy.

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Scoreboard

Spirit Awards 2000: Which Films Won the Most

Election won 3 awards from 5 nominations. 8 films won at least once, while The Limey went home empty-handed from 5 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Election (1999) movie poster
    Election 3 / 5
    1999 · Drama, Comedy · 3 wins from 5 nominations
  2. Boys Don't Cry (1999) movie poster
    Boys Don't Cry 2 / 5
    1999 · Drama, Romance · 2 wins from 5 nominations
  3. Being John Malkovich (1999) movie poster
    Being John Malkovich 2 / 4
    1999 · Drama, Fantasy · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  4. The Straight Story (1999) movie poster
    The Straight Story 1 / 5
    1999 · Adventure, Biography · 1 win from 5 nominations
  5. Tumbleweeds (1999) movie poster
    Tumbleweeds 1 / 2
    1999 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 2 nominations
  6. Happy, Texas (1999) movie poster
    Happy, Texas 1 / 1
    1999 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  7. The Blair Witch Project (1999) movie poster
    The Blair Witch Project 1 / 1
    1999 · Mystery, Thriller · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. Run Lola Run (1999) movie poster
    Run Lola Run 1 / 1
    1999 · Thriller, Crime · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. The Limey (1999) movie poster
    The Limey 0 / 5
    1999 · Drama, Mystery · 0 wins from 5 nominations
  10. Cookie's Fortune (1999) movie poster
    Cookie's Fortune 0 / 4
    1999 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 4 nominations
Full results

All 13 Spirit Awards 2000 Categories: Winners & Nominees

13 categories and 56 nominations; Best Screenplay had the most nominees (9). 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.

13 categories · 56 nominations

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The Genres Behind the Spirit Awards 2000 Winners

Drama led with 50 nominations across 20 films and won 9. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 9 wins · 50 nominations · 18%
  2. Comedy 7 wins · 28 nominations · 25%
  3. Romance 8 wins · 19 nominations · 42%
  4. Crime 4 wins · 12 nominations · 33%
  5. Adventure 1 win · 10 nominations · 10%
  6. Thriller 2 wins · 9 nominations · 22%
  7. Fantasy 2 wins · 7 nominations · 29%
  8. Biography 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  9. Mystery 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  10. Music 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
2000 season

How the Rest of the 2000 Awards Season Voted

The other 9 ceremonies of 2000, with the winner of each top prize. American Beauty won the most of them: 6.

All 2000 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 2000: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 15th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2000), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Feature at the 15th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2000)?

Election (1999) won Best Feature. The other nominees were Cookie's Fortune, The Limey, The Straight Story and Sugar Town.

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Which film won the most awards at the 15th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2000)?

Election (1999) won the most: 3 awards from 5 nominations. Boys Don't Cry and Being John Malkovich followed with 2 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 15th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2000)?

Election (1999), Boys Don't Cry (1999), The Straight Story (1999) and 1 other led with 5 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 15th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2000)?

Best Director: Alexander Payne for Election. Best Male Lead: Richard Farnsworth for The Straight Story. Best Female Lead: Hilary Swank for Boys Don't Cry. Best Supporting Male: Steve Zahn for Happy, Texas. Best Supporting Female: Chloë Sevigny for Boys Don't Cry.

When was the 15th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2000)?

The 15th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2000) took place on March 25, 2000. The database has 13 categories and 56 nominations for it.