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17th Independent Spirit Awards (2002)
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Spirit Awards 2002 Winners & Nominees

The 17th Independent Spirit Awards (2002) took place on March 23, 2002. Memento won Best Feature and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 13 categories is below.

All 13 categories Most wins
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nominations
58
films nominated
33
winners
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Best Feature
Memento
Headline winners

Spirit Awards 2002: The Winners

Memento won Best Feature against 3 other nominees. Christopher Nolan (Best Director), Tom Wilkinson (Best Male Lead) and Sissy Spacek (Best Female Lead) took the main individual prizes.

Memento (2001) movie poster Best Feature

Best Feature

Memento

2001 · Mystery, Thriller · $40M worldwide

4 wins from 5 nominations at the 17th Independent Spirit Awards (2002)

  • Best Director
  • Best Supporting Female
  • Best Screenplay

Leonard Pierce suffers from a condition that prevents him from forming new memories. Driven by the brutal murder of his wife, he relentlessly pursues her killer, relying on a Polaroid camera, handwritten notes, and tattoos to guide his actions. As he pieces together fragments of information, the nature of his quest and his own identity become increasingly ambiguous, blurring the lines between victim and avenger.

About Memento
Scoreboard

Spirit Awards 2002: Which Films Won the Most

Memento won 4 awards from 5 nominations. 6 films won at least once, while Hedwig and the Angry Inch went home empty-handed from 5 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Memento (2001) movie poster
    Memento 4 / 5
    2001 · Mystery, Thriller · 4 wins from 5 nominations
  2. In the Bedroom (2001) movie poster
    In the Bedroom 3 / 4
    2001 · Drama, Crime · 3 wins from 4 nominations
  3. Ghost World (2001) movie poster
    Ghost World 1 / 3
    2001 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 3 nominations
  4. Secretary (2002) movie poster
    Secretary 1 / 1
    2002 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  5. Dogtown and Z-Boys (2002) movie poster
    Dogtown and Z-Boys 1 / 1
    2002 · Sport, Documentary · 1 win from 1 nomination
  6. Amélie (2001) movie poster
    Amélie 1 / 1
    2001 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  7. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) movie poster
    Hedwig and the Angry Inch 0 / 5
    2001 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 5 nominations
  8. The Believer (2002) movie poster
    The Believer 0 / 4
    2002 · Drama · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  9. Things Behind the Sun (2001) movie poster
    Things Behind the Sun 0 / 3
    2001 · Drama · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  10. Waking Life (2001) movie poster
    Waking Life 0 / 3
    2001 · Drama, Mystery · 0 wins from 3 nominations
Full results

All 13 Spirit Awards 2002 Categories: Winners & Nominees

13 categories and 58 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 · 58 nominations

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By genre

The Genres Behind the Spirit Awards 2002 Winners

Drama led with 45 nominations across 24 films and won 5. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 5 wins · 45 nominations · 11%
  2. Comedy 3 wins · 18 nominations · 17%
  3. Mystery 4 wins · 14 nominations · 29%
  4. Thriller 4 wins · 10 nominations · 40%
  5. Crime 3 wins · 9 nominations · 33%
  6. Music 0 wins · 7 nominations · 0%
  7. Romance 2 wins · 6 nominations · 33%
  8. Documentary 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  9. Sci-Fi 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
  10. Fantasy 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
2002 season

How the Rest of the 2002 Awards Season Voted

The other 7 ceremonies of 2002, with the winner of each top prize. A Beautiful Mind won the most of them: 3.

All 2002 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 2002: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 17th Independent Spirit Awards (2002), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Feature at the 17th Independent Spirit Awards (2002)?

Memento (2001) won Best Feature. The other nominees were Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Things Behind the Sun and Waking Life.

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Which film won the most awards at the 17th Independent Spirit Awards (2002)?

Memento (2001) won the most: 4 awards from 5 nominations. In the Bedroom was next with 3 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 17th Independent Spirit Awards (2002)?

Memento (2001) and Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) led with 5 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 17th Independent Spirit Awards (2002)?

Best Director: Christopher Nolan for Memento. Best Male Lead: Tom Wilkinson for In the Bedroom. Best Female Lead: Sissy Spacek for In the Bedroom. Best Supporting Male: Steve Buscemi for Ghost World. Best Supporting Female: Carrie-Anne Moss for Memento.

When was the 17th Independent Spirit Awards (2002)?

The 17th Independent Spirit Awards (2002) took place on March 23, 2002. The database has 13 categories and 58 nominations for it.