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18th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2003)
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Spirit Awards 2003 Winners & Nominees

The 18th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2003) took place on March 22, 2003. Far From Heaven won Best Feature and 4 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 13 categories is below.

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Best Feature
Far From Heaven
Headline winners

Spirit Awards 2003: The Winners

Far From Heaven won Best Feature against 4 other nominees. Todd Haynes (Best Director), Derek Luke (Best Male Lead) and Julianne Moore (Best Female Lead) took the main individual prizes.

Far From Heaven (2002) movie poster Best Feature

Best Feature

Far From Heaven

2002 · Drama, Romance · $29M worldwide

5 wins from 5 nominations at the 18th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2003)

  • Best Director
  • Best Female Lead
  • Best Supporting Male
  • Best Cinematography

A picture-perfect 1950s life unravels when a devoted housewife discovers her husband is gay. As she navigates his choices and her own feelings, she confronts the rigid social expectations of her community and begins a surprising friendship with a troubled African-American woman. The experience forces her to question her assumptions about love, marriage, and happiness, leading to a journey of self-discovery and unexpected connections.

About Far From Heaven
Scoreboard

Spirit Awards 2003: Which Films Won the Most

Far From Heaven won 5 awards from 5 nominations. 9 films won at least once, while Tully went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Far From Heaven (2002) movie poster
    Far From Heaven 5 / 5
    2002 · Drama, Romance · 5 wins from 5 nominations
  2. Lovely & Amazing (2002) movie poster
    Lovely & Amazing 1 / 6
    2002 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 6 nominations
  3. The Good Girl (2002) movie poster
    The Good Girl 1 / 4
    2002 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 4 nominations
  4. Secretary (2002) movie poster
    Secretary 1 / 3
    2002 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 3 nominations
  5. Antwone Fisher (2002) movie poster
    Antwone Fisher 1 / 2
    2002 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  6. The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) movie poster
    The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys 1 / 1
    2002 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  7. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) movie poster
    My Big Fat Greek Wedding 1 / 1
    2002 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. Bowling for Columbine (2002) movie poster
    Bowling for Columbine 1 / 1
    2002 · History, Documentary · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. Y Tu Mamá También (2002) movie poster
    Y Tu Mamá También 1 / 1
    2002 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. Tully (2002) movie poster
    Tully 0 / 4
    2002 · Drama · 0 wins from 4 nominations
Full results

All 13 Spirit Awards 2003 Categories: Winners & Nominees

13 categories and 59 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.

13 categories · 59 nominations

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By genre

The Genres Behind the Spirit Awards 2003 Winners

Drama led with 54 nominations across 26 films and won 11. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 11 wins · 54 nominations · 20%
  2. Comedy 6 wins · 22 nominations · 27%
  3. Romance 9 wins · 19 nominations · 47%
  4. Crime 0 wins · 7 nominations · 0%
  5. Thriller 0 wins · 5 nominations · 0%
  6. Biography 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
  7. Documentary 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
  8. History 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
  9. Adventure 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  10. Horror 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
2003 season

How the Rest of the 2003 Awards Season Voted

The other 10 ceremonies of 2003, with the winner of each top prize. Chicago won the most of them: 4.

All 2003 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 2003: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 18th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2003), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Feature at the 18th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2003)?

Far From Heaven (2002) won Best Feature. The other nominees were The Good Girl, Lovely & Amazing, Secretary and Tully.

About Far From Heaven

Which film won the most awards at the 18th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2003)?

Far From Heaven (2002) won the most: 5 awards from 5 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 18th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2003)?

Lovely & Amazing (2002) led with 6 nominations and won one of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 18th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2003)?

Best Director: Todd Haynes for Far From Heaven. Best Male Lead: Derek Luke for Antwone Fisher. Best Female Lead: Julianne Moore for Far From Heaven. Best Supporting Male: Dennis Quaid for Far From Heaven. Best Supporting Female: Emily Mortimer for Lovely & Amazing.

When was the 18th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2003)?

The 18th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2003) took place on March 22, 2003. The database has 13 categories and 59 nominations for it.