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20th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2005)
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Spirit Awards 2005 Winners & Nominees

The 20th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2005) took place on February 26, 2005. Sideways won Best Feature and 5 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 13 categories is below.

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Best Feature
Sideways
Headline winners

Spirit Awards 2005: The Winners

Sideways won Best Feature against 4 other nominees. Alexander Payne (Best Director), Paul Giamatti (Best Male Lead) and Catalina Sandino Moreno (Best Female Lead) took the main individual prizes.

Sideways (2004) movie poster Best Feature

Best Feature

Sideways

2004 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · $110M worldwide

6 wins from 6 nominations at the 20th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2005)

  • Best Director
  • Best Male Lead
  • Best Supporting Male
  • Best Supporting Female
  • Best Screenplay

A struggling writer facing a stalled career and a failing marriage reluctantly agrees to a week-long wine-tasting trip through California's wine country with his free-spirited best friend, who is preparing for his own wedding. During their journey through the vineyards, they both confront personal challenges, explore the nuances of friendship, and grapple with themes of love, loss, and missed opportunities.

About Sideways
Scoreboard

Spirit Awards 2005: Which Films Won the Most

Sideways won 6 awards from 6 nominations. 6 films won at least once, while Kinsey went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Sideways (2004) movie poster
    Sideways 6 / 6
    2004 · Drama, Comedy · 6 wins from 6 nominations
  2. Maria Full of Grace (2004) movie poster
    Maria Full of Grace 2 / 5
    2004 · Drama, Thriller · 2 wins from 5 nominations
  3. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) movie poster
    The Motorcycle Diaries 2 / 3
    2004 · Adventure, Biography · 2 wins from 3 nominations
  4. Garden State (2004) movie poster
    Garden State 1 / 2
    2004 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 2 nominations
  5. Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004) movie poster
    Metallica: Some Kind of Monster 1 / 1
    2004 · Music, Documentary · 1 win from 1 nomination
  6. The Sea Inside (2004) movie poster
    The Sea Inside 1 / 1
    2004 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  7. Kinsey (2004) movie poster
    Kinsey 0 / 4
    2004 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  8. Primer (2004) movie poster
    Primer 0 / 4
    2004 · Sci-Fi, Drama · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  9. Brother to Brother (2004) movie poster
    Brother to Brother 0 / 4
    2004 · Drama · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  10. Baadasssss! (2004) movie poster
    Baadasssss! 0 / 3
    2004 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 3 nominations
Full results

All 13 Spirit Awards 2005 Categories: Winners & Nominees

13 categories and 57 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 · 57 nominations

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The Genres Behind the Spirit Awards 2005 Winners

Drama led with 50 nominations across 22 films and won 12. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 12 wins · 50 nominations · 24%
  2. Comedy 7 wins · 13 nominations · 54%
  3. Romance 7 wins · 13 nominations · 54%
  4. Biography 3 wins · 12 nominations · 25%
  5. Thriller 2 wins · 11 nominations · 18%
  6. Crime 2 wins · 6 nominations · 33%
  7. Adventure 2 wins · 5 nominations · 40%
  8. Documentary 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  9. Sci-Fi 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
  10. Mystery 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
2005 season

How the Rest of the 2005 Awards Season Voted

The other 10 ceremonies of 2005, with the winner of each top prize. Sideways also won the top prize at 2 of them. The Aviator and Million Dollar Baby took as many.

All 2005 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 2005: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 20th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2005), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Feature at the 20th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2005)?

Sideways (2004) won Best Feature. The other nominees were Baadasssss!, Kinsey, Maria Full of Grace and Primer.

About Sideways

Which film won the most awards at the 20th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2005)?

Sideways (2004) won the most: 6 awards from 6 nominations. Maria Full of Grace and The Motorcycle Diaries followed with 2 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 20th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2005)?

Sideways (2004) led with 6 nominations and won 6 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 20th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2005)?

Best Director: Alexander Payne for Sideways. Best Male Lead: Paul Giamatti for Sideways. Best Female Lead: Catalina Sandino Moreno for Maria Full of Grace. Best Supporting Male: Thomas Haden Church for Sideways. Best Supporting Female: Virginia Madsen for Sideways.

When was the 20th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2005)?

The 20th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2005) took place on February 26, 2005. The database has 13 categories and 57 nominations for it.