12th Independent Spirit Awards | |
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Date | March 22, 1997 |
Site | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Hosted by | Samuel L. Jackson |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Fargo |
Most awards | Fargo (6) |
Most nominations | Fargo (6) |
The 12th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1996, were announced on March 22, 1997. It was hosted by Samuel L. Jackson.[1][2][3]
Best Feature | Best Director |
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Fargo | Joel Coen – Fargo |
Best Male Lead | Best Female Lead |
William H. Macy – Fargo | Frances McDormand – Fargo |
Best Supporting Male | Best Supporting Female |
Benicio del Toro – Basquiat | Elizabeth Peña – Lone Star |
Best Screenplay | Best First Screenplay |
Fargo – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen | Big Night – Joseph Tropiano and Stanley Tucci
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Best First Feature | Best Debut Performance |
Sling Blade | Heather Matarazzo – Welcome to the Dollhouse |
Best Cinematography | Best Foreign Film |
Fargo – Roger Deakins
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Secrets & Lies • UK |
Nominations | Film |
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6 | Fargo |
5 | The Funeral |
Welcome to the Dollhouse | |
4 | Big Night |
Dead Man | |
Flirting with Disaster | |
Manny & Lo | |
3 | Caught |
Lone Star | |
2 | Basquiat |
Trees Lounge | |
Walking and Talking | |
The Whole Wide World |
Awards | Film |
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6 | Fargo |