2004 INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS

BEST FEATURE
(Award given to the Producer)

*American Splendor; Producer: Ted Hope
*In America; Producers: Jim Sheridan, Arthur Lappin
*Lost in Translation; Producers: Sofia Coppola, Ross Katz
*Raising Victor Vargas; Producers: Alain de la Mata, Robin O'Hara, Scott Macaulay, Peter Sollett
*Shattered Glass; Producers: Craig Baumgarten, Tove Christensen, Gaye Hirsch, Adam Merims


BEST DIRECTOR
*Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini, American Splendor
*Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation
*Jim Sheridan, In America
*Peter Sollett, Raising Victor Vargas
*Gus Van Sant, Elephant


BEST SCREENPLAY
*American Splendor; Writers: Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini
*Lost in Translation; Writer: Sofia Coppola
*A Mighty Wind; Writers: Christopher Guest & Eugene Levy and the entire Cast
*Pieces of April; Writer: Peter Hedges
Shattered Glass; Writer: Billy Ray


BEST FIRST FEATURE
*Bomb the System; Director: Adam Bhala Lough; Producers: Ben Rekhi, Sol Tryon
*House of Sand and Fog; Director: Vadim Perelman; Producers: Michael London, Vadim Perelman
*Monster; Director: Patty Jenkins; Producers: Mark Damon, Donald Kushner, Clark Peterson, Charlize Theron, Brad Wyman
*Quattro Noza; Director: Joey Curtis; Producer: Fredric King
*Thirteen; Director: Catherine Hardwicke; Producers: Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Michael London


JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Given to the best feature made for under $500,000)

*Anne B. Real; Director: Lisa France; Writers: Lisa France, Antonio Macia; Producers: Josselyne Herman, Luis Moro, Jeanine Rohn
*Better Luck Tomorrow; Director: Justin Lin; Writers: Ernesto M. Foronda, Justin Lin, Fabian Marquez; Producers: Julie Asato, Ernesto M. Foronda, Justin Lin
*Pieces of April; Writer/Director: Peter Hedges; Producers: Alexis Alexanian, John S. Lyons, Gary Winick
*The Station Agent; Writer/Director: Thomas McCarthy; Producers: Mary Jane
Skalski, Robert May, Kathryn Tucker
*Virgin; Writer/Director: Deborah Kampmeier; Producer: Sarah Schenck


BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

*Blue Car; Writer: Karen Moncrieff
*Monster; Writer: Patty Jenkins
*Raising Victor Vargas; Writers: Peter Sollett and Eva Vives
*The Station Agent; Writer: Thomas McCarthy
*Thirteen; Writers: Catherine Hardwicke & Nikki Reed


BEST FEMALE LEAD

*Agnes Bruckner, Blue Car
*Zooey Deschanel, All the Real Girls
*Samantha Morton, In America
*Elisabeth Moss, Virgin
*Charlize Theron, Monster


BEST MALE LEAD

*Peter Dinklage, The Station Agent
*Paul Giamatti, American Splendor
*Sir Ben Kingsley, House of Sand and Fog
*Bill Murray, Lost in Translation
*Lee Pace, Soldier's Girl


BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

*Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog
*Sarah Bolger, In America
*Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April
*Hope Davis, The Secret Lives of Dentists
*Frances McDormand, Laurel Canyon


BEST SUPPORTING MALE

*Judah Friedlander, American Splendor
*Troy Garity, Soldier's Girl
*Djimon Hounsou, In America
*Alessandro Nivola, Laurel Canyon
*Peter Sarsgaard, Shattered Glass


BEST DEBUT PERFORMANCE

*Anna Kendrick, Camp
*Judy Marte, Raising Victor Vargas
*Victor Rasuk, Raising Victor Varga
*Nikki Reed, Thirteen
*Janice Richardson, Anne B. Real


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

*Elephant, Harris Savides
*In America, Declan Quinn
*Northfork, M. David Mullen
*Quattro Noza, Derek Cianfrance
*Shattered Glass, Mandy Walker


BEST FOREIGN FILM
*City of God - (Brazil); Director: Fernando Meirelles
*Lilya 4-Ever - (Denmark); Director: Lukas Moodysson
*The Magdalene Sisters - (England/Ireland); Director: Peter Mullan
*The Triplets of Belleville - (France); Director: Sylvian Chomet
*Whale Rider - (New Zealand); Director: Niki Caro


BEST DOCUMENTARY

*The Fog of War; Director: Errol Morris
*Mayor of the Sunset Strip; Director: George Hickenlooper
*My Architect; Director: Nathaniel Kahn
*OT: our town; Director: Scott Hamilton Kennedy
*Power Trip; Director: Paul Devlin