The Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards. It is usually given to the director (or directors) and producer (or producers). The "first feature" designation is applied to the director not the producer(s). Therefore, producers have been nominated multiple times. It was first presented in 1986 with Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It being the first recipient of the award.
In 2000, this category was split into two separate categories: one for films with budgets over $500,000 and a new category, the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award, which was restricted to films with budgets under $500,000. In 2001, films could be eligible regardless of their budget as long as it was feature film directorial debut.
Winners and nominees
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
References
- ^ "Spirit Awards: Year Of Film Independents". Los Angeles Times. 1987-03-30. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
- ^ BAM|Lightning Over Braddock
- ^ The Bible and Gun Club - Variety
- ^ Quattro Noza - Variety
- ^ Spirit Awards: 'The Witch' Wins Best First Feature-Hollywood Reporter
- ^ ‘The Witch’ Wins 2017 Independent Spirit Award For Best First Feature-IndieWire
- ^ Spirit Awards: 'Ingrid Goes West' Wins Best First Feature-Hollywood Reporter
- ^ These Are Your 2019 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominees!-Film Independent
- ^ 2021 Independent Spirit Awards Winner's List|IndieWire
- ^ Spirit Awards Winners: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Lost Daughter’ Wins Best Feature — Full List|IndieWire
- ^ Davis, Clayton (November 22, 2022). "Independent Spirit Awards Nominations: 'Everything Everywhere' Leads With Eight Noms". Variety. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Film Independent Spirit Awards (2024)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
External links
- Every BEST FIRST FEATURE winner ever on Film Independent's official YouTube channel
