11th Independent Spirit Awards

The eleventh award of the Independent Spirit Awards took place on 23 March 1996.

Summary

The clear winner was Mike Figgis ' Leaving Las Vegas drinkers drama that won four awards. Nicolas Cage, who won an Oscar as best actor for his role in this film was, however, beaten by Sean Penn. Penn played a condemned in Tim Robbins' Dead Man Walking, this movie brought it but only on another nomination. Neither he nor The Usual Suspects ( The Usual Suspects ) have been proposed for best film. Ulu Grosbards Georgia was with four nominations as strong competition for Figgis like Larry Clark's sensational first film Kids, which brought it to four nominations but did not win the award for the best debut film. Before the Rain struck Atom Egoyan's Exotica and Abbas Kiarostami's Through the Olive grove ( Zire darakhatan zeyton ) and was best foreign film. Samuel Fuller was awarded a special prize.

Winners and nominees

Best Picture

Leaving Las Vegas - Lila Cazes, Annie Stewart

Best Debut Film

The Brothers McMullen ( The Brothers McMullen ) - Edward Burns, Dick Fisher

Best Actor

Sean Penn - Dead Man Walking

Best Actress

Elisabeth Shue - Leaving Las Vegas

Best Supporting Actor

Benicio del Toro - The Usual Suspects ( The Usual Suspects )

Best Supporting Actress

Mare Winningham - Georgia

Best screen debut

Justin Pierce - Kids

Best Director

Mike Figgis - Leaving Las Vegas

Best Screenplay

Christopher McQuarrie - The Usual Suspects ( The Usual Suspects )

Best Screenplay debut

Paul Auster - Smoke

Best Camera

Declan Quinn - Leaving Las Vegas

Best Foreign Language Film

Before the Rain - MILCO Mančevski

Someone to Watch Award

Christopher Munch - Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day

Special Distinction Award

Samuel Fuller "for his enormous contributions to independent film "

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