Independent Spirit Awards Winners 2015
BEST FEATURE
Birdman
Producers: Alejandro G. Irritu, John Lesher, Arnon Milchan, James W. Skotchdopole
BEST MALE LEAD
Michael Keaton, Birdman
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
BEST DIRECTOR
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Citizenfour
Director/Producer: Laura Poitras
Producers: Mathilde Bonnefoy, Dirk Wilutzky
BEST SCREENPLAY
Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler
KIEHL’S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
H., Directors: Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
BEST FIRST FEATURE
Nightcrawler
Director: Dan Gilroy; Producers: Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Lancaster, Michel Litvak
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
Land Ho!
Writers/Directors: Aaron Katz & Martha Stephens; Producers: Christina Jennings, Mynette Louie, Sara Murphy
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Ida (Poland), Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
20th ANNUAL LENSCRAFTERS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
The Kill Team, Director: Dan Krauss
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Justin Simien, Dear White People
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
BEST EDITING
Tom Cross, Whiplash
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman