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17th Independent Spirit Awards

The 17th Annual Independent Spirit Awards were handed out on the Santa Monica beach on Saturday, March 23rd, 2002. The winners are indicated with **.

Motorola Producers Award

John Cassavetes Award

Best Debut Performance

Best Foreign Film

Best Cinematography

Best Foreign Film

Best First Feature

Best First Screenplay

Best Supporting Male

Best Screenplay

Best First Feature

Best Supporting Female

Best Male Lead

Best Supporting Female

Best Female Lead

DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award

Someone to Watch Award

Best Female Lead

Best Cinematography

Best Documentary

Best First Feature

Best First Screenplay

Best Male Lead

Best First Feature

Best First Screenplay

Best Supporting Male

Best Documentary

Best Feature

Best Directing

Best First Screenplay

Best Male Lead

Best Cinematography

DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award

Best Screenplay

Best First Feature

Best Female Lead

Best Male Lead

John Cassavetes Award

Best Supporting Male

John Cassavetes Award

Best Debut Performance

Someone to Watch Award

Best Feature

Best Directing

Best First Screenplay

Best Debut Performance

Best Supporting Male

Best Male Lead

Best Documentary

Best Female Lead

Someone to Watch Award

Best Foreign Film

DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award

Best Feature

Best Directing

Best Screenplay

Best Supporting Female

Best Cinematography

Best Screenplay

Best Cinematography

Best Documentary

DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award

John Cassavetes Award

Best Documentary

Best Foreign Film

Best Directing

Best Debut Performance

Best Supporting Female

Best Feature

Best Supporting Male

Best Female Lead

Best Foreign Film

Someone to Watch Award

DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award

John Cassavetes Award

Best Debut Performance

Best Feature

Best Directing

Best Screenplay