1997 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Director Winner
![Fargo Joel Coen](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/fargo-joel-coen-ethan-coen-image.jpg)
Fargo
Joel Coen
Jerry Lundegaard’s inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen’s bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
1997 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Director Nominees
![Caught Robert M. Young](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/caught-robert-m.-young-image.jpg)
Caught
Robert M. Young
![Flirting with Disaster David O. Russell](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/flirting-with-disaster-david-o.-russell-image.jpg)
Flirting with Disaster
David O. Russell
![The Funeral Abel Ferrara](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-funeral-image.jpg)
The Funeral
Abel Ferrara
![Welcome to the Dollhouse Todd Solondz](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/welcome-to-the-dollhouse-todd-solondz-image.jpg)