1997 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay Winner
![Big Night Joseph Tropiano](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/big-night-campbell-scott-stanley-tucci-image.jpg)
Big Night
Joseph Tropiano
New Jersey, 1950s. Two brothers run an Italian restaurant. Business is not going well as a rival Italian restaurant is out-competing them. In a final effort to save the restaurant, the brothers plan to put on an evening of incredible food.
1997 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay Nominees
![Girl 6 Suzan-Lori Parks](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/girl-6-spike-lee-image.jpg)
Girl 6
Suzan-Lori Parks
![Manny & Lo Lisa Krueger](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/manny-and-lo-lisa-krueger-image.jpg)
Manny & Lo
Lisa Krueger
![The Whole Wide World Michael Scott Myers](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-whole-wide-world-dan-ireland-image.jpg)
The Whole Wide World
Michael Scott Myers
![Trees Lounge Steve Buscemi](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/trees-lounge-steve-buscemi-image.jpg)