2002 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay Winner
![Ghost World Daniel Clowes](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ghost-world-terry-zwigoff-image.jpg)
Ghost World
Daniel Clowes
With only the plan of moving in together after high school, two unusually devious friends seek direction in life. As a mere gag, they respond to a man’s newspaper ad for a date, only to find it will greatly complicate their lives.
2002 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best First Screenplay Nominees
![Donnie Darko Richard Kelly](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/donnie-darko-richard-kelly-image.jpg)
Donnie Darko
Richard Kelly
![Hedwig and the Angry Inch John Cameron Mitchell](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hedwig-and-the-angry-inch-john-cameron-mitchell-image.jpg)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
John Cameron Mitchell
![L.I.E. Stephen M. Ryder](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/l.i.e.-michael-cuesta-image.jpg)
L.I.E.
Stephen M. Ryder
![The Anniversary Party Jennifer Jason Leigh](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-anniversary-party-image.jpg)