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2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
![Give Me Liberty Kirill Mikhanovsky](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/give-me-liberty-kirill-mikhanovsky-image.jpg)
Give Me Liberty
Kirill Mikhanovsky
2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
![En el Séptimo Día Jim McKay](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/en-el-septimo-dia-jim-mckay-image.jpg)
En el Séptimo Día
Jim McKay
2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
![Life & Nothing More Amadeo Hernández Bueno](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/life-and-nothing-more-antonio-mendez-esparza-image.jpg)
Life & Nothing More
Amadeo Hernández Bueno
2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
![Spa Night Andrew Ahn](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/spa-night-image.jpg)
Spa Night
Andrew Ahn
2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
![Krisha Trey Edward Shults](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/krisha-trey-edward-shults-image.jpg)
Krisha
Trey Edward Shults
2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
![Land Ho! Martha Stephens](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/land-ho-image.jpg)
Land Ho!
Martha Stephens
2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
![This Is Martin Bonner Chad Hartigan](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/this-is-martin-bonner-chad-hartigan-image.jpg)
This Is Martin Bonner
Chad Hartigan
2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
![Middle of Nowhere Ava DuVernay](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/middle-of-nowhere-image.jpg)
Middle of Nowhere
Ava DuVernay
2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
![Pariah Dee Rees](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/pariah-dee-rees-image.jpg)
Pariah
Dee Rees
2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
![Daddy Longlegs Josh Safdie](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/go-get-some-rosemary-image.jpg)
Daddy Longlegs
Josh Safdie
2010 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
![Humpday Lynn Shelton](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/humpday-lynn-shelton-image.jpg)
Humpday
Lynn Shelton
2009 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
![In Search of a Midnight Kiss Alex Holdridge](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/in-search-of-a-midnight-kiss-image.jpg)
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Alex Holdridge
2008 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
![August Evening Chris Eska](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/august-evening-chris-eska-image.jpg)
August Evening
Chris Eska
2007 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
![Quinceañera Richard Glatzer](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/quinceañera-richard-glatzer-wash-westmoreland-image.jpg)
Quinceañera
Richard Glatzer
2006 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
![Conventioneers Mora Stephens](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/conventioneers-mora-stephens-image.jpg)
Conventioneers
Mora Stephens
2005 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
![Mean Creek Jacob Estes](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/mean-creek-jacob-estes-image.jpg)
Mean Creek
Jacob Estes
2004 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
![The Station Agent Tom McCarthy](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-station-agent-tom-mccarthy-image.jpg)
The Station Agent
Tom McCarthy
2003 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
![Personal Velocity Rebecca Miller](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/personal-velocity-rebecca-miller-image.jpg)
Personal Velocity
Rebecca Miller
2002 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
![Jackpot Michael Polish](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/jackpot-michael-polish-image.jpg)