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2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Premature Rashaad Ernesto Green](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/premature-rashaad-ernesto-green-image.jpg)
Premature
Rashaad Ernesto Green
2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Socrates Alex Moratto](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/socrates-image.jpg)
Socrates
Alex Moratto
2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Gook Justin Chon](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gook-justin-chon-image.jpg)
Gook
Justin Chon
2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![The Fits Anna Rose Holmer](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-fits-image.jpg)
The Fits
Anna Rose Holmer
2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![King Jack Felix Thompson](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/king-jack-felix-thompson-image.jpg)
King Jack
Felix Thompson
2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![H. Rania Attieh](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/h.-rania-attieh-daniel-garcia-image.jpg)
H.
Rania Attieh
2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Newlyweeds Shaka King](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/newlyweeds-shaka-king-image.jpg)
Newlyweeds
Shaka King
2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Gimme the Loot Adam Leon](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gimme-the-loot-image.jpg)
Gimme the Loot
Adam Leon
2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Without Mark Jackson](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/without-mark-jackson-image.jpg)
Without
Mark Jackson
2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Littlerock Mike Ott](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/littlerock-mike-ott-image.jpg)
Littlerock
Mike Ott
2010 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Easier with Practice Kyle Patrick Alvarez](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/easier-with-practice-kyle-patrick-alvarez-image.jpg)
Easier with Practice
Kyle Patrick Alvarez
2009 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![My Effortless Brilliance Lynn Shelton](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/my-effortless-brilliance-lynn-shelton-image.jpg)
My Effortless Brilliance
Lynn Shelton
2008 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Chop Shop Ramin Bahrani](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/chop-shop-ramin-bahrani-image.jpg)
Chop Shop
Ramin Bahrani
2007 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Day Night Day Night Julia Loktev](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/day-night-day-night-julia-loktev-image.jpg)
Day Night Day Night
Julia Loktev
2006 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Cavite Ian Gamazon](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cavite-neill-dela-llana-ian-gamazon-image.jpg)
Cavite
Ian Gamazon
2005 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Chain Jem Cohen](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/chain-jem-cohen-image.jpg)
Chain
Jem Cohen
2004 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Funny Ha Ha Andrew Bujalski](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/funny-ha-ha-andrew-bujalski-image.jpg)
Funny Ha Ha
Andrew Bujalski
2003 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Paradox Lake Przemyslaw Reut](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/paradox-lake-przemyslaw-reut-image.jpg)
Paradox Lake
Przemyslaw Reut
2002 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Daydream Believer Debra Eisenstadt](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
Daydream Believer
Debra Eisenstadt
2001 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Everything Put Together Marc Forster](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/everything-put-together-marc-forster-image.jpg)
Everything Put Together
Marc Forster
2000 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Drylongso Cauleen Smith](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
Drylongso
Cauleen Smith
1999 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Thirteen David D. Williams](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
Thirteen
David D. Williams
1998 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![The Headhunter's Sister Scott Saunders](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/movie-cover-1-image.jpg)
The Headhunter’s Sister
Scott Saunders
1997 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Habit Larry Fessenden](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/habit-larry-fessenden-image.jpg)
Habit
Larry Fessenden
1996 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day Christopher Munch](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/color-of-a-brisk-and-leaping-day-christopher-munch-image.jpg)
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
Christopher Munch
1995 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award
![Clean, Shaven Lodge Kerrigan](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/clean-shaven-lodge-kerrigan-image.jpg)