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2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best First Feature WinnerNightcrawlerDan GilroyWhen Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.Amazon2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best First Feature NomineesA Girl Walks Home Alone at NightAna Lily AmirpourAmazonDear White PeopleJustin SimienAmazonObvious ChildGillian RobespierreAmazonShe's Lost ControlAnja MarquardtAmazon

2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best First Feature WinnerThe Diary of a Teenage GirlMarielle HellerA teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend.Amazon2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best First Feature NomineesDirty HandsJosef Kubota WladykaAmazonJames WhiteJosh MondAmazonMediterraneaJonas CarpignanoAmazonSongs My Brothers Taught MeChloé ZhaoAmazon

2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best First Feature WinnerThe WitchRobert EggersA family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic, and possession.Amazon2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best First Feature NomineesOther PeopleChris KellyAmazonSwiss Army ManDan KwanAmazonThe Childhood of a LeaderBrady CorbetAmazonThe FitsAnna Rose HolmerAmazon

2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best First Feature WinnerIngrid Goes WestMatt SpicerAn unhinged social media stalker moves to LA and insinuates herself into the life of an Instagram star.Amazon2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best First Feature NomineesColumbusKogonadaAmazonMenasheJoshua Z WeinsteinAmazonOh Lucy!Atsuko HirayanagiAmazonPatti Cake$Geremy JasperAmazon

2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best First Feature WinnerSorry to Bother YouBoots RileyIn an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed.Amazon2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best First Feature NomineesHereditaryAri AsterAmazonThe TaleJennifer FoxAmazonWe the AnimalsJeremiah ZagarAmazonWildlifePaul DanoAmazon

2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best First Feature WinnerBooksmartOlivia WildeOn the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.Amazon2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best First Feature NomineesDianeKent JonesAmazonSee You YesterdayStefon BristolAmazonThe ClimbMichael Angelo CovinoAmazonThe Last Black Man in San FranciscoJoe TalbotAmazonThe MustangLaure de Clermont-TonnerreAmazon

1986 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Female Lead WinnerThe Trip to BountifulGeraldine PageIn 1940s Texas, an elderly woman is determined to visit her childhood home for one last time.Amazon1986 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Female Lead NomineesAfter HoursRosanna ArquetteAmazonSmooth TalkLaura DernAmazonTrouble in MindLori SingerAmazon

1987 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Female Lead WinnerBlue VelvetIsabella RosselliniThe discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.Amazon1987 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Female Lead NomineesBlue VelvetLaura DernAmazonDesert HeartsPatricia CharbonneauAmazonSalvadorElpidia CarrilloAmazonShe's Gotta Have ItTracy Camilla JohnsAmazon

1988 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Female Lead WinnerAnnaSally KirklandAnna is a middle-aged actress looking for work in New York City, with the help of her sometime lover, Daniel. She used to be a Czech film star married to the director Tonda, who is now ...Amazon1988 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Female Lead NomineesThe Glass MenagerieJoanne WoodwardAmazonThe Whales of AugustLillian GishAmazonTough Guys Don't DanceDebra StipeAmazonWorking GirlsLouise SmithAmazon

1989 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Female Lead WinnerFive CornersJodie FosterA psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.Amazon1989 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best Female Lead NomineesHairsprayRicki LakeAmazonMystic PizzaJulia RobertsAmazonPromised LandMeg RyanAmazonThe WashNobu McCarthyAmazon