1997 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Director Winner

Fargo
Joel Coen
Jerry Lundegaard’s inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen’s bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
1997 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Director Nominees

Caught
Robert M. Young

Flirting with Disaster
David O. Russell

The Funeral
Abel Ferrara
