Click through each award to see the full list of nominees and winners!
2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
Give Me Liberty
Kirill Mikhanovsky
2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
En el Séptimo Día
Jim McKay
2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
Life & Nothing More
Amadeo Hernández Bueno
2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
Spa Night
Andrew Ahn
2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
Krisha
Trey Edward Shults
2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
Land Ho!
Martha Stephens
2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
This Is Martin Bonner
Chad Hartigan
2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
Middle of Nowhere
Ava DuVernay
2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
Pariah
Dee Rees
2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
Daddy Longlegs
Josh Safdie
2010 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
Humpday
Lynn Shelton
2009 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Alex Holdridge
2008 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
August Evening
Chris Eska
2007 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
Quinceañera
Richard Glatzer
2006 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
Conventioneers
Mora Stephens
2005 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
Mean Creek
Jacob Estes
2004 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
The Station Agent
Tom McCarthy
2003 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
Personal Velocity
Rebecca Miller
2002 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award
