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Independent Spirit Award
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| Awarded for | Best in independent films |
| Presented by | Film Independent |
| Country |  United States |
| First awarded | 1984 |
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Founded in 1984, the Independent Spirit Awards were originally known as the FINDIE Awards ("Friends of Independents") and presented winners with acrylic glass pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the paltry budgets of independent films. In 1986, the event was renamed the Independent Spirit Awards in honor of the talented and tenacious souls who drive creativity in the film industry. The Independent Spirit Awards are presented by Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. In 2007 the ceremony was slightly changed to Film Independent's Spirit Awards. Since 2006, winners have received a trophy depicting a bird sitting atop of a pole with the shoestrings from the previous design wrapped around the pole [1].
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The awards show is held inside a tent on the beach in Santa Monica, California, usually on the day before the Academy Awards (since 1999; originally the Saturday before). Since 1994, the show has been broadcast on the Independent Film Channel.
- Best Male - Lead
- Best Male - Supporting
- Best Female - Lead
- Best Female - Supporting
- Best Cinematography
- Best Documentary Feature
- Best Director
- Best Film (or Feature)
- Best Film (First)
- Best Screenplay
- Best Screenplay (First)
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| Current Awards | Best Film • Best Actor • Best Actress • Best Supporting Actor • Best Supporting Actress • Best Director • Best Cinematography • Best Documentary Feature • Best First Film • Best Foreign Language Film • Best Screenplay • Best Screenplay - First |
| Ceremonies | 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 |