The Film Independent's Spirit Award for Best Director is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards.
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director | |
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Awarded for | Best Director |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Film Independent |
First awarded | 1985 |
Currently held by | Celine Song for Past Lives (2023) |
Website | filmindependent |
History
It was first presented in 1985 with Joel Coen and Martin Scorsese being the first winners of the category for Blood Simple and After Hours, respectively.
Directors Barry Jenkins, Tom McCarthy, Joel Coen and Alexander Payne are the only winners who have received this award more than once, with two wins each. Todd Haynes holds the record of most nominations with six (winning one for Far from Heaven), followed by Gus Van Sant with five. Martha Coolidge was the first female director to win the award, receiving it in 1991. Chloé Zhao was the first female of color to win the category in 2020.
Winners and nominees
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple nominations (3 or more)
- Todd Haynes: 6
- Gus van Sant: 5
- Ang Lee: 4
- Alexander Payne: 4
- Joel Coen: 3 (one with Ethan Coen)
- Richard Linklater: 3
- Jeff Nichols: 3
- Paul Schrader: 3
- Steven Soderbergh: 3
- Oliver Stone: 3
Multiple wins
- Barry Jenkins: 2
- Tom McCarthy: 2
- Joel Coen: 2 (one in a tie with Martin Scorsese)
- Ang Lee: 2
- Alexander Payne: 2
References
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