Question: This American actor won an Independent Spirit Award for portraying Tanner Howard in a neo-Western crime thriller film written by who?
Context: Vera Farmiga is an American actress, director, and producer.  She began her career on stage as an understudy in Ronald Harwood's play "Taking Sides" (1996) on Broadway.  The following year, she starred in the Off-Broadway play "Second-Hand Smoke" (1997) by Mac Wellman.  Farmiga made her film debut in Joseph Ruben's drama-thriller "Return to Paradise" (1998).  She had supporting roles in Joan Chen's romantic drama "Autumn in New York" (2000), the crime drama "The Opportunists" (2000), and John Herzfeld's action thriller "15 Minutes" (2001).  Farmiga's breakthrough role came in 2004, when she was cast in Debra Granik's drama "Down to the Bone".  For her performance, she won the Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Acting and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.  She then starred in Jonathan Demme's political thriller "The Manchurian Candidate" (2004), and Wayne Kramer's crime thriller "Running Scared" (2006). The Independent Spirit Award for Best Film (or Best Feature) is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards. Wash Westmoreland, also called Wash West, (born 4 March 1966) is an independent film director who has worked in television, documentaries, and independent films.  His 2006 release, "Quinceañera", had a double Sundance win (Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize), and it also picked up the Humanitas Prize and the John Cassavetes Spirit Award.  In 2008, Westmoreland produced an MTV film "Pedro" about AIDS activist Pedro Zamora that was introduced on MTV by U.S. President Bill Clinton.  Working with his partner Richard Glatzer, he directed "The Last of Robin Hood" in 2012 starring Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon, and Dakota Fanning that was released in August 2014 by Goldwyn.  The duo's next film "Still Alice", based on Lisa Genova's NYT bestselling book, starred Julianne Moore, Kristen Stewart, and Alec Baldwin.  It premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2014 and was immediately picked up for distribution by Sony Picture Classics.  It went on to win many awards, especially for leading actress Julianne Moore, who won the SAG Award, the Independent Spirit Award, the BAFTA and the Academy Award for Best Actress. The Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards.  Alan Arkin, Christopher Plummer, Jared Leto, and J. K. Simmons are the only actors to have won both this award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor the same year. Benjamin A. "Ben" Foster (born October 29, 1980) is an American actor.  He has had roles in films including "The Punisher" (2004), "" (2006), "Alpha Dog" (2006), "The Messenger" (2009), "Pandorum" (2009), "The Mechanic" (2011), "Contraband" (2012), "Lone Survivor" (2013) and "The Program" (2015).  He was nominated for a Saturn Award and a Satellite Award for his role in "" (2007) and won an Independent Spirit Award for portraying Tanner Howard in "Hell or High Water" (2016). The Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography is one of the annual awards given by Independent Spirit Awards, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. Mark Alan Ruffalo ( , born November 22, 1967) is an American actor, filmmaker, and social activist.  He made his screen debut in an episode of "CBS Summer Playhouse" (1989), followed by minor film roles.  He was part of the original cast of "This Is Our Youth" (1996), for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.  Following were his roles in "13 Going on 30" (2004), "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004)", Zodiac" (2007), and "What Doesn't Kill You" (2008).  In 2010, he starred in the psychological thriller "Shutter Island" and the comedy-drama "The Kids Are All Right".  For the latter, he received nominations for the SAG Award, BAFTA Award, and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.  He also co-starred in the mystery films "Now You See Me" and "Now You See Me 2" as FBI Special Agent Dylan Rhodes. Hell or High Water is a 2016 American neo-Western crime thriller film directed by David Mackenzie and written by Taylor Sheridan, whose script was on the 2012 Black List.  The film follows two brothers (Chris Pine and Ben Foster) who carry out a series of bank robberies to save their family ranch, while being pursued by two Texas Rangers (Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham). Pi, also titled π , is a 1998 American surrealist psychological thriller film written and directed by Darren Aronofsky in his directorial debut.  The film earned Aronofsky the Directing Award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and the Gotham Open Palm Award.  The title refers to the mathematical constant pi.  The film is notable for its covering of an array of themes including religion, mysticism and the relationship of the universe to mathematics. The Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing is one of the annual awards given by Independent Spirit Awards, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers.
Answer: Taylor Sheridan