Jelaskan 2000an dari Film Pertama Terbaik (Independent Spirit Award)

2000: You Can Count On Me – Kenneth Lonergan, sutradara; John Hart, Jeffrey Sharp, Barbara De Fina dan Larry Meistrich, produser

Boiler Room – Ben Younger, sutradara; Jennifer Todd dan Suzanne Todd, produser

Girlfight – Karyn Kusama, sutradara; Maggie Renzi, Sarah Green dan Martha Griffin, produser.

Love & Basketball – Gina Prince-Bythewood, sutradara; Spike Lee dan Sam Kitt, produser

The Visit – Jordan Walker-Pearlman, sutradara dan produser

2001: In the Bedroom – Todd Field, sutradara

The Anniversary Party – Alan Cumming dan Jennifer Jason Leigh, sutradara

The Believer – Henry Bean, sutradara

Donnie Darko – Richard Kelly, sutradara

Ghost World – Terry Zwigoff, sutradara

2002: The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys – Peter Care, sutradara

Interview with the Assassin – Neil Burger, sutradara

Manito – Eric Eason, sutradara

Paid in Full – Charles Stone III, sutradara

Roger Dodger – Dylan Kidd, sutradara

2003: Monster – Patty Jenkins, sutradara; Mark Damon, Donald Kushner, Clark Peterson, Charlize Theron dan Brad Wyman, produser

Bomb the System – Adam Bhala Lough, sutradara; Ben Rekhi dan Sol Tryon, produser

House of Sand and Fog – Vadim Perelman, sutradara dan produser; Michael London, produser

Quattro Noza – Joey Curtis, sutradara; Fredric King, producer

Thirteen – Catherine Hardwicke, sutradara; Jeffrey Levy-Hinte dan Michael London, produser

2004: Garden State – Zach Braff, sutradara; Pamela Abdy, Gary Gilbert, Dan Halsted dan Richard Klubeck, produser

Brother to Brother – Rodney Evans, sutradara dan produser; Jim McKay, Isen Robbins dan Aimee Schoof, produser

Napoleon Dynamite – Jared Hess, sutradara; Jeremy Coon, Sean Covel dan Chris Wyatt, produser

Saints and Soldiers – Ryan Little, sutradara dan produser; Adam Abel, produser

The Woodsman – Nicole Kassell, sutradara; Lee Daniels, produser

2005: Crash – Paul Haggis, sutradara dan produser; Cathy Schulman, Don Cheadle, Bob Yari, Mark R. Harris dan Bobby Moresco, produser

Lackawanna Blues – George C. Wolfe, sutradara; Halle Berry, Vince Cirrincione, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Nellie Nugiel dan Shelby Stone

Me and You and Everyone We Know – Miranda July, sutradara; Gina Kwon, produser

Thumbsucker – Mike Mills, sutradara; Anthony Bregman dan Bob Stephenson, produser

Transamerica – Duncan Tucker, sutradara; Sebastian Dungan, Linda Moran dan Rene Bastian, produser

2006: Sweet Land – Ali Selim, sutradara; Alan Cumming dan James Bigham, produser

Day Night Day Night – Julia Loktev, sutradara; Melanie Judd dan Jessica Levin, produser

Man Push Cart – Ramin Bahrani, sutradara; Pradip Ghosh dan Bedford T. Bentley, produser

The Motel – Michael Kang, sutradara; Matthew Greenfield, Miguel Arteta, Gina Kwon dan Karin Chien, produser

Wristcutters: A Love Story – Goran Dukić, sutradara; Adam Sherman, Chris Coen, Tatiana Kelly dan Mikal P. Lazarev, produser

2007: The Lookout – Scott Frank, sutradara; Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Laurence Mark dan Walter F. Parkes, produser

2 Days in Paris – Julie Delpy, sutradara; Christophe Mazodier dan Thierry Potok, produser

Great World of Sound – Craig Zobel, sutradara dan produser; Melissa Palmer, David Gordon Green dan Richard A. Wright, produser

Rocket Science – Jeffrey Blitz, sutradara; Effie Brown dan Sean Welch, produser

Vanaja – Rajnesh Domalpalli, sutradara; Latha R. Domalapalli, produser

2008: Synecdoche, New York – Charlie Kaufman, sutradara dan produser; Anthony Bregman, Spike Jonze and Sidney Kimmel, produser

Afterschool – Antonio Campos, sutradara; T. Sean Durkin dan Josh Mond, produser

Medicine for Melancholy – Barry Jenkins, sutradara; Justin Barber, produser

Sangre de Mi Sangre – Christopher Zalla, sutradara; Per Melita dan Ben Odell, produser

Sleep Dealer – Alex Rivera, sutradara; Anthony Bregman, produser

2009: Crazy Heart – Scott Cooper, sutradara dan produser; Robert Duvall, Rob Carliner, Judy Cairo dan T-Bone Burnett, produser

Easier with Practice – Kyle Patrick Alvarez, sutradara; Cookie Carosella, produser

The Messenger – Oren Moverman, sutradara; Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee and Zach Miller, produser

Paranormal Activity – Oren Peli, sutradara dan produser; Jason Blum, produser

A Single Man – Tom Ford, sutradara dan produser; Chris Weitz, Andrew Miano dan Robert Salerno, produser