15th Independent Spirit Awards
The 15th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1999, were announced on March 25, 2000. It was hosted by Jennifer Tilly. Nominees and winners. Best Feature. Election Best First Feature (Over $500,000). Being John Malkovich Best First Feature (Under $500,000). The Blair Witch Project Best Director. Alexander Payne – "Election" Best Male Lead. Richard Farnsworth – "The Straight Story" Best Female Lead. Hilary Swank – "Boys Don't Cry" Best Supporting Male. Steve Zahn – "Happy, Texas" Best Supporting Female. Chloë Sevigny – "Boys Don't Cry" Best Screenplay. "Election" – Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor  Best First Screenplay. "Being John Malkovich" – Charlie Kaufman Best Cinematography. "Three Seasons" – Lisa Rinzler Best Foreign Film. "Run Lola Run" • Germany Best Debut Performance. Kimberly J. Brown – "Tumbleweeds" Truer Than Fiction Award. Night Waltz: The Music of Paul Bowles Producers Award. Pamela Koffler – "I'm Losing You" Someone to Watch Award. Cauleen Smith – "Drylongso"