20th Independent Spirit Awards
The 20th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2004, were announced on February 26, 2005. It was hosted by Samuel L. Jackson. Nominees and winners. Best Feature. Sideways Best First Feature. Garden State Best Director. Alexander Payne – "Sideways" Best Male Lead. Paul Giamatti – "Sideways" Best Female Lead. Catalina Sandino Moreno – "Maria Full of Grace" Best Supporting Male. Thomas Haden Church – "Sideways" Best Supporting Female. Virginia Madsen – "Sideways" Best Screenplay. "Sideways" – Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor Best First Screenplay. "Maria Full of Grace" – Joshua Marston Best Cinematography. "The Motorcycle Diaries" – Eric Gautier Best  Foreign Film. "The Sea Inside" • Spain Best Debut Performance. Rodrigo de la Serna – "The Motorcycle Diaries" John Cassavetes Award. Mean Creek Truer Than Fiction Award. Born into Brothels Producers Award. Gina Kwon – "The Good Girl", "Me and You and Everyone We Know" and "The Motel" Someone to Watch Award. Jem Cohen – "Chain"