Independent Spirit Award for Best Director
The 2022 recipient: Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Awarded forBest Director
CountryUnited States
Presented byFilm Independent
First awarded1985
Currently held byDan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
Websitefilmindependent.org

The Film Independent's Spirit Award for Best Director is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards.

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

Joel Coen, half of the established Coen Brothers, has won this award twice, for Blood Simple in 1985 and Fargo in 1996.
Martin Scorsese won in 1985 for After Hours.
John Huston received the award posthumously for The Dead.

1980s

Year Recipient(s) Film
1985
[1][2]
Joel CoenBlood Simple
Martin ScorseseAfter Hours
Joyce ChopraSmooth Talk
Peter MastersonThe Trip to Bountiful
1986Oliver StonePlatoon
Jim JarmuschDown by Law
David LynchBlue Velvet
Rob ReinerStand by Me
Oliver StoneSalvador
1987John HustonThe Dead
Jonathan DemmeSwimming to Cambodia
Tim HunterRiver's Edge
Jim McBrideThe Big Easy
John SaylesMatewan
1988Ramon MenendezStand and Deliver
David Burton MorrisPatti Rocks
Errol MorrisThe Thin Blue Line
Oliver StoneTalk Radio
John WatersHairspray
1989Steven SoderberghSex, Lies, and Videotape
Jim JarmuschMystery Train
Charles LaneSidewalk Stories
Nancy SavocaTrue Love
Gus Van SantDrugstore Cowboy
Quentin Tarantino received the award for Pulp Fiction.
Alexander Payne has won the award twice, for Election (1999) and Sideways (2004).

1990s

Year Recipient(s) Film
1990Charles BurnettTo Sleep with Anger
Reginald HudlinHouse Party
John McNaughtonHenry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Allan MoylePump Up the Volume
Michael RoemerThe Plot Against Harry
1991Martha CoolidgeRambling Rose
Todd HaynesPoison
Richard LinklaterSlacker
Gus Van SantMy Own Private Idaho
Joseph VásquezHangin' with the Homeboys
1992Carl FranklinOne False Move
Allison AndersGas Food Lodging
Abel FerraraBad Lieutenant
Tom KalinSwoon
Quentin TarantinoReservoir Dogs
1993Robert AltmanShort Cuts
Ang LeeThe Wedding Banquet
Victor NuñezRuby in Paradise
Robert RodriguezEl Mariachi
John TurturroMac
1994Quentin TarantinoPulp Fiction
John DahlRed Rock West
Ang LeeEat Drink Man Woman
Roman PolanskiDeath and the Maiden
Alan RudolphMrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1995Mike FiggisLeaving Las Vegas
Michael AlmereydaNadja
Ulu GrosbardGeorgia
Todd HaynesSafe
John SaylesThe Secret of Roan Inish
1996Joel CoenFargo
Abel FerraraThe Funeral
David O. RussellFlirting with Disaster
Todd SolondzWelcome to the Dollhouse
Robert M. YoungCaught
1997Robert DuvallThe Apostle
Larry FessendenHabit
Victor NuñezUlee's Gold
Paul SchraderTouch
Wim WendersThe End of Violence
1998
[3]
Wes AndersonRushmore
Todd HaynesVelvet Goldmine
Lodge KerriganClaire Dolan
Paul SchraderAffliction
Todd SolondzHappiness
1999
[4][5]
Alexander PayneElection
Harmony KorineJulien Donkey-Boy
Doug LimanGo
David LynchThe Straight Story
Steven SoderberghThe Limey
Ang Lee has won twice, for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and Brokeback Mountain (2005).
Tom McCarthy has won for The Visitor (2008) and Spotlight (2015).

2000s

Year Recipient(s) Film
2000
[6]
Ang LeeCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Darren AronofskyRequiem for a Dream
Miguel ArtetaChuck & Buck
Christopher GuestBest in Show
Julian SchnabelBefore Night Falls
2001
[7]
Christopher NolanMemento
Michael CuestaL.I.E.
Cheryl DunyeStranger Inside
Richard LinklaterWaking Life
John Cameron MitchellHedwig and the Angry Inch
2002
[8]
Todd HaynesFar from Heaven
Joe CarnahanNarc
Nicole HolofcenerLovely & Amazing
Bernard RoseIvans Xtc
Gus Van SantGerry
2003
[9]
Sofia CoppolaLost in Translation
Shari Springer Berman and Robert PulciniAmerican Splendor
Jim SheridanIn America
Peter SollettRaising Victor Vargas
Gus Van SantElephant
2004
[10]
Alexander PayneSideways
Shane CarruthPrimer
Joshua MarstonMaria Full of Grace
Walter SallesThe Motorcycle Diaries
Mario Van PeeblesBaadasssss!
2005
[11]
Ang LeeBrokeback Mountain
Gregg ArakiMysterious Skin
Noah BaumbachThe Squid and the Whale
George ClooneyGood Night, and Good Luck
Rodrigo GarcíaNine Lives
2006
[12]
Jonathan Dayton and Valerie FarisLittle Miss Sunshine
Robert AltmanA Prairie Home Companion
Ryan FleckHalf Nelson
Karen MoncrieffThe Dead Girl
Steven SoderberghBubble
2007
[13]
Julian SchnabelThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Todd HaynesI'm Not There
Tamara JenkinsThe Savages
Jason ReitmanJuno
Gus Van SantParanoid Park
2008
[14]
Tom McCarthyThe Visitor
Ramin BahraniChop Shop
Jonathan DemmeRachel Getting Married
Lance HammerBallast
Courtney HuntFrozen River
2009
[15]
Lee DanielsPrecious
Joel Coen and Ethan CoenA Serious Man
Cary FukunagaSin Nombre
James GrayTwo Lovers
Michael HoffmanThe Last Station
Barry Jenkins has won for Moonlight (2006) and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018).

2010s

Year Recipient(s) Film
2010
[16]
Darren AronofskyBlack Swan
Danny Boyle127 Hours
Lisa CholodenkoThe Kids Are All Right
Debra GranikWinter's Bone
John Cameron MitchellRabbit Hole
2011
[17]
Michel HazanaviciusThe Artist
Mike MillsBeginners
Jeff NicholsTake Shelter
Alexander PayneThe Descendants
Nicolas Winding RefnDrive
2012
[18]
David O. RussellSilver Linings Playbook
Wes AndersonMoonrise Kingdom
Julia LoktevThe Loneliest Planet
Ira SachsKeep the Lights On
Benh ZeitlinBeasts of the Southern Wild
2013
[19]
Steve McQueen12 Years a Slave
Shane CarruthUpstream Color
J. C. ChandorAll Is Lost
Jeff NicholsMud
Alexander PayneNebraska
2014
[20]
Richard LinklaterBoyhood
Damien ChazelleWhiplash
Ava DuVernaySelma
Alejandro G. IñárrituBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
David ZellnerKumiko, the Treasure Hunter
2015
[21]
Tom McCarthySpotlight
Sean BakerTangerine
Cary Joji FukunagaBeasts of No Nation
Todd HaynesCarol
Charlie Kaufman and Duke JohnsonAnomalisa
David Robert MitchellIt Follows
2016
[22]
Barry JenkinsMoonlight
Andrea ArnoldAmerican Honey
Pablo LarraínJackie
Jeff NicholsLoving
Kelly ReichardtCertain Women
2017
[23]
Jordan PeeleGet Out
Sean BakerThe Florida Project
Jonas CarpignanoA Ciambra
Luca GuadagninoCall Me by Your Name
Safdie BrothersGood Time
Chloé ZhaoThe Rider
2018
[24]
Barry JenkinsIf Beale Street Could Talk
Debra GranikLeave No Trace
Tamara JenkinsPrivate Life
Lynne RamsayYou Were Never Really Here
Paul SchraderFirst Reformed
2019
[25]
Safdie BrothersUncut Gems
Robert EggersThe Lighthouse
Alma Har'elHoney Boy
Julius OnahLuce
Lorene ScafariaHustlers

2020s

Year Recipient(s) Film
2020
[26][27]
Chloé ZhaoNomadland
Lee Isaac ChungMinari
Emerald FennellPromising Young Woman
Eliza HittmanNever Rarely Sometimes Always
Kelly ReichardtFirst Cow
2021
[28]
Maggie GyllenhaalThe Lost Daughter
Janicza BravoZola
Lauren HadawayThe Novice
Mike MillsC'mon C'mon
Ninja ThybergPleasure
2022
[29]
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert Everything Everywhere All at Once
Todd FieldTár
KogonadaAfter Yang
Sarah PolleyWomen Talking
Halina ReijnBodies Bodies Bodies

Multiple nominations (3 or more)

Multiple wins

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