The 14th

Independent Spirit Awards The Independent Spirit Awards (abbreviated Spirit Awards and originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards), founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with acrylic glass ...

, honoring the best in

independent filmmaking An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, in ...

for

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

, were announced on March 20, 1999. It was hosted by

Queen Latifah Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, actress, and singer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album '' All Hail the Qu ...

Nominees and winners

MJK 08478 Wes Anderson (Opening Gala Berlinale 2018)

Films that received multiple nominations

Films that won multiple awards

Special awards

Truer Than Fiction Award

'' Regret to Inform'' *'' Dear Jesse'' *''Dying to Tell the Story'' *'' Moment of Impact'' *''Paulina''

Producers Award

Susan A. Stover – '' The Sticky Fingers of Time'' & ''

High Art High culture is a subculture that emphasizes and encompasses the cultural objects of aesthetic value, which a society collectively esteem as exemplary art, and the intellectual works of philosophy, history, art, and literature that a society co ...

'' *Margot Bridger – ''Arresting Gena'' & '' The Delta'' *

Gill Holland John Gill Holland, Jr. (born November 7, 1964) is an American film producer and co-developer of The Green Building in Louisville, Kentucky. Early life and education Born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Holland was raised in Davidson, North Ca ...

– ''

Hurricane Streets ''Hurricane Streets'' (also known as ''Hurricane'') is a 1997 American coming-of-age drama film directed and written by Morgan J. Freeman in his feature directorial debut. It shows the story of Marcus ( Brendan Sexton III), a teenage inner-city ...

'' & ''

Spring Forward ''Spring Forward'' is a 1999 film and the directorial debut of Tom Gilroy, starring Ned Beatty, Liev Schreiber and Campbell Scott. Shot in sequence over the course of one year, it was the first film released by IFC Films, the Independent Film Ch ...

'' * Andrea Sperling – '' Nowhere'' & ''

The Doom Generation ''The Doom Generation'' is a 1995 black comedy thriller film written and directed by Gregg Araki. The film follows two troubled teenage lovers, Amy Blue (Rose McGowan) and Jordan White ( James Duval), who pick up a young handsome drifter named Xavi ...

Someone to Watch Award

David D. Williams – ''Thirteen'' *Tony Barbieri – ''One'' *

Lynn Hershman Leeson Lynn Hershman Leeson (née Lynn Lester Hershman; born 1941) is a multimedia American artist and filmmaker. Her work combines art with social commentary, particularly on the relationship between people and technology. Leeson is a pioneer in new med ...

– '' Conceiving Ada'' *Eric Tretbar – ''Snow''

References

External links

1998 Spirit Awards at IMDbFull show on Film Independent's YouTube channel
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