The Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay is one of the annual awards given by the
Film Independent
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 glas ...
, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. It was first presented in 1994 with
David O. Russell
David Owen Russell (born August 20, 1958) is an American filmmaker. His early directing career includes the comedy films ''Spanking the Monkey'' (1994), '' Flirting with Disaster'' (1996), ''Three Kings'' (1999), and ''I Heart Huckabees'' (200 ...
being the first recipient of the award for ''
Spanking the Monkey
''Spanking the Monkey'' is a 1994 American sick comedy film written and directed by David O. Russell. It was filmed in Pawling, New York.
Plot
Ray Aibelli has finished his first year of college at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and h ...
'', a film he also directed.
Winners and nominees
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
References
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Screenwriting awards for film
Awards established in 1995