29th Independent Spirit Awards

Winners and nominees

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Special awards

[Independent Spirit [John Cassavetes Award|John Cassavetes Award]]

• Computer Chess - Writer/Director: Andrew Bujalski, Producers: Houston King and Alex Lipschultz
• Crystal Fairy - Writer/Director: Sebastiàn Silva, Producers: Juan de Dios Larraín and Pablo Larraín
• Museum Hours - Writer/Director: Jem Cohen, Producers: Paolo Calamita and Gabriele Kranzelbinder
• Pit Stop - Writer/Director: Yen Tan, Writer: David Lowery, Producers: Jonathan Duffy, James M. Johnston, Eric Steele, and Kelly Williams

  19th Annual [Stella Artois] Truer Than Fiction Award

• Kalyanee Mam - A River Changes Course
• Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez - Manakamana

  17th Annual Piaget">Piaget_SA">Piaget Producers Award

• Jacob Jaffke
• Andrea Roa
• Frederick Thornton

  20th Annual Someone to Watch Award

• The Foxy Merkins - Director: Madeline Olnek
• My Sister's Quinceañera - Director: Aaron Douglas Johnston

  [Independent Spirit [Robert Altman Award|Robert Altman Award]]

• Mud — Jeff Nichols, Francine Maisler, Joe Don Baker, Stuart Greer, Jacob Lofland, Matthew McConaughey, Ray McKinnon, Sam Shepard, Tye Sheridan, Sarah Paulson, Michael Shannon, Paul Sparks, Bonnie Sturdivant and Reese Witherspoon