9th Independent Spirit Awards
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The 1993 Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1993, were announced on March 19, 1994. Hosted by Robert Townsend.
Contents
Nominees and winners
Best Feature
Best First Feature
Best Director
- Ang Lee – The Wedding Banquet
- Victor Nuñez – Ruby in Paradise
- Robert Rodriguez – El Mariachi
- John Turturro – Mac
Best Male Lead
- Vincent D'Onofrio – Household Saints
- Mitchell Lichtenstein – The Wedding Banquet
- Matthew Modine – Equinox
- Tyrin Turner – Menace II Society
Best Female Lead
Ashley Judd – Ruby in Paradise
- Suzy Amis – The Ballad of Little Jo
- May Chin – The Wedding Banquet
- Ariyan A. Johnson – Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
- Emma Thompson – Much Ado About Nothing
Best Supporting Male
Christopher Lloyd – Twenty Bucks
- David Chung – The Ballad of Little Jo
- Tate Donovan – Inside Monkey Zetterland
- Todd Field – Ruby in Paradise
- Edward Furlong – American Heart
Best Supporting Female
Lili Taylor – Household Saints
- Lara Flynn Boyle – Equinox
- Kuei Ya-lei – The Wedding Banquet
- Lucinda Jenney – American Heart
- Julianne Moore – Short Cuts
Best Screenplay
Short Cuts – Robert Altman and Frank Barhydt
- Combination Platter – Edwin Baker and Tony Chan
- Household Saints – Nancy Savoca and Richard Guay
- Ruby in Paradise – Victor Nuñez
- The Wedding Banquet – Ang Lee, Neil Peng and James Schamus
Best Cinematography
Menace II Society – Lisa Rinzler
- American Heart – James R. Bagdonas
- Chain of Desire – Nancy Schreiber
- Equinox – Elliot Davis
- Ruby in Paradise – Alex Vlacos
Best Foreign Film
The Piano • Australia/New Zealand
References
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