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Independent Spirit Awards:
The 15th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring excellence in independent film, took place on March 25, 2000 under a tent on Santa Monica beach.
| Feature | Election |
| First Feature (More Than $500,000) | Spike Jonze, Being John Malkovich |
| First Feature (Less Than $500,000) | Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez , The Blair Witch Project |
| Male Lead | Richard Farnsworth, The Straight Story |
| Female Lead | Hilary Swank, Boys Don't Cry |
| Supporting Male | Steve Zahn, Happy, Texas |
| Supporting Female | Chloë Sevigny, Boys Don't Cry |
| Debut Performance | Kimberly J. Brown, Tumbleweeds |
| Director | Alexander Payne, Election |
| Screenplay | Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Election |
| First Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman, Being John Malkovich |
| Cinematography | Lisa Rinzler, Three Seasons |
| Foreign Film | Tom Tykwer, Run Lola Run (Germany) |
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