16th Independent Spirit Awards

The 16th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2000, were announced on March 24, 2001.

It was hosted by John Waters.

[1][2][3][4][5][6] John Cassavetes Award Chuck & Buck Truer Than Fiction Award Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale Producers Award Paul Mezey – The Ballad of Ramblin’ Jack and Spring Forward Someone to Watch Award Marc Forster – Everything Put Together

Ang Lee , Best Director winner
Javier Bardem , Best Male Lead winner
Ellen Burstyn , Best Female Lead winner
Willem Dafoe , Best Supporting Male winner
Zhang Ziyi , Best Supporting Female winner
Kenneth Lonergan , Best Screenplay winner