Winners at 17th Independent Spirit Awards

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 24 (UPI) -- Here is a list of winners at the 17th Annual Independent Spirit Awards, presented Saturday in Santa Monica at the West Coast branch of the Independent Feature Project (IFP/West):

Best feature: "Memento"

Director: Christopher Nolan, "Memento"

Screenplay: Christopher Nolan, "Memento"

First feature (award given to the director): "In The Bedroom," Todd Field

First screenplay: "Ghost World," Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff

John Cassavetes Award (given to the best feature made for under $500,000): "Jackpot"

Debut performance: Paul Franklin Dano, "L.I.E."

Supporting female: Carrie-Anne Moss, "Memento"

Supporting male: Steve Buscemi, "Ghost World"

Female lead: Sissy Spacek, "In the Bedroom"

Male lead: Tom Wilkinson, "In The Bedroom"

Cinematography: Peter Deming, "Mulholland Drive"

Foreign film (award given to the director): "Amélie," director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Documentary (award given to the director): "Dogtown and Z-Boys," director, Stacy Peralta

Someone to Watch Award: Debra Eisenstadt, director, "Daydream Believer"

Direct/TV Truer Than Fiction Award: Monteith McCollum, "Hybrid"

Motorola Producers Award: René Bastian and Linda Moran, producers, "Martin and Orloff" and "L.I.E."