Things You Never Knew About the Spirit Awards (or Were Afraid to Ask)

Which seductive actress offered to trade her Spirit Award for a date with Gabriel Byrne?
Linda Fiorentino

In 1999, whom did director Kevin Smith dedicate his Spirit Award to?
"Every woman who ever said I have a small dick."

Which 2003 Award winner worked at the Spirit Awards years earlier as part of the catering staff?
Derek Luke

Which director shared the secrets of filmmaking in his keynote speech, categorizing from A-Z?
Mike Leigh

Which Honorary Chair was uncredited as the voice on the answering machine in the Coen Brothers' Blood Simple?
Holly Hunter

Which Honorary Co-chair do you suspect won Best Supporting Male two years in a row?
Benicio Del Toro

Who was the first woman to win Best Director?
Martha Coolidge

What real-life mother and daughter appeared in the award-winning feature Rambling Rose?
Diane Ladd and Laura Dern

What director was nominated for two feature films in the same year?
Oliver Stone

What maverick filmmaker was the Best Feature Under $500,000 Award named in honor of?
John Cassavetes

What was the original name of the Spirit Awards?
Findie Awards

Who was the first Master of Ceremonies of the Spirit Awards?
Peter Coyote

In 1988, which director gave out his phone number twice during his acceptance speech, encouraging people with projects to contact him?
Lasse Hallström

Name the film where audiences first fell for actress Renée Zellweger.
Love and a .45

Which award-winning Best First Feature starred an unknown known Julia Roberts as a saucy Portuguese waitress?
Mystic Pizza

High from her victory, which actress delivered the longest acceptance speech in the history of the Spirit Awards?
Ally Sheedy

In 1992, what Honorary Chair caused a stir with her speech about studio business practices entitled "The Scum Sucking Vampire Pig Theory of Hollywood"?
Jodie Foster

Which controversial filmmaker received a standing ovation for his acceptance speech which received mixed reception the next day at the Oscars?
Michael Moore

In 2001, how did Hilary Swank and husband Chad Lowe arrive at the ceremony?
On their bicycles

Name the three films for which director Jane Campion won Spirit Awards in the Best Foreign Film category.
Sweetie, An Angel At My Table, The Piano

What is the film with the lowest budget to win Best First Feature?
El Mariachi (budget of $7,000)

Which past Best Female Lead winner presented at the Spirit Awards wearing a t-shirt for her alma mater, University of Kentucky?
Ashley Judd

Which singer made a surprise appearance at the 2003 Spirit Awards singing a peaceful protest?
Elvis Costello

Which two filmmakers tied for Best Director in 1986?
Martin Scorsese and Joel Coen

Name the two films where two directors have featured their Spirit Awards statues.
Full Frontal by Steven Soderbergh and Dogma by Kevin Smith

Which award-winning Best Feature film did Michael Stipe produce?
Being John Malkovich

What song did filmmaker Jim Sheridan get the entire audience to sing at the 2004 Spirit Awards?
"Happy Birthday"

Which Someone to Watch-winning filmmaker went on to direct the critically acclaimed film Monster's Ball?
Marc Forster

Which leading man mocked Sally Fields in his acceptance speech for Best Male Lead saying, "You tolerate me. You really tolerate me"?
Sean Penn