9th Independent Spirit Awards (1994)
Best Feature
Short Cuts
Equinox
Much Ado About Nothing
Ruby in Paradise
The Wedding Banquet
Best Director
Robert Altman - Short Cuts
Ang Lee - The Wedding Banquet
Victor Nuñez - Ruby in Paradise
Robert Rodriguez - El Mariachi
John Turturro - Mac
Best Male Lead
Jeff Bridges - American Heart
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
Ah-Leh Gua - 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 International Film
The Piano • Australia / New Zealand
Like Water for Chocolate • Mexico
Naked • UK
Orlando • UK
The Story of Qiu Ju • China / Hong Kong
Best First Feature
El Mariachi - Robert Rodriguez
American Heart
Combination Platter
Mac - John Turturro
Menace II Society - The Hughes Brothers