Independent Spirit Award for Best Director

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Independent Spirit Award category film award

The Independent Spirit Award for Best Director is an annual honor presented to recognize outstanding directing in independent filmmaking.

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Label	Occurrences
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director canonical	8
Best Director – Independent Spirit Awards	1
Independent Spirit Awards	1

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Target entity: Independent Spirit Award for Best Director
Context triple: [Barry Jenkins, awardReceived, Independent Spirit Award for Best Director]

A. Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature is a prestigious American film award honoring the best independent feature film of the year.
B. Independent Spirit Award
The Independent Spirit Award is a prestigious American film honor that celebrates excellence in independent, low-budget, and artistically distinctive cinema.
C. Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay
The Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay is an American film award presented annually to recognize outstanding debut screenwriting in independent cinema.
D. Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead is an annual honor presented at the Film Independent Spirit Awards recognizing outstanding lead performances by actresses in independent films.
E. Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead is an annual honor presented at the Film Independent Spirit Awards recognizing outstanding lead performances by male actors in independent films.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Independent Spirit Award for Best Director
Target entity description: The Independent Spirit Award for Best Director is an annual honor presented to recognize outstanding directing in independent filmmaking.

A. Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature is a prestigious American film award honoring the best independent feature film of the year.
B. Independent Spirit Award
The Independent Spirit Award is a prestigious American film honor that celebrates excellence in independent, low-budget, and artistically distinctive cinema.
C. Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay
The Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay is an American film award presented annually to recognize outstanding debut screenwriting in independent cinema.
D. Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead is an annual honor presented at the Film Independent Spirit Awards recognizing outstanding lead performances by actresses in independent films.
E. Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead is an annual honor presented at the Film Independent Spirit Awards recognizing outstanding lead performances by male actors in independent films.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Independent Spirit Award category ⓘ film award ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Independent Spirit Award for Best Director ⓘ surface form: Best Director – Independent Spirit Awards
awardCategoryOf	Independent Spirit Award ⓘ surface form: Independent Spirit Awards
awardedFor	artistic achievement in directing ⓘ
awardFor	best directing in an independent film ⓘ
awardType	directing award ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
firstAwarded	1985 ⓘ
foundedBy	Film Independent ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
genre	independent film ⓘ
hasCriterion	outstanding directing ⓘ
hasFocus	low-budget and independent productions ⓘ
hasMedium	film ⓘ
hasRecipientType	film director ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.filmindependent.org/spirit-awards/ ⓘ
inception	1985 ⓘ
industry	film industry ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Santa Monica ⓘ
notableFor	recognizing independent film directors ⓘ
organizer	Film Independent ⓘ
partOf	Independent Spirit Award for Best Director self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Independent Spirit Awards
presentedBy	Film Independent ⓘ
region	North America ⓘ
scope	independent filmmaking ⓘ
selectionProcess	voting by Film Independent members ⓘ
typicalCeremonyTime	around the time of the Academy Awards season ⓘ

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Barry Jenkins → awardReceived → Independent Spirit Award for Best Director ⓘ

Bennett Miller → notableAward → Independent Spirit Award for Best Director ⓘ

The Visitor → awardReceived → Independent Spirit Award for Best Director ⓘ

subject surface form: The Visitor (2007 film)

Blue Velvet → awardReceived → Independent Spirit Award for Best Director ⓘ

Carl Franklin → awardReceived → Independent Spirit Award for Best Director ⓘ

Drugstore Cowboy → nominatedFor → Independent Spirit Award for Best Director ⓘ

Independent Spirit Award for Best Director → partOf → Independent Spirit Award for Best Director self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Independent Spirit Awards

Independent Spirit Award for Best Director → alsoKnownAs → Independent Spirit Award for Best Director ⓘ

this entity surface form: Best Director – Independent Spirit Awards

Daniel Kwan → awardReceived → Independent Spirit Award for Best Director ⓘ

Daniel Scheinert → awardReceived → Independent Spirit Award for Best Director ⓘ

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