13th Independent Spirit Awards
The 13th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1997, were announced on March 21, 1998. It was hosted by John Turturro.Films that received multiple nominations
Films that won multiple awards
Special awards
Truer Than Fiction Award
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control
Scott Macauley and Robin O'Hara - Habit
- Margot Bridger - Arresting Gena & The Delta
- Lisa Onodera - Picture Bride & Forbidden City U.S.A.
- Richard Raddon - Shooting Lilly & The Making of '...And God Spoke'
- Susan A. Stover - High Art & River of Grass
Someone to Watch Award
Scott Saunders - The Headhunter's Sister