The Method Fest past winners
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| Henry Jaglom, left, 2003 Indie Auteur Award |
Jason Ruscio, director, 2003 Best Low-Budget Feature |
Jeffrey Donovan, 2003 Best Supporting Actor |
Agnieszka Holland, 2003 Best Director |
The Method Fest 1999 awards |
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| Best Feature: | Mud Season; dir. Anthony Hall |
| John Garfield Award for Best Actor: (tie) | Noble Willingham, The Corndog Man / Russ DeWees, Mud Season |
| Geraldine Page Award for Best Actress: | Linda Shing, Mud Season |
| Best Director, Feature Film: | Richard Schenkman, Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God, Be Back By Five |
| Best Screenplay, Feature: | Richard Schenkman, Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God, Be Back By Five |
| Maverick Award for Quality in a Low-budget film: | My Brother Jack; dir, Anthony Caldarella |
| Audience Award, Feature: | Do You Wanna Dance |
| Best Supporting Actor, Feature Film: | George Woodard, Mud Season |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film: | Daphne Ashbrooke, Dumbarton Bridge |
| Festival Director’s Maverick Film Award: | Kirk Harris, My Sweet Killer Peter Gerety, Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God, Be Back By Five |
| Jury Award for Best Short Film: | The Lonelys; dir. Henry Barrial |
| Best Director, Short Film: | J. Miller Tobin, 4 AM Open All Night |
| Audience Award, Short Film: | Creampuff; dir. Jared Seide |
| Best Actor in a Short Film: | Matt Casada, The Lonelys |
| Best Actress in a Short Film: | Danna Hansen, Every Night and Twice on Sundays |
| The Method Fest Lifetime Achievement Award: | Maximillian Schell |
| The Method Fest Indie Supporter Award: | Karen Black |
The Method
Fest 2000 awards |
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| Best Feature: | Stanley’s Gig |
| John Garfield Award for Best Actor: | Hill Harper, The Visit |
| Geraldine Page Award for Best Actress: | Robin Dearden, Last Chance |
| Festival Director’s Breakout Filmmaking Award: | The Young Unknowns; dir. Catherine Jelski Trash; dir. Mark Anthony Galluzzo |
| Best Director, Feature Film: | Bryan Cranston, Last Chance |
| Best Short Film: | Boundaries, dir. Greg Durbin |
| Maverick Award for Quality in a Low-budget film: | The Stonecutter, dir. Stephen Ericksen |
| Audience Award, Feature Film: | The Visit |
| Audience Award, Short Film: | Mutual Love Life |
| Best Screenplay, Feature Film: | Post-Mortem, scr. Louis Belanger |
| Best Supporting Actor, Feature Film: | Brent Glenen, Rollercoaster |
| Best Supporting Actress, Feature Film: | Marla Gibbs, The Visit |
| Best Actor, Short Film: | Allen Garfield, Men Named Milo Women Named Greta |
| Best Actress, Short Film: | Tippy Hedren, Mulligans! |
The Method
Fest 2001 awards |
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| Jury Award for Best Feature: | John, John in the Sky, Directed by Jefferson Davis, Starring Randy Travis, Romy Rosemont, Rusty Schwimmer, Matt Letscher |
| Geraldine Page Award for Best Actress: | Romy Rosemont – John, John in the Sky |
| John Garfield Award for Best Actor: | David Cubitt – The Perfect Son |
| Jury Award for Best Director: | Jefferson Davis – John, John in the Sky |
| Jury Award for Best Screenplay: | Jeff Probst – Finder’s Fee |
| Maverick Award for Quality in a Low-Budget Film: | Falling Like This (digital video feature) / Hard Luck (film feature) |
| Audience Award for Best Feature: | Rustin, Directed by Rick Johnson; Starring Rick Johnson, Ashley Johnson, Meatloaf Aday, Zachery Ty Bryan, Michael Papajohn, Sean Weatherly |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film: | Rusty Schwimmer – John, John in the Sky |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film: | Matthew Faber – Hard Luck |
| Breakout Acting Award: | D.W. Warren – Lansdown |
| Jury Award for Best Short: | Egg, Directed by Jacques Thelemaque; Starring Diana Gaidry |
| Best Actress in a Short Film: | Naomi Watts – Ellie Parker |
| Best Actor in a Short Film: | Kenny Morrison – Bobby Starr |
| Best Short Screenplay: | Jason Grant Smith - Santa’s Little Helper |
| Audience Award for Best Short: | Santa’s Little Helper; Directed by Jason Grant Smith; Starring Anita Barone, David Kelsey, Taylor Nichols |
| Audience Award for Best Student Film: | Chaperone, Directed by Victor Buhler |
| Lifetime Achievement Award: | James Earl Jones |
| Maverick Actor Award: | Jon Jacobs |
| Festival Director’s Award for Feature Film Excellence: | The Restless; Falling Like This |
| Festival Director’s Award for Acting Excellence: | Kirk Harris, Hard Luck / Irina Bjorklund, The Restless |
The Method
Fest 2002 awards |
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| Best Picture Award - | Sunday, dir. Charles McDougall |
| Best Director Award - | Charles McDougall, Sunday |
| Best Actor Award, Feature Film - | Soren Pilmark, Flickering Lights |
| Best Actress Award, Feature Film - | Laurie Maria Baranyay, Walk Backwards |
| Best Screenplay Award, Feature Film - | X-Patriots, Darien Sills-Evans |
| Maverick Award for Quality in Low Budget Feature - | X-Patriots, dir. Darien Sills-Evans |
| Best Supporting Actress Award, Feature Film: | Lyn Shaye, Surfacing |
| Best Supporting Actor Award, Feature Film - | Sakae Kimura, To End All Wars |
| Best Ensemble Cast Award, Feature Film - | X-Patriots, dir. Darien Sills-Evans |
| Audience Award, Feature Film - | After Freedom, dir. Vahe Babaian |
| Festival Director Award - | Killer Me, dir. Zachary Hansen and Man of the Year, dir. Straw Weisman |
| Audience Award, Short Film - | Verrouillage Central, dir. Genevieve Mersch |
| Best Actor Award, Short Film - | Larry Pennell, 5 Minutes |
| Best Actress Award, Short Film - | Anne Wells, Falsehood |
| Best Writer/Director Award, Short Film - | Kenneth Lui, Falsehood |
| Best Picture, Short Film - | Bullet in the Brain, dir. David Von Ancken |
| Best Student Film Award, Short Film - | Falsehood, dir. Kenneth Lui |
| The Method Fest Lifetime Achievement Award: | Rod Steiger |
| Casting Society of America and The Method Fest Heart Of Performance Award: | Mali Finn |
The Method Fest 2003 awards |
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| Best Actor | Currie Graham - “Angels Crest”, Chris Bauer - “Angels Crest” |
| Best Actress | Petra Wright - “Sam & Joe” |
| Best Picture | Three Days of Rain” - dir. Michael Meredith |
| Best Director | Agnieszka Holland, “Julie Walking Home |
| Best Ensemble Cast | “Three Days of Rain” - dir. Michael Meredith |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jeffrey Donovan - “Sam & Joe” |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jeannetta Arnette - “Dunsmore” |
| Best Screenplay | “I Witness” - scr. Colin Greene, Robert Ozn |
| Maverick Award for Best Low-Budget Feature | “Sam & Joe” - dir. Jason Ruscio |
| Audience Award for Best Feature | “Searching for Wooden Watermelons” - dir. Bryan Goldsworthy |
| Best Actor in a Short Film | Mark Overholt - “First Time” |
| Best Actress in a Short Film | Jude Narita - “The Nisei Farmer” |
| Best Short Film | “Bun Bun” - dir. Katie Fleischer |
| Best Student Film | “Saoirse” - dir. Matt Kirbus/Billy Sale |
| Audience Award for Best Short Film | “Waiting for Ronald” - dir. Ellen Gerstein |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Peter Falk |
| Indie Auteur Award | Henry Jaglom |
| The Method Fest Acting Competition Award | Tania Verafield |