The 9th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in

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, were announced on March 19, 1994 at the

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. The nominations were announced on January 14, 1994. Actor and director Robert Townsend hosted the ceremony, which was previously a position held on to for eight consecutive years by

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Controversy

The announcement of this year's nominations—made by a committee of a governing body called the Independent Features Project West—was postponed due to a confusion over the eligibility of Gramercy Pictures' drama '' A Dangerous Woman''. The IFPW board determined that the film, which initially had received two nominations, had been partially funded by

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and thus was not eligible, according to then-IFPW President Cathy Main; Gramercy Pictures is jointly owned by Universal Pictures and

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. In response, Gramercy Pictures President Russell Schwartz said the IFPW's rules "make no sense" and the IFPW is "as archaic as the (

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". Schwartz also added that Universal's only involvement was to guarantee a

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to the filmmaker and its money was not used.

Winners and nominees

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations

Films that won multiple awards

Special awards

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* Jim Jarmusch

Special Distinction Award

* Sandra Schulberg

References

External links

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