El Premi Independent Spirit a la millor pel·lícula és un dels premis cinematogràfics dels Premis Independent Spirit que recompensa la millor pel·lícula independent estatunidenca. El guardó s'entrega cada any des de 1985.
Pel·lícules nominades i guanyadores Dècada del 1980 1985: Quina nit! (Warner Bros.) - Martin Scorsese Sang fàcil (Universal) - Joel Coen i Ethan Coen Smooth Talk - Joyce Chopra The Trip to Bountiful - Peter Masterson 1986: Platoon (Orion) - Oliver Stone Vellut blau - David Lynch Sota el pes de la llei - Jim Jarmusch On Valentine's Day Salvador - Oliver Stone Compta amb mi (Columbia) - Rob Reiner 1987: River's Edge (Island Pictures) - Tim Hunter The Big Easy - Jim McBride Els dublinesos - John Huston Matewan - John Sayles Swimming to Cambodia - Jonathan Demme Tough Guys Don't Dance (Cannon) - Norman Mailer 1988: Lliçons inoblidables (Warner Bros.) - Ramon Menendez Hairspray (New Line Cinema) - John Waters Patti Rocks - David Burton Morris The Thin Blue Line - Errol Morris Torch Song Trilogy (New Line Cinema) - Paul Bogart 1989: Sexe, mentides i cintes de vídeo (Miramax) - Steven Soderbergh Drugstore Cowboy - Gus Van Sant Heat and Sunlight - Rob Nilsson Mystery Train - Jim Jarmusch True Love - Nancy Savoca
Dècada del 1990 1990: Els estafadors (Miramax) - Stephen Frears Henry: retrat d'un assassí en sèrie - John McNaughton The Plot Against Harry - Michael Roemer Rebel·lió a les ones (New Line Cinema) - Allan Moyle To Sleep with Anger - Charles Burnett 1991: El preu de l'ambició - Martha Coolidge City of Hope - John Sayles Hangin' with the Homeboys - Joseph Vasquez Homicide - David Mamet My Own Private Idaho (Fine Line Features) - Gus Van Sant 1992: El joc de Hollywood (Fine Line Features) - Robert Altman Bad Lieutenant - Abel Ferrara Gas Food Lodging - Allison Anders Mississippi Masala - Mira Nair One False Move - Carl Franklin 1993: Vides encreuades (Fine Line Features) - Robert Altman Equinox - Alan Rudolph Much Ado About Nothing (Samuel Goldwyn Company) - Kenneth Branagh Ruby in Paradise - Victor Nuñez The Wedding Banquet - Ang Lee 1994: Pulp Fiction (Miramax) - Quentin Tarantino Bales sobre Broadway (Miramax) - Woody Allen Eat Drink Man Woman - Ang Lee La senyora Parker i el cercle viciós (Fine Line Features) - Alan Rudolph Wes Craven's New Nightmare (New Line Cinema) - Wes Craven 1995: Leaving Las Vegas (United Artists) - Mike Figgis The Addiction - Abel Ferrara Living in Oblivion - Tom DiCillo Safe - Todd Haynes The Secret of Roan Inish (Sony Pictures Classics) - John Sayles 1996: Fargo (PolyGram) - Joel Coen i Ethan Coen Dead Man (Miramax) - Jim Jarmusch The Funeral - Abel Ferrara Lone Star (Columbia / Castle Rock) - John Sayles Welcome to the Dollhouse (Sony Pictures Classics) - Todd Solondz 1997: The Apostle (October Films) - Robert Duvall Chasing Amy (Miramax) - Kevin Smith Loved - Erin Dignam Ulee's Gold (Orion) - Victor Nuñez Waiting for Guffman (Columbia / Castle Rock) - Christopher Guest 1998: Gods and Monsters - Bill Condon Aflicció - Paul Schrader Claire Dolan - Lodge Kerrigan La filla d'un soldat no plora mai - James Ivory Velvet Goldmine - Todd Haynes 1999: Election (Paramount) - Alexander Payne Cookie's Fortune (October Films) - Robert Altman The Limey - Steven Soderbergh Una història de debò (Disney) - David Lynch Sugar Town - Allison Anders
Dècada del 2000 2000: Tigre i drac (Sony Pictures Classics) - Ang Lee Before Night Falls - Julian Schnabel George Washington - David Gordon Green Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai - Jim Jarmusch Rèquiem per un somni (Artisan) - Darren Aronofsky 2001: Memento - Christopher Nolan Hedwig and the Angry Inch - John Cameron Mitchell L.I.E. - Michael Cuesta Things Behind the Sun - Allison Anders Waking Life - Richard Linklater 2002: Lluny del cel - Todd Haynes The Good Girl - Miguel Arteta Lovely & Amazing - Nicole Holofcener Secretary - Steven Shainberg Tully - Hilary Birmingham 2003: Lost in Translation (Focus Features) - Sofia Coppola American Splendor - Shari Springer Berman In America (Fox Searchlight) - Jim Sheridan Raising Victor Vargas - Peter Sollett Shattered Glass - Billy Ray 2004: Entre copes (Fox Searchlight) - Alexander Payne Baadasssss! - Mario Van Peebles Kinsey (Fox Searchlight) - Bill Condon María, llena eres de gracia - Joshua Marston Primer - Shane Carruth 2005: Brokeback Mountain (Focus Features) - Ang Lee Capote (Sony Pictures Classics) - Bennett Miller Bona nit i bona sort (Warner Independent) - George Clooney Una història de Brooklyn - Noah Baumbach The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada - Tommy Lee Jones 2006: Petita Miss Sunshine (Fox Searchlight) - Jonathan Dayton i Valerie Faris American Gun - Aric Avelino The Dead Girl - Karen Moncrieff Half Nelson - Ryan Fleck El laberinto del fauno - Guillermo Del Toro 2007: Juno (Fox Searchlight) - Jason Reitman Le Scaphandre et le Papillon - Julian Schnabel I'm Not There - Todd Haynes A Mighty Heart - Michael Winterbottom Paranoid Park - Gus van Sant 2008: El lluitador (Fox Searchlight) - Darren Aronofsky Ballast - Lance Hammer Frozen River - Courtney Hunt La boda de la Rachel - Jonathan Demme Wendy and Lucy - Kelly Reichardt 2009: Precious (Lionsgate) - Lee Daniels (500) Days of Summer (Fox Searchlight) - Marc Webb Amreeka - Cherien Dabis L'última estació - Michael Hoffman Sin Nombre - Cary Joji Fukunaga
Dècada del 2010 AnyPel·lículaTítol originalDirecció2010 El cigne negre Black Swan Darren Aronofsky127 hores 127 Hours Danny Boyle Greenberg Noah BaumbachEls nois estan bé The Kids Are All Right Lisa Cholodenko Winter's Bone Debra Granik2011 The Artist Michel Hazanavicius 50/50 Jonathan Levine Beginners Mike Mills The Descendants Alexander Payne Drive Nicolas Winding Refn Take Shelter Jeff Nichols2012 La part positiva de les coses Silver Linings Playbook David O. RussellBèsties del sud salvatge Beasts of the Southern Wild Benh Zeitlin Bernie Richard Linklater Keep the Lights On Ira Sachs Moonrise Kingdom Wes Anderson2013 12 anys d'esclavitud 12 Years a Slave Steve McQueen All Is Lost J. C. Chandor Frances Ha Noah Baumbach Inside Llewyn Davis Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Nebraska Alexander Payne2014 Birdman Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Alejandro G. Iñárritu Boyhood Richard Linklater Love Is Strange Ira Sachs Selma Ava DuVernay Whiplash Damien Chazelle2015 Spotlight Tom McCarthy Anomalisa Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson Beasts of No Nation Cary Joji Fukunaga Carol Todd Haynes Tangerine Sean Baker2016 <center>Moonlight Barry Jenkins American Honey Andrea Arnold Chronic Michel Franco Jackie Pablo Larraín Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan2017 Get Out Jordan PeeleDigue'm pel teu nom Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino The Florida Project Sean Baker Lady Bird Greta Gerwig The Rider Chloé Zhao2018 El blues de Beale StreetIf Beale Street Could Talk Barry Jenkins Eighth Grade Bo BurnhamEl reverend First Reformed Paul Schrader Leave No Trace Debra Granik You Were Never Really Here Lynne Ramsay2019 The FarewellThe Farewell Lulu Wang A Hidden Life Terrence Malick Clemency Chinonye Chukwu Marriage Story Noah Baumbach Uncut Gems Benny Safdie and Joshua Safdie
Dècada del 2020 AnyPel·lículaTítol originalDirecció 2020 Nomadland Chloé Zhao First Cow Kelly Reichardt Ma Rainey's Black Bottom George C. WolfeMinari: Història de la meva família Minari Lee Isaac Chung Never Rarely Sometimes Always Eliza Hittman 2021 La filla obscura The Lost Daughter Maggie Gyllenhaal A ChiaraJonas CarpignanoC’mon C’monMike MillsL'aspirantThe NoviceLauren Hadaway Zola</center>Janicza Bravo 2022Tot a la vegada a tot arreu Everything Everywhere All at OnceDaniel Kwan i Daniel Scheinert Bones and All Luca Guadagnino Our Father, the Devil Ellie Foumbi Tár Todd FieldElles parlen Women Talking Sarah Polley
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