Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance
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The Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance is an American film award presented annually to recognize an outstanding first-time performance in an independent feature film.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance Context triple: [Aaron Eckhart, awardReceived, Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance]
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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.
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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.
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Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male is an annual honor presented by Film Independent recognizing outstanding supporting performances by male actors in independent films.
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D.
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature
The Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature is an American film award presented annually to recognize the best debut feature by an independent filmmaker.
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E.
Independent Spirit Award
The Independent Spirit Award is a prestigious American film honor that celebrates excellence in independent, low-budget, and artistically distinctive cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance Target entity description: The Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance is an American film award presented annually to recognize an outstanding first-time performance in an independent feature film.
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male is an annual honor presented by Film Independent recognizing outstanding supporting performances by male actors in independent films.
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D.
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature
The Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature is an American film award presented annually to recognize the best debut feature by an independent filmmaker.
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E.
Independent Spirit Award
The Independent Spirit Award is a prestigious American film honor that celebrates excellence in independent, low-budget, and artistically distinctive cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Best First Performance ⓘ |
| awardCategoryOf | Independent Spirit Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding first-time performance in an independent feature film ⓘ |
| ceremony | Independent Spirit Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| eligibility |
first-time film performance
ⓘ
performance in an independent feature film ⓘ |
| field | film acting ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | independent film ⓘ |
| hasAwardType | acting award ⓘ |
| inception | 1995 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
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| notableRecipient |
Hilary Swank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jennifer Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ Michelle Rodriguez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.filmindependent.org/spirit-awards/ ⓘ |
| organizer | Film Independent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American independent film awards ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Film Independent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | independent cinema in the United States ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voting by Film Independent members ⓘ |
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Subject: Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance Description of subject: The Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance is an American film award presented annually to recognize an outstanding first-time performance in an independent feature film.
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this entity surface form:
Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance nomination
this entity surface form:
Independent Spirit Award for Best Breakthrough Performance