The Chlotrudis Award for Best Movie is an annual award presented by the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films, a non-profit organization, founded in 1994, that recognizes achievements in independent and world cinema. The awards were first presented in 1995, and were named after founder Michael Colford and his boyfriend Trent's two cats, Chloe and Gertrudis.
Winners and nominees
1990s Year Film Director Producer(s) Country 1995(1st) The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Stephan Elliott Al Clark, Michael Hamlyn Australia Bullets Over Broadway Woody Allen Robert Greenhut United States Little Women Gillian Armstrong Denise Di Novi United States Pulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino Lawrence Bender United States Vanya on 42nd Street Louis Malle Fred Berner United States 1996(2nd) Dead Man Walking Tim Robbins Jon Kilik, Tim Robbins, Rudd Simmons United States Amateur Hal Hartley Hal Hartley, Ted Hope United StatesUnited KingdomFrance Babe Chris Noonan Bill Miller, George Miller, Doug Mitchell AustraliaUnited StatesUnited Kingdom Jeffrey Christopher Ashley Mark Balsam, Victoria Maxwell, Mitchell Maxwell, Paul Rudnick United States The Secret of Roan Inish John Sayles Sarah Green, Maggie Renzi United StatesIreland Sense and Sensibility Ang Lee Lindsay Doran, James Schamus United Kingdom 1997(3rd) Sling Blade Billy Bob Thornton Larry Meistrich, David L. Bushell, Brandon Rosser United States Beautiful Thing Hettie McDonald Tony Garnett, Bill Shapter United Kingdom Big Night Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci David Kirkpatrick, Jonathan Filley United States Fargo Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Ethan Coen United States Marvin's Room Jerry Zaks Scott Rudin, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro United States Secrets & Lies Mike Leigh Simon Channing Williams United Kingdom 1998(4th) L.A. Confidential Curtis Hanson Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson, Michael Nathanson United States The Full Monty Peter Cattaneo Uberto Pasolini United Kingdom Hollow Reed Angela Pope Elizabeth Karlsen, Nik Powell, Stephen Woolley United Kingdom Shall We Dance? Masayuki Suo Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Yasushi Urushido, Shigeru Ono, Kazuhiro Igarashi Japan The Sweet Hereafter Atom Egoyan Atom Egoyan, Camelia Frieberg Canada The Winter Guest Alan Rickman Steve Clark-Hall, Edward R. Pressman United Kingdom 1999(5th) Gods and Monsters Bill Condon Paul Colichman, Gregg Fienberg, Mark R. Harris United Kingdom, United States Elizabeth Shekhar Kapur Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Alison Owen United Kingdom Happiness Todd Solondz Ted Hope, Christine Vachon United States High Art Lisa Cholodenko Jeff Levy-Hinte, Susan A. Stover, Dolly Hall United States Canada Life is Beautiful Roberto Benigni Gianluigi Braschi, Elda Ferri Italy The Opposite of Sex Don Roos David Kirkpatrick, Michael Besman United States
2000s Year Film Director Producer(s) Country 2000(6th) Magnolia Paul Thomas Anderson JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson United States After Life Hirokazu Kore-eda Masayuki Akieda, Shiho Sato Japan American Beauty Sam Mendes Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks United States Being John Malkovich Spike Jonze Michael Stipe, Sandy Stern, Steve Golin, Vincent Landay United States Boys Don't Cry Kimberly Peirce Jeffrey Sharp, John Hart, Eva Kolodner, Christine Vachon United States The Iron Giant Brad Bird Allison Abbate, Des McAnuff United States Rushmore Wes Anderson Barry Mendel, Paul Schiff United States The Winslow Boy David Mamet Sarah Green United Kingdom 2001(7th) Requiem for a Dream Darren Aronofsky Eric Watson, Palmer West United States Beau Travail Claire Denis Patrick Grandperret France Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Ang Lee Bill Kong, Hsu Li-kong, Ang Lee ChinaTaiwanHong KongUnited States Dancer in the Dark Lars von Trier Vibeke Windeløv Denmark The Five Senses Jeremy Podeswa Camelia Frieberg, Jeremy Podeswa Canada Judy Berlin Eric Mendelsohn Rocco Caruso United States Traffic Steven Soderbergh Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Laura Bickford Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Laura Bickford 2002(8th) In the Mood for Love (TIE) Wong Kar-wai Wong Kar-wai Hong KongFrance Mulholland Drive (TIE) David Lynch Mary Sweeney, Alain Sarde, Neal Edelstein, Michael Polaire, Tony Krantz United StatesFrance Amelie Jean-Pierre Jeunet Jean-Marc Deschamps, Claudie Ossard France Amores perros Alejandro González Iñárritu Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico The Circle Jafar Panahi Jafar Panahi IranItalySwitzerland In the Bedroom Todd Field Todd Field, Ross Katz, Graham Leader United States Memento Christopher Nolan Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd United States Yi Yi Edward Yang Shinya Kawai TaiwanJapan 2003(9th) Far From Heaven Todd Haynes Jody Allen, Christine Vachon United StatesFrance Donnie Darko Richard Kelly Sean McKittrick, Nancy Juvonen, Adam Fields United States Punch-Drunk Love Paul Thomas Anderson JoAnne Sellar, Daniel Lupi, Paul Thomas Anderson United States The Piano Teacher Michael Haneke Veit Heiduschka FranceAustriaGermany Thirteen Conversations About One Thing Jill Sprecher Beni Tadd Atoori, Gina Resnick United States Rabbit-Proof Fence Phillip Noyce Phillip Noyce, Christine Olsen, John Winter Australia Y tu mamá también Alfonso Cuarón Alfonso Cuarón, Jorge Vergara Mexico 2004(10th) Lost in Translation Sofia Coppola Ross Katz, Sofia Coppola United States Japan 28 Days Later Danny Boyle Andrew McDonald United Kingdom American Splendor Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini Ted Hope, Christine Kunewa Walker, Julia King, Declan Baldwin United States Lilya 4-ever Lukas Moodysson Lars Jönsson SwedenDenmark Spellbound Jeffrey Blitz Jeffrey Blitz, Sean Welch United States The Station Agent Tom McCarthy Mary Jane Skalski, Robert May, Kathryn Tucker United States The Triplets of Belleville Sylvain Chomet Viviane Vanfleteren, Regis Ghezelbash, Colin Rose France, Belgium, Canada, United Kingdom 2005(11th) The Trilogy (TIE) Lucas Belvaux Diana Elbaum, Patrick Sobelman France Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (TIE) Kim Ki-duk Karl Baumgartner, Lee Seung-jae South Korea, Germany Bad Education Pedro Almodóvar Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar Spain Goodbye, Dragon Inn Tsai Ming-liang Hung-Chih Liang, Vincent Wang Taiwan Last Life in the Universe Pen-ek Ratanaruang Wouter Barendrecht, Nonzee Nimibutr Thailand, Japan, Netherlands Moolaadé Ousmane Sembène Ousmane Sembène, Thierry Lenouvel SenegalFranceBurkino Faso The Return Andrey Zvyagintsev Yelena Kovalyova, Dmitry Lesnevsky Russia 2006(12th) Capote Bennett Miller Caroline Baron, William Vince, Michael Ohoven United States 2046 Wong Kar-wai Wong Kar-wai Hong KongFranceItalyChinaGermany The Best of Youth Marco Tullio Giordana Angelo Barbagallo Italy Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee Diana Ossana, James Schamus United States Me and You and Everyone We Know Miranda July Gina Kwon United States Mysterious Skin Gregg Araki Gregg Araki United States, Netherlands 2007(13th) Caché Michael Haneke Veit Heiduschka, Michael Katz, Margaret Ménégoz France Duck Season Fernando Eimbcke Jaime Bernardo Ramos, Frida Torresblanco Mexico Half Nelson Ryan Fleck Jamie Patricof, Alex Orlovsky, Lynette Howell, Anna Boden United States Inland Empire David Lynch Mary Sweeney, David Lynch France, Poland, United States Shortbus John Cameron Mitchell Howard Gertler, John Cameron Mitchell, Tim Perell, Alexis Fish United States Sorry, Haters Jeff Stanzler Jake Abraham, Karen Jaroneski, Jeff Stanzler, Gary Winick United States 2008(14th) Once John Carney Martina Niland Ireland Linda Linda Linda Nobuhiro Yamashita Hiroyuki Negishi, Yuji Sadai Japan The Lives of Others Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Max Weidemann, Quirin Berg Germany No Country for Old Men Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen United States Protagonist Jessica Yu Elise Pearlstein, Susan West, Jessica Yu United States 2009(15th) The Edge of Heaven Fatih Akin Fatih Akin, Klaus Maeck, , Jeanette Würl GermanyTurkey 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days Cristian Mungiu Cristian Mungiu, Oleg Mutu Romania Happy-Go-Lucky Mike Leigh Simon Channing Williams United Kingdom Let the Right One In Tomas Alfredson Carl Molinder, John Nordling Sweden My Winnipeg Guy Maddin Michael Burns, Phyllis Laing, Guy Maddin, Jody Shapiro Canada
2010s