The 2008 annual Independent Spirit Awards were presented over the weekend. here are the winners:
Best feature film:
Juno
Best Female Lead:
Ellen Page – Juno
Best Male Lead:
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Savages
Supporting Female:
Cate Blanchett – I’m Not There
Supporting Male:
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Talk To Me
Best Director:
Julian Schanbel – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Screenplay:
Tamara Jenkins – The Savages
Best First Screenplay:
Diablo Cody – Juno
Cinematography:
Janusz Kaminski – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best First Feature:
Scott Frank, Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Laurence Mark, Walter F. Parkes – The Lookout
Best Foreign Film:
Once (Ireland) – John Carney
Best Documentary:
Dan Klores – Crazy Love
John Cassavetes Award (best feature film made for less than $500,000):
Chris Eska, Connie Hill, Jason Wehling – August Evening
Truer Than Fiction Award:
Laura Dunn – The Unforeseen
IFC/ACURA Someone to Watch Award:
Ramin Bahrani – Chop Shop
Producers Award:
Neil Kopp – Paranoid Park and Old Joy