Saturday, December 27, 2008

2009 Independent Spirit Awards (Announced 2/21/09)

Best Feature
1. Ballast (2008): Lance Hammer, Nina Parikh
2. Frozen River (2008): Chip Hourihan, Heather Rae
3. Rachel Getting Married (2008): Neda Armian, Jonathan Demme, Marc E. Platt
4. Wendy and Lucy (2008): Larry Fessenden, Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani
5. The Wrestler (2008): Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin

Best Female Lead
1. Summer Bishil for Nothing Is Private (2007)
2. Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married (2008)
3. Melissa Leo for Frozen River (2008)
4. Tarra Riggs for Ballast (2008)
5. Michelle Williams for Wendy and Lucy (2008)

Best Male Lead
1. Javier Bardem for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
2. Richard Jenkins for The Visitor (2007/I)
3. Sean Penn for Milk (2008)
4. Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker (2008)
5. Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler (2008)

Best Supporting Female
1. Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
2. Rosemarie DeWitt for Rachel Getting Married (2008)
3. Rosie Perez for The Take (2007)
4. Misty Upham for Frozen River (2008)
5. Debra Winger for Rachel Getting Married (2008)

Best Supporting Male
1. James Franco for Milk (2008)
2. Anthony Mackie for The Hurt Locker (2008)
3. Charlie McDermott for Frozen River (2008)
4. JimMyron Ross for Ballast (2008)
5. Haaz Sleiman for The Visitor (2007/I)

Best Director
1. Ramin Bahrani for Chop Shop (2007)
2. Jonathan Demme for Rachel Getting Married (2008)
3. Lance Hammer for Ballast (2008)
4. Courtney Hunt for Frozen River (2008)
5. Thomas McCarthy for The Visitor (2007/I)

Best Screenplay
1. Padre Nuestro (2007): Christopher Zalla
2. Savage Grace (2007): Howard A. Rodman
3. Sugar (2008): Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
4. Synecdoche, New York (2008): Charlie Kaufman
5. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008): Woody Allen

Best First Screenplay
1. Ballast (2008): Lance Hammer
2. Frozen River (2008): Courtney Hunt
3. Milk (2008): Dustin Lance Black
4. Rachel Getting Married (2008): Jenny Lumet
5. The Wackness (2008): Jonathan Levine

Best Cinematography
1. Ballast (2008): Lol Crawley
2. Chop Shop (2007): Michael Simmonds
3. Medicine for Melancholy (2008): James Laxton
4. Milk (2008): Harris Savides
5. The Wrestler (2008): Maryse Alberti

Best First Feature
1. Afterschool (2008): Antonio Campos, T. Sean Durkin, Josh Mond
2. Medicine for Melancholy (2008): Barry Jenkins, Justin Barber
3. Padre Nuestro (2007): Christopher Zalla, Per Melita, Ben Odell
4. Sleep Dealer (2008): Alex Rivera, Anthony Bregman
5. Synecdoche, New York (2008): Charlie Kaufman, Anthony Bregman, Spike Jonze, Charlie Kaufman, Sidney Kimmel

Best Foreign Film
1. Entre les murs (2008): Laurent Cantet(France)
2. Gomorra (2008): Matteo Garrone(Italy)
3. Hunger (2008/I): Steve McQueen(UK/Ireland)
4. Graine et le mulet, La (2007): Abdel Kechiche(France)
5. Stellet licht (2007): Carlos Reygadas(Mexico/France/Netherlands/Germany)

Best Documentary
1. The Betrayal - Nerakhoon (2008): Ellen Kuras, Thavisouk Phrasavath
2. Encounters at the End of the World (2007): Werner Herzog
3. Man on Wire (2008): James Marsh
4. The Order of Myths (2008): Margaret Brown
5. Up the Yangtze (2007): Yung Chang

John Cassavetes Award
1. In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2007): Alex Holdridge, Seth Caplan, Scoot McNairy
2. Prince of Broadway (2008): Sean Baker, Darren Dean
3. The Signal (2007/I): David Bruckner, Dan Bush, Jacob Gentry, Alexander Motlagh
4. Take Out (2004): Sean Baker, Shih-Ching Tsou
5. Turn the River (2007): Chris Eigeman, Ami Armstrong

Truer Than Fiction Award
1. Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008): Sacha Gervasi
2. Loot (2008): Darius Marder
3. The Order of Myths (2008): Margaret Brown

Someone to Watch Award
1. Barry Jenkins for Medicine for Melancholy (2008)
2. Nina Paley for Sita Sings the Blues (2008)
3. Lynn Shelton for My Effortless Brilliance (2008)

Producers Award
1. Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy for Treeless Mountain (2008), I'll Come Running (2008)
2. Jason Orans for Goodbye Solo (2008), Year of the Fish (2007)
3. Heather Rae for Frozen River (2008), Ibid (2008)

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