Independent Spirit Awards

2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010

BEST FEATURE
Precious

BEST DIRECTOR
Lee Daniels for Precious

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Gabby Sidibe for Precious

BEST MALE LEAD
Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Mo’Nique for Precious

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Woody Harrelson for The Messenger

BEST FIRST FEATURE
Crazy Heart

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
Humpday

BEST SCREENPLAY
Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber for 500 Days of Summer

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Geoffrey Fletcher for Precious

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins for A Serious Man

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Anvil!

BEST FOREIGN FILM
An Education

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
Director and Cast of A Serious Man

PRODUCERS AWARD
Karen Chien (The Exploding Girl, Santa Mesa)

SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
Kyle Patrick Alvarez for Easier With Practice

TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
Bill Ross, Turner Ross for 45365

The Nominees

BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer, Executive Producers are not listed)

(500) Days Of Summer
Producers: Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Steven J. Wolfe
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Amreeka
Producers: Paul Barkin, Christina Piovesan
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Precious
Producers: Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness
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Sin Nombre
Producer: Amy Kaufman
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The Last Station
Producers: Bonnie Arnold, Chris Curling, Jens Meuer
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BEST DIRECTOR

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
A Serious Man
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Lee Daniels
Precious
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Cary Joji Fukunaga
Sin Nombre
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James Gray
Two Lovers
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Michael Hoffman
The Last Station
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BEST SCREENPLAY

Alessandro Camon, Oren Moverman
The Messenger
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Michael Hoffman
The Last Station
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Lee Toland Krieger
The Vicious Kind
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Greg Mottola
Adventureland
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Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber
(500) Days Of Summer
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BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)

A Single Man
Director: Tom Ford
Producers: Tom Ford, Andrew Miano, Robert Salerno, Chris Weitz
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Crazy Heart
Director: Scott Cooper
Producers: T Bone Burnett, Judy Cairo, Rob Carliner, Scott Cooper, Robert Duvall
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Easier With Practice
Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Producer: Cookie Carosella
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Paranormal Activity
Director: Oren Peli
Producer: Jason Blum, Oren Peli
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The Messenger
Director: Oren Moverman
Producers: Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee,
Zach Miller
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BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

Sophie Barthes
Cold Souls
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Scott Cooper
Crazy Heart
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Cherien Dabis
Amreeka
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Geoffrey Fletcher
Precious
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Tom Ford, David Scearce
A Single Man
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JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – Given to the best feature made for under $500,000. Award given to the writer, director, and producer. Executive Producers are not listed

Big Fan
Writer/Director: Robert Siegel
Producers: Elan Bogarin, Jean Kouremetis
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Humpday
Writer/Director/Producer: Lynn Shelton
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The New Year Parade
Writer/Director: Tom Quinn
Producers: Steve Beal, Tom Quinn
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Treeless Mountain
Writer/Director: So Yong Kim
Producers: Bradley Rust Gray, Ben Howe,
So Yong Kim, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy
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Zero Bridge
Writer/Director: Tariq Tapa
Producers: Josee Lajoie, Hilal Ahmed
Langoo, Tariq Tapa
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BEST FEMALE LEAD

Maria Bello Downloading Nancy
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Nisreen Faour Amreeka
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Helen Mirren The Last Station
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Gwyneth Paltrow Two Lovers
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Gabourey Sidibe Precious
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BEST MALE LEAD

Jeff Bridges
Crazy Heart
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Colin Firth
A Single Man
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
(500) Days Of Summer
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Souleymane Sy Savane
Goodbye Solo
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Adam Scott
The Vicious Kind
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BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

Dina Korzun
Cold Souls
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Mo’Nique
Precious
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Samantha Morton
The Messenger
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Natalie Press
Fifty Dead Men Walking
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Mia Wasikowska
That Evening Sun
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BEST SUPPORTING MALE

Jemaine Clement
Gentlemen Broncos
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Woody Harrelson
The Messenger
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Christian McKay
Me and Orson Welles
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Raymond McKinnon
That Evening Sun
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Christopher Plummer
The Last Station
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Roger Deakins
A Serious Man
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Adriano Goldman
Sin Nombre
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Anne Misawa
Treeless Mountain
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Andrij Parekh
Cold Souls
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Peter Zeitlinger
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
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BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director)

Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Director: Sacha Gervasi
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Food, Inc.
Director: Robert Kenner
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More Than A Game
Director: Kristopher Belman
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October Country
Directors: Donal Mosher, Michael Palmieri
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Which Way Home
Director: Rebecca Cammisa
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BEST FOREIGN FILM (Award given to the director)

A Prophet
Director: Jacques Audiard (France)
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An Education
Director: Lone Scherfig (UK/France)
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Everlasting Moments
Director: Jan Troell (Sweden)
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Mother
Director: Bong Joon-Ho (South Korea)
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The Maid
Director: Sebastian Silva (Chile)
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ACURA SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – The 16th annual Acura Someone to Watch Award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Acura.

Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Easier With Practice
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Asiel Norton
Redland
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Tariq Tapa
Zero Bridge
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TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – The 15th annual Truer Than Fiction Award is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.

Natalia Almada
El General
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Jessica Oreck
Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
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Bill Ross, Turner Ross
45365
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PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD – The 13th annual Piaget Producers Award honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.

Karin Chien
The Exploding Girl, Santa Mesa
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Larry Fessenden
I Sell the Dead, The House of the Devil
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Dia Sokol
Beeswax, Nights & Weekends
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ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – (Given to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)

A Serious Man
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Casting Directors: Ellen Chenoweth, Rachel Tenner
Ensemble Cast: Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus, Fred Melamed,
Michael Stuhlbarg, Aaron Wolff
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