By Ray Pride Pride@moviecitynews.com
2012 Independent Spirit Awards
BEST FEATURE Silver Linings Playbook
BEST DIRECTOR David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
BEST SCREENPLAY Silver Linings Playbook
BEST FIRST FEATURE The Perks of Being a Wallflower
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY Safety Not Guaranteed
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Best feature made for under $500,000) Middle of Nowhere
BEST FEMALE LEAD Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
BEST MALE LEAD John Hawkes, The Sessions
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE Helen Hunt, The Sessions
BEST SUPPORTING MALE Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Beasts of the Southern Wild
BEST DOCUMENTARY The Invisible War
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM Amour
16th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD ($25,000) Mynette Louie
19th ANNUAL SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD ($25,000) Adam Leon, Gimme the Loot
STELLA ARTOIS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD ($25,000) Peter Nicks, The Waiting Room
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD (Director, casting director, ensemble cast) Starlet
Director Sean Baker
Casting Director Julia Kim
Cast Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson, Karren Karagulian, Stella Maeve, James Ransone