Editorials > Independent Spirit Results!

With all of the excitement going into the Oscars, the Independent Spirit Awards are likely to go overlooked. But they happen anyway, we assure you! Rainn Wilson (The Office) hosted this year, and gave awards to the following winners:

Feature
"Juno"

Female Lead
Ellen Page, "Juno"

Male Lead
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Savages"

Director
Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"

Supporting Male
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "Talk to Me"

Supporting Female
Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"

First Feature
"The Lookout"

Screenplay
Tamara Jenkins, "The Savages"

First Screenplay
Diablo Cody, "Juno"

Best Documentary
"Crazy Love"

Foreign Film
"Once" (Ireland)

Best Cinematography
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"

Producers Award
Neil Kopp (Producer of "Paranoid Park" and "Old Joy")

Truer Than Fiction Award
Laura Dunn (Director of "The Unforeseen")

Someone To Watch Award
Ramin Bahrani (Director of "Chop Shop")

John Cassavetes Award
"August Evening"

Robert Altman Award
"I'm Not There"

The Altman Award is a new one, invented to praise strong casts. To see who these winners beat, check out the complete nominees page at IMDb.

-David Morgan