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Independent Spirit Awards
 
Film Independent's Spirit Awards is a celebration honoring films made by filmmakers who embody independence and who dare to challenge the status quo. Televised in millions of homes and covered internationally by the press, the Spirit Awards has become the vanguard event in independent film, recognizing the achievements of independent filmmakers and promoting independent film to a wider audience. Selected from more than 250 submissions, awards are given in the following categories: Best Feature, Best First Feature, Best First Screenplay, Best Director, Best Screenplay, John Cassavetes Award (given to the best feature made for a budget under $500,000), Best Male Lead, Best Female Lead, Best Supporting Male, Best Supporting Female, Best Cinematography, Best Foreign Film, and Best Documentary. Spirit Awards winners are chosen by Film Independent members with voting privileges extended to IFP members. Voters attend nominee screenings and view nominated films online through a partnership with B-Side before selecting Spirit Awards winners. Additionally, voters who are Netflix subscribers can still access already released nominated films on DVD.
 
 
 
 
Pick of the Litter:VideoHound Best of 2008
Frozen River
(2008)  R
Unsentimental and honest independent film set in a shabby trailer park on the U.S.-Quebec border, following the desperate attempts of two single mothers to break free of their economic struggles. Ray Eddy (Leo), mother of two and part-time employee at the local dollar store, is left scrambling to pay the ... more
The Dark Knight
(2008)  PG-13
Batman (Bale), along with Lt. Gordon (Oldman) has been cleaning up the streets of Gotham, and the criminal underworld wants him gone, along with crusading DA Harvey Dent (Eckhard). Along comes the grotesque and psychotic Joker (Ledger, in a tour de force performance, his last) to wreak havok for the ... more

Independent Spirit Awards: The Spirit Awards
 
 
The Lookout
Best First Feature
 
(Winner) The Lookout
(2007) R 
 
 

 
The Savages
Best Screenplay
 
(Winner) The Savages
(2007) R \"\"
 
 

 
 
Once
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
 
(Winner) Once
(2006) R 

Nominees:
Persepolis
(2007) PG-13 
 
 

 
Crazy Love
Best Documentary Feature
 
(Winner) Crazy Love
(2007) PG-13 

Nominees:
No Nominees Under this category
 
 

 
Talk to Me
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
 
 
 

 
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Achievement in directing
 
 
 

 
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
 
 
 

 
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Achievement in cinematography
 

Nominees:
Lust, Caution
(2007) NC-17 
The Savages
(2007) R 
 
 

 
Juno
Best First Screenplay
 
 
 

 
Juno
Best Motion Picture of the Year
 
 
 

 
Juno
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
 
(Winner) Juno
(2007) PG-13 \"\"

Nominees:
Parker Posey in Broken English
(2007) PG-13 
Tang Wei in Lust, Caution
(2007) NC-17 
 
 


 
 
 
 
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