
Hurray for the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the hip, cool cousin of the Academy Awards. They take place the day before the Oscars in a tent in Santa Monica, and honor the best in independent filmmaking.
Here's a list of the winners from last night's ceremony:
BEST FEATURE
Juno
BEST FIRST FEATURE
The Lookout
BEST DIRECTOR
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
BEST MALE LEAD
Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Savages
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Ellen Page - Juno
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Talk To Me
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
BEST SCREENPLAY
Tamara Jenkins - The Savages
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Diablo Cody - Juno
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Janusz Kaminski - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Crazy Love
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Once (Ireland)
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
I'm Not There, Directed by Todd Haynes
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