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THE WRESTLER WINS BIG WITH THREE SPIRIT AWARDS INCLUDING BEST FEATURE
Film Independent‘s Spirit Awards just concluded in Santa Monica with Darren Aronofsky‘s The Wrestler walking away with Best Feature, Cinematography and Best Male Lead for Mickey Rourke, who did not disappoint when accepting the award (hopefully he kept some material for tomorrow night). Milk won Best Supporting Male (James Franco) and Best First Screenplay (Dustin Lance Black), Frozen River took home the Producer Award (Heather Rae) and Female Lead (Melissa Leo), Vicky Cristina Barcelona also took home two awards (Best Supporting Female for Penélope Cruz and Best Screenplay for Woody Allen) while Tom McCarthy received Best Director for The Visitor. The full list of winners are below.
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List of winners:
Best Feature: The Wrestler
Best Director: Tom McCarthy, The Visitor
Best Male Lead: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Best Female Lead: Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Best Supporting Male: James Franco, Milk
Best Supporting Female: Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Documentary: Man on Wire
Best Screenplay: Woody Allen, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Foreign Film: The Class
Best First Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, Milk
Best First Feature: Charlie Kaufman, Synecdoche, New York
Best Cinematography: Maryse Alberti, The Wrestler
John Cassavetes Award: In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Acura Someone to Watch Award: Lynn Shelton, My Effortless Brilliance
Piaget Producers Award: Heather Rae, Frozen River
Lacoste Truer Than Fiction Award: Margaret Brown, The Order of Myths
Robert Altman Award:
Charlie Kaufman (Director), Jeanne McCarthy (Casting Director), Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Tom Noonan, Emily Watson, Diane Weist, Michelle Williams, Synecdoche, New York
