Awards & Winners

2009 Independent Spirit Awards

Check winners and nominations of 2009 Independent Spirit Awards. Check awards winners of 24th Independent Spirit Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

24th Independent Spirit Awards

Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature

Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin

Honored for : The Wrestler

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nina Parikh Ballast
Lance Hammer Ballast
Heather Rae Frozen River
Chip Hourihan Frozen River
Marc E. Platt Rachel Getting Married
Jonathan Demme Rachel Getting Married
Neda Armian Rachel Getting Married
Scott Franklin The Wrestler
Darren Aronofsky The Wrestler
Anish Savjani Wendy and Lucy
Neil Kopp Wendy and Lucy
Larry Fessenden Wendy and Lucy
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male

James Franco

Honored for : Milk

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
JimMyron Ross Ballast
Charlie McDermott Frozen River
James Franco Milk
Anthony Mackie The Hurt Locker
Haaz Sleiman The Visitor
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female

Penélope Cruz

Honored for : Vicky Cristina Barcelona

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Nominee Nominated Work
Misty Upham Frozen River
Debra Winger Rachel Getting Married
Rosemarie DeWitt Rachel Getting Married
Rosie Perez The Take
Penélope Cruz Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director

Thomas McCarthy

Honored for : The Visitor

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lance Hammer Ballast
Ramin Bahrani Chop Shop
Courtney Hunt Frozen River
Jonathan Demme Rachel Getting Married
Thomas McCarthy The Visitor
Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay

Woody Allen

Honored for : Vicky Cristina Barcelona

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Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Zalla Our Father
Howard A. Rodman Savage Grace
Ryan Fleck Sugar
Anna Boden Sugar
Charlie Kaufman Synecdoche, New York
Woody Allen Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay

Dustin Lance Black

Honored for : Milk

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lance Hammer Ballast
Courtney Hunt Frozen River
Dustin Lance Black Milk
Jenny Lumet Rachel Getting Married
Jonathan Levine The Wackness
Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography

Maryse Alberti

Honored for : The Wrestler

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maryse Alberti The Wrestler
Lol Crawley Ballast
James Laxton Medicine for Melancholy
Harris Savides Milk
Michael Simmonds Chop Shop
Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature

James Marsh

Honored for : Man on Wire

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Werner Herzog Encounters at the End of the World
James Marsh Man on Wire
Thavisouk Phrasavath Nerakhoon
Ellen Kuras Nerakhoon
Margaret Brown The Order of Myths
Yung Chang Up the Yangtze
Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film

Laurent Cantet

Honored for : The Class
(Country: France)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Laurent Cantet The Class
Country: France
Matteo Garrone Gomorrah
Country: Italy
Steve McQueen Hunger
Country: Ireland, UK
Abdellatif Kechiche The Secret of the Grain
Country: France
Carlos Reygadas Silent Light
Country: France, Germany, Netherlands, Mexico
Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead

Melissa Leo

Honored for : Frozen River

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tarra Riggs Ballast
Melissa Leo Frozen River
Anne Hathaway Rachel Getting Married
Summer Bishil Towelhead
Michelle Williams Wendy and Lucy
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature

Charlie Kaufman, Anthony Bregman, Spike Jonze, Sidney Kimmel

Honored for : Synecdoche, New York

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Josh Mond Afterschool
Sean Durkin Afterschool
Antonio Campos Afterschool
Justin Barber Medicine for Melancholy
Barry Jenkins Medicine for Melancholy
Christopher Zalla Our Father
Per Melita Our Father
Ben Odell Our Father
Anthony Bregman Sleep Dealer
Alex Rivera Sleep Dealer
Sidney Kimmel Synecdoche, New York
Anthony Bregman Synecdoche, New York
Charlie Kaufman Synecdoche, New York
Spike Jonze Synecdoche, New York
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead

Mickey Rourke

Honored for : The Wrestler

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sean Penn Milk
Jeremy Renner The Hurt Locker
Richard Jenkins The Visitor
Mickey Rourke The Wrestler
Javier Bardem Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award

Alex Holdridge, Seth Caplan, Scoot McNairy

Honored for : In Search of a Midnight Kiss

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alex Holdridge In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Seth Caplan In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Scoot McNairy In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Sean S. Baker Prince of Broadway
Darren Dean Prince of Broadway
Dan Bush The Signal
Jacob Gentry The Signal
David Bruckner The Signal
Alexander A. Motlagh The Signal
Sean S. Baker Take Out
Shih-Ching Tsou Take Out
Chris Eigeman Turn the River
Ami Armstrong Turn the River
Independent Spirit Truer than Fiction Award

Margaret Brown

Honored for : The Order of Myths
(Lacoste Truer Than Fiction Award)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sacha Gervasi Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Lacoste Truer Than Fiction Award
Darius Marder Loot
Lacoste Truer Than Fiction Award
Margaret Brown The Order of Myths
Lacoste Truer Than Fiction Award
Independent Spirit Producers Award

Heather Rae

Honored for : Frozen River, Ibid
(Piaget Producers Award)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Heather Rae Frozen River","Ibid
Piaget Producers Award
Jay Van Hoy I'll Come Running","Treeless Mountain
Piaget Producers Award
Jason Orans Goodbye Solo","Year of the Fish
Piaget Producers Award
Lars Knudsen Treeless Mountain","I'll Come Running
Piaget Producers Award
Independent Spirit Someone to Watch Award

Lynn Shelton

Honored for : My Effortless Brilliance
(Acura Someone to Watch Award)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lynn Shelton My Effortless Brilliance
IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award
Barry Jenkins Medicine for Melancholy
IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award
Nina Paley Sita Sings the Blues
IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award

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