Awards & Winners

2012 Independent Spirit Awards

Check winners and nominations of 2012 Independent Spirit Awards. Check awards winners of Independent Spirit Awards 2011. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

Independent Spirit Awards 2011

Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male

Christopher Plummer

Honored for : Beginners

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Albert Brooks Drive
Role: Bernie Rose
John Hawkes Martha Marcy May Marlene
Christopher Plummer Beginners
Role: Hal
John C. Reilly Cedar Rapids
Corey Stoll Midnight in Paris
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female

Shailene Woodley

Honored for : The Descendants

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jessica Chastain Take Shelter
Janet McTeer Albert Nobbs
Harmony Santana Gun Hill Road
Shailene Woodley The Descendants
Anjelica Huston 50/50
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director

Michel Hazanavicius

Honored for : The Artist

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nicolas Winding Refn Drive
Jeff Nichols Take Shelter
Alexander Payne The Descendants
Michel Hazanavicius The Artist
Mike Mills Beginners
Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay

Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, Nat Faxon

Honored for : The Descendants

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joseph Cedar Footnote
Michel Hazanavicius The Artist
Thomas McCarthy Win Win
Mike Mills Beginners
Alexander Payne The Descendants
Jim Rash The Descendants
Nat Faxon The Descendants
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay

Will Reiser

Honored for : 50/50

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Nominee Nominated Work
J.C. Chandor Margin Call
Will Reiser 50/50
Phil Johnston Cedar Rapids
Patrick deWitt Terri
Brit Marling Another Earth
Mike Cahill Another Earth
Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography

Guillaume Schiffman

Honored for : The Artist

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Nominee Nominated Work
Joel Hodge Bellflower
Benjamin Kasulke The Off Hours
Darius Khondji Midnight in Paris
Guillaume Schiffman The Artist
Jeffrey Waldron The Dynamiter
Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature

Alex Kotlowitz, Steve James

Honored for : The Interrupters

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jarreth J. Merz An African Election
Richard Press Bill Cunningham New York
Philip Gefter Bill Cunningham New York
Steve James The Interrupters
Alex Kotlowitz The Interrupters
Eric Strauss The Redemption of General Butt Naked
Daniele Anastasion The Redemption of General Butt Naked
David Weissman We Were Here
Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead

Michelle Williams

Honored for : My Week with Marilyn
(Role: Marilyn Monroe)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rachael Harris Natural Selection
Adepero Oduye Pariah
Elizabeth Olsen Martha Marcy May Marlene
Michelle Williams My Week with Marilyn
Role: Marilyn Monroe
Lauren Ambrose Think of Me
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Patrick Wang In the family
Andrew van den Houten In the family
Robert Tonino In the family
Brit Marling Another Earth
Nicholas Shumaker Another Earth
Hunter Gray Another Earth
Mike Cahill Another Earth
Corey Moosa Margin Call
Neal Dodson Margin Call
Michael Benaroya Margin Call
J.C. Chandor Margin Call
Robert Ogden Barnum Margin Call
Zachary Quinto Margin Call
Joe Jenckes Margin Call
Brion Hambel Natural Selection
Paul Jensen Natural Selection
Robbie Pickering Natural Selection
Antonio Campos Martha Marcy May Marlene
Chris Maybach Martha Marcy May Marlene
Patrick Cunningham Martha Marcy May Marlene
Sean Durkin Martha Marcy May Marlene
Josh Mond Martha Marcy May Marlene
Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film

Asghar Farhadi

Honored for : A Separation
(Country: Iran)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Asghar Farhadi A Separation
Iran
Lars von Trier Melancholia
France","Sweden","Denmark","Germany
Steve McQueen Shame
UK
Paddy Considine Tyrannosaur
UK
Jean-Pierre Dardenne The Kid with a Bike
Belgium","France","Italy
Luc Dardenne The Kid with a Bike
Belgium","France","Italy
Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature

Thomas Langmann

Honored for : The Artist

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas Langmann The Artist
Evan Goldberg 50/50
Ben Karlin 50/50
Seth Rogen 50/50
Miranda de Pencier Beginners
Leslie Urdang Beginners
Jay Van Hoy Beginners
Lars Knudsen Beginners
Dean Vanech Beginners
Michel Litvak Drive
Marc E. Platt Drive
Gigi Pritzker Drive
Adam Siegel Drive
John Palermo Drive
Tyler Davidson Take Shelter
Sophia Lin Take Shelter
Jim Burke The Descendants
Alexander Payne The Descendants
Jim Taylor The Descendants
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead

Jean Dujardin

Honored for : The Artist

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Demián Bichir A Better Life
Jean Dujardin The Artist
Ryan Gosling Drive
Role: Driver
Woody Harrelson Rampart
Michael Shannon Take Shelter
Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award

Nekisa Cooper, Dee Rees

Honored for : Pariah

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vincent Grashaw Bellflower
Evan Glodell Bellflower
Maryam Keshavarz Circumstance
Karin Chien Circumstance
Melissa M. Lee Circumstance
Adam Reid Hello Lonesome
Dee Rees Pariah
Nekisa Cooper Pariah
Matthew Gordon The Dynamiter
Kevin Abrams The Dynamiter
Art Jones The Dynamiter
Amile Wilson The Dynamiter
Brad Ingelsby The Dynamiter
Mike Jones The Dynamiter
Nate Tuck The Dynamiter
Merilee Holt The Dynamiter
Independent Spirit Truer than Fiction Award

Heather Courtney

Honored for : Where Soldiers Come From
(Nokia Truer than Fiction Award)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Heather Courtney Where Soldiers Come From
Danfung Dennis Hell and Back Again
Alma Har'el Bombay Beach
Independent Spirit Producers Award

Sophia Lin

Honored for : Take Shelter
(Piaget Producers Award)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sophia Lin Take Shelter
Piaget Producers Award
Josh Mond Martha Marcy May Marlene
Piaget Producers Award
Chad Burris Mosquita y Mari
Piaget Producers Award
Independent Spirit Someone to Watch Award

Mark Jackson

Honored for : Without
(Audi Someone to Watch Award)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Simon Arthur Silver Tongues
Mark Jackson Without
Nicholas Ozeki Mamitas

Yearwise list of Independent Spirit Awards Winners