Awards & Winners

2008 Independent Spirit Awards

Check winners and nominations of 2008 Independent Spirit Awards. Check awards winners of 23rd Independent Spirit Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

23rd Independent Spirit Awards

Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Honored for : Talk to Me

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kene Holliday Great World of Sound
Marcus Carl Franklin I'm Not There
Steve Zahn Rescue Dawn
Chiwetel Ejiofor Talk to Me
Irrfan Khan The Namesake
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female

Cate Blanchett

Honored for : I'm Not There

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Nominee Nominated Work
Marisa Tomei Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Tamara Podemski Four Sheets to the Wind
Cate Blanchett I'm Not There
Jennifer Jason Leigh Margot at the Wedding
Anna Kendrick Rocket Science
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director

Julian Schnabel

Honored for : The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Julian Schnabel The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Todd Haynes I'm Not There
Tamara Jenkins The Savages
Jason Reitman Juno
Gus Van Sant Paranoid Park
Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay

Tamara Jenkins

Honored for : The Savages

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Nominee Nominated Work
Andrew Wagner Starting Out in the Evening
Fred Parnes Starting Out in the Evening
Ronald Harwood The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Tamara Jenkins The Savages
Adrienne Shelly Waitress
Mike White Year of the Dog
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay

Diablo Cody

Honored for : Juno

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Orloff A Mighty Heart
Kelly Masterson Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Zoe Cassavetes Broken English
Diablo Cody Juno
Jeffrey Blitz Rocket Science
Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography

Janusz Kami?ski

Honored for : The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

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Nominee Nominated Work
Janusz Kami?ski The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
W. Mott Hupfel III The Savages
Milton Kam Vanaja
Mihai Malaimare Jr. Youth Without Youth
Rodrigo Prieto Lust, Caution
Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature

Dan Klores

Honored for : Crazy Love

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Tucker The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair
Petra Epperlein The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair
Jennifer Baichwal Manufactured Landscapes
Dan Klores Crazy Love
Tony Kaye Lake of Fire
Pernille Rose Grønkjær The Monastery: Mr. Vig and the Nun
Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film

John Carney

Honored for : Once
(Country: Ireland)

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Carney Once
Country:
Cristian Mungiu 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Country: Romania
Eran Kolirin The Band's Visit
Country: France, Israel, USA
Pascale Ferran Lady Chatterley
Country: Belgium, France, UK
Vincent Paronnaud Persepolis
Country: France, USA
Marjane Satrapi Persepolis
Country: France, USA
Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead

Ellen Page

Honored for : Juno

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Nominee Nominated Work
Angelina Jolie A Mighty Heart
Parker Posey Broken English
Sienna Miller Interview
Ellen Page Juno
Tang Wei Lust, Caution
Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature

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Nominee Nominated Work
Brad Pitt A Mighty Heart
Andrew Eaton A Mighty Heart
Dede Gardner A Mighty Heart
John Goldwyn I'm Not There
Christine Vachon I'm Not There
John Sloss I'm Not There
James D. Stern I'm Not There
Mason Novick Juno
Lianne Halfon Juno
John Malkovich Juno
Russell Smith Juno
Neil Kopp Paranoid Park
David Cress Paranoid Park
Jon Kilik The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Kathleen Kennedy The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature

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Nominee Nominated Work
Thierry Potok 2 Days in Paris
Julie Delpy 2 Days in Paris
Christophe Mazodier 2 Days in Paris
Richard A. Wright Great World of Sound
Melissa Palmer Great World of Sound
David Gordon Green Great World of Sound
Craig Zobel Great World of Sound
Sean Welch Rocket Science
Jeffrey Blitz Rocket Science
Effie Brown Rocket Science
Roger Birnbaum The Lookout
Laurence Mark The Lookout
Walter F. Parkes The Lookout
Gary Barber The Lookout
Scott Frank The Lookout
Rajnesh Domalpalli Vanaja
Latha R. Domalapalli Vanaja
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Honored for : The Savages

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Nominee Nominated Work
Pedro Castaneda August Evening
Tony Leung Chiu Wai Lust, Caution
Frank Langella Starting Out in the Evening
Don Cheadle Talk to Me
Philip Seymour Hoffman The Savages
Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award

Chris Eska, Connie Hill, Jason Wehling

Honored for : August Evening

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Nominee Nominated Work
Chris Eska August Evening
Connie Hill August Evening
Jason Wehling August Evening
Doan Nhat Nam Owl and the Sparrow
Nguyen Van Quan Owl and the Sparrow
Stephane Gauger Owl and the Sparrow
Randy Russell The Pool
Kate Noble The Pool
Chris Smith The Pool
Aaron Katz Quiet City
Erin Fisher Quiet City
Ben Stambler Quiet City
Brendan Mcfadden Quiet City
Cris Lankenau Quiet City
Jeff Nichols Shotgun Stories
David Gordon Green Shotgun Stories
Lisa Muskat Shotgun Stories
Independent Spirit Truer than Fiction Award

Laura Dunn

Honored for : The Unforeseen
(IFC Truer Than Fiction Award)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gary Hustwit Helvetica
IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
John Maringouin Running Stumbled
IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Laura Dunn The Unforeseen
IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Independent Spirit Producers Award

Neil Kopp

Honored for : Paranoid Park, Old Joy
(Piaget Producers Award)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alexis Ferris Cthulhu","Police Beat
Piaget Producers Award
Anne Clements Ping Pong Playa","Quinceañera
Piaget Producers Award
Neil Kopp Paranoid Park","Old Joy
Piaget Producers Award
Independent Spirit Someone to Watch Award

Ramin Bahrani

Honored for : Chop Shop
(IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ramin Bahrani Chop Shop
IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award
Ronald Bronstein Frownland
IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award
Lee Isaac Chung Munyurangabo
IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award

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