25th Independent Spirit Awards

The 19th Annual Panasonic Gobel Awards : Winners Announced

Award		Winner
Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature		Gary Magness, Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness Honored for : Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male		Woody Harrelson Honored for : The Messenger
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female		Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson Honored for : Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director		Lee Daniels Honored for : Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay		Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber Honored for : (500) Days of Summer
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay		Geoffrey S. Fletcher Honored for : Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography		Roger Deakins Honored for : A Serious Man
Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature		Sacha Gervasi Honored for : Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film		Lone Scherfig Honored for : An Education (Country: United Kingdom)
Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead		Gabourey Sidibe Honored for : Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature		Scott Cooper, Robert Duvall, Rob Carliner, Judy Cairo, T-Bone Burnett Honored for : Crazy Heart
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead		Jeff Bridges Honored for : Crazy Heart
Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award		Lynn Shelton Honored for : Humpday
Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award		Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Ellen Chenoweth, Rachel Tenner, Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus, Fred Melamed, Michael Stuhlbarg, Aaron Wolff Honored for : A Serious Man
Independent Spirit Truer than Fiction Award		Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross Honored for : 45365 (Chaz and Roger Ebert Truer than Fiction Award)
Independent Spirit Producers Award		Karin Chien Honored for : Santa Mesa, The Exploding Girl (Piaget Producers Award)
Independent Spirit Someone to Watch Award		Kyle Patrick Alvarez Honored for : Easier with Practice (Acura Someone to Watch Award)

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