Sunday, February 24, 2008

2008 Film Indipendent Spirit Award Winners


Among this year Film Independent’s Spirit Awards winners is the comedy “Juno” winning the prize for best feature at the Santa Monica ceremony. Juno claimed three of the five awards, Ellen Page who stars in the movie, also earned the best lead actress statuette, while writer Diablo Cody took home the award for best first screenplay.

Philip Seymour Hoffman, was also honored with the prize for best lead actor for his work in “The Savages,” along with Cate Blanchett, who took home the statuette for best supporting actress for playing music icon Bob Dylan in “I’m Not There.”

Film Independent’s Spirit Award gala was hosted by actor Rainn Wilson, and the event belonged to the memory of late actor Heath Ledger, who was honored with tributes from his I’m Not There director Todd Haynes and co-star Cate Blanchett, who dedicated her Best Supporting Actress prize to the actor.

The complete list of 2008 Film Independent’s Spirit Award winners is as follows:

Best Feature: Juno

Best Director: Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Best First Feature: The Lookout

Best Screenplay: Tamara Jenkins, The Savages

Best First Screenplay: Diablo Cody, Juno

Best Female Lead: Ellen Page, Juno

Best Male Lead: Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Savages

Best Supporting Female: Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There

Best Supporting Male: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Talk To Me

Best Documentary: Crazy Love

Best Foreign Language Film: Once

Robert Altman Award: Director Todd Haynes and the ensemble cast of I’m Not There

John Cassavetes Award: Chris Eska, August Evening

Someone To Watch Award: Ramin Bahrani, Chop Shop

Truer Than Fiction Award: Laura Dunn, The Unforeseen

Producers Award: Neil Kopp, Paranoid Park and Old Joy

Best Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly