Awards & Festivals:Independent Spirit Awards:26th (2011)

26th Independent Spirit Awards Coverage (2011)

The 26th Independent Spirit Awards took place in Santa Monica on February 26th, 2011. The ceremony was hosted by Joel McHale.

Here are the nominees and winners:

BEST FEATURE

(Award given to the producer) * Executive Producers are not listed.

127 HOURS
PRODUCERS: Danny Boyle, Christian Colson, John Smithson
WINNER - BLACK SWAN
PRODUCERS: Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Messer, Brian Oliver
GREENBERG
PRODUCERS: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Scott Rudin
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
PRODUCERS: Gary Gilbert, Philippe Hellmann, Jordan Horowitz, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Celine Rattray, Daniela Taplin Lundberg
WINTER’S BONE
PRODUCERS: Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Anne Rosellini

BEST DIRECTOR

WINNER - DARREN ARONOFSKY - Black Swan
DANNY BOYLE - 127 Hours
LISA CHOLODENKO - The Kids Are All Right
DEBRA GRANIK - Winter’s Bone
JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL - Rabbit Hole

BEST SCREENPLAY

WINNER - STUART BLUMBERG & LISA CHOLODENKO - The Kids Are All Right
DEBRA GRANIK & ANNE ROSELLINI - Winter’s Bone
NICOLE HOLOFCENER - Please Give
DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE - Rabbit Hole
TODD SOLONDZ - Life During Wartime

BEST FIRST FEATURE

(Award given to the director and producer)

EVERYTHING STRANGE AND NEW
DIRECTOR: Frazer Bradshaw
PRODUCERS: A.D. Liano, Laura Techera Francia
WINNER - GET LOW
DIRECTOR: Aaron Schneider
PRODUCERS: David Gundlach, Dean Zanuck
NIGHT CATCHES US
DIRECTOR: Tanya Hamilton
PRODUCERS: Sean Costello, Jason Orans, Ronald Simons
THE LAST EXORCISM
DIRECTOR: Daniel Stamm
PRODUCERS: Marc Abraham, Tom Bliss, Eric Newman, Eli Roth
TINY FURNITURE
DIRECTOR: Lena Dunham
PRODUCERS: Kyle Martin, Alicia Van Couvering

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

DIANE BELL - Obselidia
WINNER - LENA DUNHAM - Tiny Furniture
NIK FACKLER - Lovely, Still
BOB GLAUDINI - Jack Goes Boating
DANA ADAM SHAPIRO & EVAN M. WIENER - Monogamy

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD

(Given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer) * Executive Producers are not listed.

WINNER - DADDY LONGLEGS
WRITERS/DIRECTORS: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
PRODUCERS: Casey Neistat, Tom Scott
LBS.
DIRECTOR: Matthew Bonifacio
WRITERS/PRODUCERS: Matthew Bonifacio, Carmine Famiglietti
LOVERS OF HATE
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Bryan Poyser
PRODUCER: Megan Gilbride
OBSELIDIA
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Diane Bell
PRODUCERS: Chris Byrne, Matthew Medlin
THE EXPLODING GIRL
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Bradley Rust Gray
PRODUCERS: Karin Chien, Ben Howe, So Yong Kim

BEST FEMALE LEAD

ANNETTE BENING - The Kids Are All Right
GRETA GERWIG - Greenberg
NICOLE KIDMAN - Rabbit Hole
JENNIFER LAWRENCE - Winter’s Bone
WINNER - NATALIE PORTMAN - Black Swan
MICHELLE WILLIAMS - Blue Valentine

BEST MALE LEAD

RONALD BRONSTEIN - Daddy Longlegs
AARON ECKHART - Rabbit Hole
WINNER - JAMES FRANCO - 127 Hours
JOHN C. REILLY - Cyrus
BEN STILLER - Greenberg

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

ASHLEY BELL - The Last Exorcism
WINNER - DALE DICKEY - Winter’s Bone
ALLISON JANNEY - Life During Wartime
DAPHNE RUBIN-VEGA - Jack Goes Boating
NAOMI WATTS - Mother and Child

BEST SUPPORTING MALE

WINNER - JOHN HAWKES - Winter’s Bone
SAMUEL L. JACKSON - Mother and Child
BILL MURRAY - Get Low
JOHN ORTIZ - Jack Goes Boating
MARK RUFFALO - The Kids Are All Right

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

ADAM KIMMEL - Never Let Me Go
WINNER - MATTHEW LIBATIQUE - Black Swan
JODY LEE LIPES - Tiny Furniture
MICHAEL McDONOUGH - Winter’s Bone
HARRIS SAVIDES - Greenberg

BEST DOCUMENTARY

(Award given to the director)

WINNER - EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP
DIRECTOR: Banksy
MARWENCOL
DIRECTOR: Jeff Malmberg
SWEETGRASS
DIRECTORS: Ilisa Barbash & Lucien Castaing-Taylor
RESTREPO
DIRECTORS: Tim Hetherington & Sebastian Junger
THUNDER SOUL
DIRECTOR: Mark Landsman

BEST FOREIGN FILM