Saturday
21Feb2009
'Wrestler', Rourke Win Independent Spirit Awards
Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 6:51PM
The Wrestler was the big winner at the Independent Spirit Awards, with Mickey
Rourke winning the penultimate (and media-created) showdown fellow nominee Sean Penn before tomorrow
night's Academy Awards.
The Wrestler Best Director:
Thomas McCarthy - The Visitor Best First Feature:
Synecdoche, New York Charlie Kaufman, director John Cassavetes Award (Best feature made for under $500,000):
In Search of a Midnight Kiss Alex Holdridge, writer-director Best First Screenplay:
Dustin Lance Black - Milk Best Screenplay:
Woody Allen - Vicky Cristina Barcelona Best Female Lead:
Melissa Leo - Frozen River Best Male Lead:
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler Best Supporting Female:
Penélope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona Best Supporting Male:
James Franco - Milk Best Cinematography:
Maryse Alberti - The Wrestler Best Documentary:
Man on Wire Best Foreign Film:
The Class Robert Altman Award (presented for ensemble casting and acting):
Synecdoche, New York Someone to Watch Award:
Lynn Shelton - My Effortless Brilliance Truer Than Fiction Award:
Margaret Brown - The Order of Myths Producers Award:
Heather Rae - Frozen River and Ibid
The Wrestler Best Director:
Thomas McCarthy - The Visitor Best First Feature:
Synecdoche, New York Charlie Kaufman, director John Cassavetes Award (Best feature made for under $500,000):
In Search of a Midnight Kiss Alex Holdridge, writer-director Best First Screenplay:
Dustin Lance Black - Milk Best Screenplay:
Woody Allen - Vicky Cristina Barcelona Best Female Lead:
Melissa Leo - Frozen River Best Male Lead:
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler Best Supporting Female:
Penélope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona Best Supporting Male:
James Franco - Milk Best Cinematography:
Maryse Alberti - The Wrestler Best Documentary:
Man on Wire Best Foreign Film:
The Class Robert Altman Award (presented for ensemble casting and acting):
Synecdoche, New York Someone to Watch Award:
Lynn Shelton - My Effortless Brilliance Truer Than Fiction Award:
Margaret Brown - The Order of Myths Producers Award:
Heather Rae - Frozen River and Ibid
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