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24th Independent Spirit Awards
US film awards ceremony in 2009
US film awards ceremony in 2009
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| number | 24 |
| award | Independent Spirit Awards |
| date | February 21, 2009 |
| site | U.S. |
| host | Steve Coogan |
| best_film | The Wrestler |
| most_wins | The Wrestler (3) |
| most_nominations | Ballast (6) |
| Rachel Getting Married (6) | |
| last | 23rd |
| next | 25th |
Rachel Getting Married (6)
The 24th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2008, were announced on February 21, 2009. It was hosted by Steve Coogan.
Winners and nominees
| Best Feature | Best Director | Best Male Lead | Best Female Lead | Best Supporting Male | Best Supporting Female | Best Screenplay | Best First Screenplay | Best First Feature | Best Documentary | Best Cinematography | Best Foreign Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *The Wrestler* | 'Tom McCarthy – The Visitor''''' | ||||||||||
| 'Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler''''' | 'Melissa Leo – Frozen River''''' | ||||||||||
| 'James Franco – Milk''''' | 'Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona''''' | ||||||||||
| Vicky Cristina Barcelona – Woody Allen | Milk – Dustin Lance Black | ||||||||||
| *Synecdoche, New York* | *Man on Wire* | ||||||||||
| The Wrestler – Maryse Alberti | The Class • France |
Films with multiple nominations and awards
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 6 | Ballast |
| Frozen River | |
| Rachel Getting Married | |
| 4 | Milk |
| 3 | The Visitor |
| The Wrestler | |
| 2 | Chop Shop |
| The Hurt Locker | |
| Wendy and Lucy | |
| Sangre de Mi Sangre | |
| Synecdoche, New York | |
| Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 3 | The Wrestler |
| 2 | Synecdoche, New York |
| Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
Special Awards
[[Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award|John Cassavetes Award]]
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
- Prince of Broadway
- The Signal
- Take Out
- Turn the River
Truer Than Fiction Award
The Order of Myths
- Anvil! The Story of Anvil
- Loot
Producers Award
'*Heather Rae – Frozen River and *Ibid'''''
- Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy – Treeless Mountain and I'll Come Running
- Jason Orans – Goodbye Solo and Year of the Fish
Someone to Watch Award
'*Lynn Shelton – *My Effortless Brilliance'''''
- Barry Jenkins – Medicine for Melancholy
- Nina Paley – Sita Sings the Blues
[[Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award|Robert Altman Award]]
- Synecdoche, New York — Charlie Kaufman, Jeanne McCarthy, Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Tom Noonan, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest and Michelle Williams
References
References
- Jones and Maxwell. (2008-12-02). "Spirit Award nominees announced". Variety.
- (2008-12-02). ""River," "Rachel," "Ballast" Lead Spirit Award Nominations". indieWire.
- (2009-02-21). "'The Wrestler' tops Spirit Awards". Variety.
- (2009-02-21). ""The Wrestler" Leads 2009 Spirit Award Winners". indieWire.
- King, Susan. (22 February 2009). "'The Wrestler' wins at Film Independent's Spirit Awards". The Envelope.
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