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25th Independent Spirit Awards
US film awards ceremony in 2010
US film awards ceremony in 2010
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| number | 25 |
| award | Independent Spirit Awards |
| awarded_for | Best in independent film |
| date | March 5, 2010 |
| site | Santa Monica Pier |
| Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |
| host | Eddie Izzard |
| free_award_type | Best Feature |
| free_award | *Precious* |
| most_wins | *Precious* (5) |
| most_nominations | *Precious* (5) |
| *The Last Station* (5) | |
| last | 24th |
| next | 26th |
Santa Monica, California, U.S. The Last Station (5)
The 25th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films of 2009, were presented on March 5, 2010. The nominations were announced on December 1, 2009. The ceremony was hosted by Eddie Izzard.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ***Precious*** | '*Lee Daniels – *Precious''''' | ||||||||||
| '*Jeff Bridges – *Crazy Heart''''' | '*Gabourey Sidibe – *Precious''''' | ||||||||||
| '*Woody Harrelson – *The Messenger''''' | '*Mo'Nique – *Precious''''' | ||||||||||
| '*Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber – *[(500) Days of Summer](500-days-of-summer)''''' | '*Geoffrey Fletcher – *Precious''''' | ||||||||||
| ***Crazy Heart*** | ***Anvil! The Story of Anvil*** | ||||||||||
| '*Roger Deakins – *A Serious Man''''' | ***An Education* • France / UK** |
Films with multiple nominations and awards
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 5 | *The Last Station* |
| *Precious* | |
| 4 | *The Messenger* |
| 3 | *[(500) Days of Summer](500-days-of-summer)* |
| *Amreeka* | |
| *Cold Souls* | |
| *Crazy Heart* | |
| *Sin nombre* | |
| *A Single Man* | |
| 2 | *A Serious Man* |
| *That Evening Sun* | |
| *Two Lovers* | |
| *The Vicious Kind* |
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 5 | *Precious* |
| 2 | *Crazy Heart* |
Special awards
[[Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award|John Cassavetes Award]]
Humpday
- Big Fan
- The New Year Parade
- Treeless Mountain
- Zero Bridge
Truer Than Fiction Award
- Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
- El General
Piaget Producers Award
'*Karin Chien – The Exploding Girl and *Santa Mesa'''''
- Larry Fessenden – The House of the Devil and I Sell the Dead
- Dia Sokol Savage – Beeswax and Nights and Weekends
Someone to Watch Award
'*Kyle Patrick Alvarez – *Easier with Practice'''''
- Asiel Norton – Redland
- Tariq Tapa – Zero Bridge
[[Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award|Robert Altman Award]]
- A Serious Man – Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Ellen Chenoweth, Rachel Tenner, Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus, Fred Melamed, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Aaron Wolff
References
References
- Finke, Nikki. (March 5, 2010). "'Precious' Sweeps 25th Indie Spirit Awards". [[Deadline Hollywood]].
- McNary, Dave. (March 5, 2010). "A 'Precious' night at Indie Spirit Awards". [[Variety (magazine).
- Knegt, Peter. (March 6, 2010). ""Precious" Tops Spirit Awards". [[IndieWire]].
- McNary, Dave. (December 1, 2009). "Spirit Award nominations announced". [[Variety (magazine).
- Finke, Nikki. (January 25, 2010). "Eddie Izzard To Host Spirit Awards". [[Deadline Hollywood]].
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