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25th Independent Spirit Awards

US film awards ceremony in 2010


US film awards ceremony in 2010

FieldValue
number25
awardIndependent Spirit Awards
awarded_forBest in independent film
dateMarch 5, 2010
siteSanta Monica Pier
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
hostEddie Izzard
free_award_typeBest Feature
free_award*Precious*
most_wins*Precious* (5)
most_nominations*Precious* (5)
*The Last Station* (5)
last24th
next26th

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 FeatureBest DirectorBest Male LeadBest Female LeadBest Supporting MaleBest Supporting FemaleBest ScreenplayBest First ScreenplayBest First FeatureBest DocumentaryBest CinematographyBest 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

NominationsFilm
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*
AwardsFilm
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

45365

  • 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

  1. Finke, Nikki. (March 5, 2010). "'Precious' Sweeps 25th Indie Spirit Awards". [[Deadline Hollywood]].
  2. McNary, Dave. (March 5, 2010). "A 'Precious' night at Indie Spirit Awards". [[Variety (magazine).
  3. Knegt, Peter. (March 6, 2010). ""Precious" Tops Spirit Awards". [[IndieWire]].
  4. McNary, Dave. (December 1, 2009). "Spirit Award nominations announced". [[Variety (magazine).
  5. Finke, Nikki. (January 25, 2010). "Eddie Izzard To Host Spirit Awards". [[Deadline Hollywood]].
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