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2009 Spirit Awards

The Wrestler

2009 Spirit Award Winners

Darren Aronofsky's drama 'The Wrestler' wins Best Picture at the Indie Spirit Awards, with star Mickey Rourke picking up Best Actor and 'Frozen River' lead Melissa Leo taking Best Actress.

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    Actress Penelope Cruz arrives at the 24th annual Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California on February 21, 2009. AFP PHOTO Robyn BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

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    Lucy Liu arrives at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

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    Sandra Oh arrives at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

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    Giovanni Ribisi arrives at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

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    Sandra Oh arrives at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

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    Anne Hathaway arrives at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

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    Michelle Williams arrives at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

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    Lucy Liu arrives at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

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    Michelle Williams arrives at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

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    Anne Hathaway arrives at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

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2009 Independent Spirit Awards Winners

Best Feature
'Ballast'
'Frozen River'
'Rachel Getting Married'
'Wendy and Lucy'
'The Wrestler'

Best Director
Ramin Bahrani, 'Chop Shop'
Jonathan Demme, 'Rachel Getting Married'
Lance Hammer, 'Ballast'
Courtney Hunt, 'Frozen River'
Thomas McCarthy, 'The Visitor'

Best Male Lead
Javier Bardem, 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'
Richard Jenkins, 'The Visitor'
Sean Penn, 'Milk'
Jeremy Renner, 'The Hurt Locker'
Mickey Rourke, 'The Wrestler'

Best Female Lead
Summer Bishil, 'Towelhead'
Anne Hathaway, 'Rachel Getting Married'
Melissa Leo, 'Frozen River'
Tarra Riggs, 'Ballast'
Michelle Williams, 'Wendy and Lucy'

Best Supporting Male
James Franco, 'Milk'
Anthony Mackie, 'The Hurt Locker'
Charlie McDermott, 'Frozen River'
Jim Myron Ross, 'Ballast'
Haaz Sleiman, 'The Visitor'

Best Supporting Female
Penelope Cruz, 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'
Rosemarie DeWitt, 'Rachel Getting Married'
Rosie Perez, 'The Take'
Misty Upham, 'Frozen River'
Debra Winger, 'Rachel Getting Married'

Best Screenplay
Woody Allen, 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'
Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, 'Sugar'
Charlie Kaufman, 'Synecdoche, New York'
Howard A. Rodman, 'Savage Grace'
Christopher Zalla, 'Sangre de Mi Sangre'

Best Cinematography
Maryse Alberti, 'The Wrestler'
Lol Crowley, 'Ballast'
James Laxton, 'Medicine for Melancholy'
Harris Savides, 'Milk'
Michael Simmonds, 'Chop Shop'

Best Foreign Film
'The Class' (France)
'Gomorrah' (Italy)
'Hunger' (UK/Ireland)
'Secret of the Grain' (France)
'Silent Light' (Mexico/France/Netherlands/Germany)

Best Documentary
'The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)'
'Encounters at the End of the World'
'Man on Wire'
'The Order of Myths'
'Up the Yangtze'

Best First Feature
'Afterschool'
Director: Antonio Campos
'Medicine for Melancholy'
Director: Barry Jenkins
'Sangre de Mi Sangre'
Director: Christopher Zalla
'Sleep Dealer'
Director: Alex Rivera
'Synecdoche, New York'
Director: Charlie Kaufman

Best First Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black, 'Milk'
Lance Hammer, 'Ballast'
Courtney Hunt, 'Frozen River'
Jonathan Levine, 'The Wackness'
Jenny Lumet, 'Rachel Getting Married'

Robert Altman Award Given to Ensemble Cast, Director, and Casting Director
'Synecdoche, New York'
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Casting Director: Jeanne McCarthy
Ensemble Cast: Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jennifer Jason Leigh,
Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Tom Noonan, Dianne Wiest, Emily Watson, Michelle Williams

John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature made for under $500,000)
'In Search of a Midnight Kiss'
'Prince of Broadway'
'The Signal'
'Take Out'
'Turn the River'

IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Margaret Brown, 'The Order of Myths'
Sacha Gervasi, 'Anvil! The Story of Anvil'
Darius Marder, 'Loot'

IFC Someone to Watch Award
Barry Jenkins, 'Medicine for Melancholy'
Nina Paley, 'Sita Sings the Blues'
Lynn Shelton, 'My Effortless Brilliance'

Axium Producers Award
Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy, 'Treeless Mountain' and 'I'll Come Running'
Jason Orans, 'Goodbye Solo' and 'Year of the Fish'
Heather Rae, 'Frozen River' and 'Ibid'

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