BLACK SWAN Wins Big at 2011 Independent Spirit Awards, Takes Home Best Film, Director and Actress
by Adam Chitwood Posted: February 26th, 2011
The Oscars don’t take place until tomorrow night, but today the Independent Spirit Awards were held, honoring the best in independent film from 2010. Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan walked away with four prizes: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Cinematography. James Franco won Best Actor for his work in 127 Hours and Winter’s Bone swept the Best Supporting categories with Dale Dickey and John Hawkes taking home Best Supporting Actress and Actor, respectively. The Kids Are All Right picked up Best Screenplay, while Exit Through the Gift Shop won Best Documentary (No, Banksy wasn’t there. Mr. Brainwash accepted the award). Hit the jump to check out the complete list of winners. Don’t forget to check back here tomorrow night when Matt live blogs the Oscars.
Here are the winners of the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards:
Best Film
Black Swan
Best Director
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Best Actress
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Best Actor
James Franco, 127 Hours
Best Supporting Actress
Dale Dickey, Winter’s Bone
Best Supporting Actor
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
Best Screenplay
Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Bloomberg, The Kids are All Right
Best Cinematography
Matthew Libatique, Black Swan
Best Documentary
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Best Foreign Film
The King’s Speech
Best First Feature
Get Low
Best First Screenplay
Lena Dunham, Tiny Furniture
Truer Than Fiction Award
Jeff Malmberg, Marwencol
Someone to Watch Award
Mike Ott, Littlerock
Producer’s Award
Anish Savjani, Meek’s Cutoff
Robert Altman Award (Ensemble)
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2011 Spirit Awards
Winners announced on Saturday, February 26th.
Best Feature
WINNER
Black Swan (2010)
Best Female Lead
WINNER
Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010)
Other Nominees:
Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Greta Gerwig for Greenberg (2010)
Nicole Kidman for Rabbit Hole (2010)
Jennifer Lawrence for Winter's Bone (2010)
Michelle Williams for Blue Valentine (2010)
Best Male Lead
WINNER
James Franco for 127 Hours (2010)
Other Nominees:
Ronald Bronstein for Go Get Some Rosemary (2009)
Aaron Eckhart for Rabbit Hole (2010)
John C. Reilly for Cyrus (2010/I)
Ben Stiller for Greenberg (2010)
Best Supporting Female
WINNER
Dale Dickey for Winter's Bone (2010)
Other Nominees:
Ashley Bell for The Last Exorcism (2010)
Allison Janney for Life During Wartime (2009)
Daphne Rubin-Vega for Jack Goes Boating (2010)
Naomi Watts for Mother and Child (2009)
Best Supporting Male
WINNER
John Hawkes for Winter's Bone (2010)
Other Nominees:
Samuel L. Jackson for Mother and Child (2009)
Bill Murray for Get Low (2009)
John Ortiz for Jack Goes Boating (2010)
Mark Ruffalo for The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Best Director
WINNER
Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan (2010)
Other Nominees:
Danny Boyle for 127 Hours (2010)
Lisa Cholodenko for The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Debra Granik for Winter's Bone (2010)
John Cameron Mitchell for Rabbit Hole (2010)
Best Screenplay
WINNER
Other Nominees:
Life During Wartime (2009): Todd Solondz
Please Give (2010): Nicole Holofcener
Rabbit Hole (2010): David Lindsay-Abaire
Best First Screenplay
WINNER
Tiny Furniture (2010): Lena Dunham
Other Nominees:
Jack Goes Boating (2010): Robert Glaudini
Lovely, Still (2008): Nicholas Fackler
Obselidia (2010): Diane Bell
Best Cinematography
WINNER
Black Swan (2010): Matthew Libatique
Other Nominees:
Greenberg (2010): Harris Savides
Never Let Me Go (2010): Adam Kimmel
Tiny Furniture (2010): Jody Lee Lipes
Winter's Bone (2010): Michael McDonough
Best First Feature
WINNER
Get Low (2009)
Other Nominees:
Everything Strange and New (2009)
The Last Exorcism (2010)
Night Catches Us (2010)
Tiny Furniture (2010)
Best Foreign Film
WINNER
The King's Speech (2010)
Other Nominees:
Des hommes et des dieux (2010)
Kisses (2008)
Loong Boonmee raleuk chat (2010)
Mademoiselle Chambon (2009)
Best Documentary
WINNER
Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
John Cassavetes Award
WINNER
Other Nominees:
Someone to Watch Award
WINNER
Mike Ott for Littlerock (2010)
Producers Award
WINNER
Anish Savjani for Meek's Cutoff (2010)
Other Nominees:
In-Ah Lee for Yi ye Taibei (2010)
Adele Romanski for The Myth of the American Sleepover (2010)
Robert Altman Award
WINNER
Please Give (2010)
