**BLACK SWAN Wins Big at 2011 Independent Spirit Awards, Takes Home Best Film, Director and Actress **2011 Spirit Awards

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)

Please Give

source; http://collider.com/2011-independent-spirit-award-winners/78047/

2011 Spirit Awards

Winners announced on Saturday, February 26th.

Best Feature

WINNER

Black Swan (2010)

Other Nominees:

127 Hours (2010)

Greenberg (2010)

The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Winter's Bone (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

The Kids Are All Right (2010): Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko

Other Nominees:

Life During Wartime (2009): Todd Solondz

Please Give (2010): Nicole Holofcener

Rabbit Hole (2010): David Lindsay-Abaire

Winter's Bone (2010): Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini

Best First Screenplay

WINNER

Tiny Furniture (2010): Lena Dunham

Other Nominees:

Jack Goes Boating (2010): Robert Glaudini

Lovely, Still (2008): Nicholas Fackler

Monogamy (2010): Dana Adam Shapiro, Evan M. Wiener

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)

Other Nominees:

Marwencol (2010)

Restrepo (2010)

Sweetgrass (2009)

Thunder Soul (2010)

John Cassavetes Award

WINNER

Go Get Some Rosemary (2009): Ben Safdie, Joshua Safdie, Casey Neistat, Tom Scott

Other Nominees:

The Exploding Girl (2009): Bradley Rust Gray, Karin Chien, Ben Howe, So Yong Kim

Lbs. (2004): Matthew Bonifacio, Carmine Famiglietti

Lovers of Hate (2010): Bryan Poyser, Megan Gilbride

Obselidia (2010): Diane Bell, Chris Byrne, Matthew Medlin

Truer Than Fiction Award

WINNER

Marwencol (2010): Jeff Malmberg

Other Nominees:

Summer Pasture (2010): Lynn True, Nelson Walker III

Sweetgrass (2009): Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor

Someone to Watch Award

WINNER

Mike Ott for Littlerock (2010)

Other Nominees:

Hossein Keshavarz for Dog Sweat (2010)

Laurel Nakadate for The Wolf Knife (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)

source; http://www.imdb.com/features/oscars/2011/spirits

***68th Annual Golden Globe Awards WINNERS!!!!!

***68th Annual Golden Globe Awards

Winners announced on Sunday, January 16th.

Best Motion Picture - Drama

WINNER

The Social Network (2010)

Other Nominees:

Black Swan (2010)

The Fighter (2010)

Inception (2010)

The King's Speech (2010)

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

WINNER

The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Other Nominees:

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Burlesque (2010/I)

Red (2010/I)

The Tourist (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

WINNER

Colin Firth for The King's Speech (2010)

Other Nominees:

Jesse Eisenberg for The Social Network (2010)

James Franco for 127 Hours (2010)

Ryan Gosling for Blue Valentine (2010)

Mark Wahlberg for The Fighter (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

WINNER

Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010)

Other Nominees:

Halle Berry for Frankie and Alice (2010)

Nicole Kidman for Rabbit Hole (2010)

Jennifer Lawrence for Winter's Bone (2010)

Michelle Williams for Blue Valentine (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

WINNER

Paul Giamatti for Barney's Version (2010)

Other Nominees:

Johnny Depp for The Tourist (2010)

Johnny Depp for Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Jake Gyllenhaal for Love and Other Drugs (2010)

Kevin Spacey for Casino Jack (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

WINNER

Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Other Nominees:

Anne Hathaway for Love and Other Drugs (2010)

Angelina Jolie for The Tourist (2010)

Julianne Moore for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Emma Stone for Easy A (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

WINNER

Christian Bale for The Fighter (2010)

Other Nominees:

Michael Douglas for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

Andrew Garfield for The Social Network (2010)

Jeremy Renner for The Town (2010)

Geoffrey Rush for The King's Speech (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

WINNER

Melissa Leo for The Fighter (2010)

Other Nominees:

Amy Adams for The Fighter (2010)

Helena Bonham Carter for The King's Speech (2010)

Mila Kunis for Black Swan (2010)

Jacki Weaver for Animal Kingdom (2010)

Best Director - Motion Picture

WINNER

David Fincher for The Social Network (2010)

Other Nominees:

Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan (2010)

Tom Hooper for The King's Speech (2010)

Christopher Nolan for Inception (2010)

David O. Russell for The Fighter (2010)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

WINNER

The Social Network (2010): Aaron Sorkin

Other Nominees:

127 Hours (2010): Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy

Inception (2010): Christopher Nolan

The Kids Are All Right (2010): Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko

The King's Speech (2010): David Seidler

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

WINNER

Burlesque (2010/I): Diane Warren("You Haven't Seen The Last of Me")

Other Nominees:

Burlesque (2010/I): Samuel Dixon, Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler("Bound to You")

Country Strong (2010): Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges("Coming Home")

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010): Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey("There's A Place For Us")

Tangled (2010): Alan Menken, Glenn Slater("I See the Light")

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

WINNER

The Social Network (2010): Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Other Nominees:

127 Hours (2010): A.R. Rahman

Alice in Wonderland (2010): Danny Elfman

Inception (2010): Hans Zimmer

The King's Speech (2010): Alexandre Desplat

Best Animated Film

WINNER

Toy Story 3 (2010)

Other Nominees:

Despicable Me (2010)

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

The Illusionist (2010)

Tangled (2010)

Best Foreign Language Film

WINNER

In a Better World (2010)(Denmark)

Other Nominees:

Biutiful (2010)(Mexico/Spain)

The Concert (2009)(France)

The Edge (2010)(Russia)

I Am Love (2009)(Italy)

Best Television Series - Drama

WINNER

"Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

Other Nominees:

"Dexter" (2006)

"The Good Wife" (2009)

"Mad Men" (2007)

"The Walking Dead" (2010)

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

WINNER

"Glee" (2009)

Other Nominees:

"The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

"The Big C" (2010)

"Modern Family" (2009)

"Nurse Jackie" (2009)

"30 Rock" (2006)

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER

"Carlos" (2010)

Other Nominees:

"The Pacific" (2010)

"The Pillars of the Earth" (2010)

Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER

Al Pacino for You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV)

Other Nominees:

Idris Elba for "Luther" (2010)

Ian McShane for "The Pillars of the Earth" (2010)

Dennis Quaid for The Special Relationship (2010) (TV)

Édgar Ramírez for "Carlos" (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER

Claire Danes for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Other Nominees:

Hayley Atwell for "The Pillars of the Earth" (2010)

Judi Dench for "Cranford" (2007)

Romola Garai for "Emma" (2009)

Jennifer Love Hewitt for The Client List (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

WINNER

Jim Parsons for "The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

Other Nominees:

Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock" (2006)

Steve Carell for "The Office" (2005)

Thomas Jane for "Hung" (2009)

Matthew Morrison for "Glee" (2009)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

WINNER

Laura Linney for "The Big C" (2010)

Other Nominees:

Toni Collette for "United States of Tara" (2009)

Edie Falco for "Nurse Jackie" (2009)

Tina Fey for "30 Rock" (2006)

Lea Michele for "Glee" (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama

WINNER

Steve Buscemi for "Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

Other Nominees:

Bryan Cranston for "Breaking Bad" (2008)

Michael C. Hall for "Dexter" (2006)

Jon Hamm for "Mad Men" (2007)

Hugh Laurie for "House" (2004)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama

WINNER

Katey Sagal for "Sons of Anarchy" (2008)

Other Nominees:

Julianna Margulies for "The Good Wife" (2009)

Elisabeth Moss for "Mad Men" (2007)

Piper Perabo for "Covert Affairs" (2010)

Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer" (2005)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER

Chris Colfer for "Glee" (2009)

Other Nominees:

Scott Caan for "Hawaii Five-0" (2010)

Chris Noth for "The Good Wife" (2009)

Eric Stonestreet for "Modern Family" (2009)

David Strathairn for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

WINNER

Jane Lynch for "Glee" (2009)

Other Nominees:

Hope Davis for The Special Relationship (2010) (TV)

Kelly Macdonald for "Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

Julia Stiles for "Dexter" (2006)

Sofía Vergara for "Modern Family" (2009)


SOURCE; http://www.imdb.com/features/globes/2011/nominations

68th Annual Golden Globe Awards -- Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Anne Hathaway for Love and Other Drugs (2010)

Angelina Jolie for The Tourist (2010)

Julianne Moore for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Emma Stone for Easy A (2010)

http://www.imdb.com/features/globes/2011/nominations

68th Annual Golden Globe Awards

68th Annual Golden Globe Awards

Winners to be announced on Sunday, January 16th.

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Nominees:

Black Swan (2010)

The Fighter (2010)

Inception (2010)

The King's Speech (2010)

The Social Network (2010)

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Burlesque (2010/I)

The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Red (2010/I)

The Tourist (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Nominees:

Jesse Eisenberg for The Social Network (2010)

Colin Firth for The King's Speech (2010)

James Franco for 127 Hours (2010)

Ryan Gosling for Blue Valentine (2010)

Mark Wahlberg for The Fighter (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Nominees:

Halle Berry for Frankie and Alice (2010)

Nicole Kidman for Rabbit Hole (2010)

Jennifer Lawrence for Winter's Bone (2010)

Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010)

Michelle Williams for Blue Valentine (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

Johnny Depp for The Tourist (2010)

Johnny Depp for Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Paul Giamatti for Barney's Version (2010)

Jake Gyllenhaal for Love and Other Drugs (2010)

Kevin Spacey for Casino Jack (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Anne Hathaway for Love and Other Drugs (2010)

Angelina Jolie for The Tourist (2010)

Julianne Moore for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Emma Stone for Easy A (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Nominees:

Christian Bale for The Fighter (2010)

Michael Douglas for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

Andrew Garfield for The Social Network (2010)

Jeremy Renner for The Town (2010)

Geoffrey Rush for The King's Speech (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Nominees:

Amy Adams for The Fighter (2010)

Helena Bonham Carter for The King's Speech (2010)

Mila Kunis for Black Swan (2010)

Melissa Leo for The Fighter (2010)

Jacki Weaver for Animal Kingdom (2010)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Nominees:

Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan (2010)

David Fincher for The Social Network (2010)

Tom Hooper for The King's Speech (2010)

Christopher Nolan for Inception (2010)

David O. Russell for The Fighter (2010)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Nominees:

127 Hours (2010): Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy

Inception (2010): Christopher Nolan

The Kids Are All Right (2010): Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko

The King's Speech (2010): David Seidler

The Social Network (2010): Aaron Sorkin

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

Nominees:

Burlesque (2010/I): Samuel Dixon, Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler("Bound to You")

Burlesque (2010/I): Diane Warren("You Haven't Seen The Last of Me")

Country Strong (2010): Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey, Troy Verges("Coming Home")

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010): Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey("There's A Place For Us")

Tangled (2010): Alan Menken, Glenn Slater("I See the Light")

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Nominees:

127 Hours (2010): A.R. Rahman

Alice in Wonderland (2010): Danny Elfman

Inception (2010): Hans Zimmer

The King's Speech (2010): Alexandre Desplat

The Social Network (2010): Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Best Animated Film

Nominees:

Despicable Me (2010)

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

The Illusionist (2010)

Tangled (2010)

Toy Story 3 (2010)

Best Foreign Language Film

Nominees:

Biutiful (2010)(Mexico/Spain)

The Concert (2009)(France)

The Edge (2010)(Russia)

I Am Love (2009)(Italy)

In a Better World (2010)(Denmark)

Best Television Series - Drama

Nominees:

"Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

"Dexter" (2006)

"The Good Wife" (2009)

"Mad Men" (2007)

"The Walking Dead" (2010)

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

"The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

"The Big C" (2010)

"Glee" (2009)

"Modern Family" (2009)

"Nurse Jackie" (2009)

"30 Rock" (2006)

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Nominees:

"Carlos" (2010)

"The Pacific" (2010)

"The Pillars of the Earth" (2010)

Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Nominees:

Idris Elba for "Luther" (2010)

Ian McShane for "The Pillars of the Earth" (2010)

Al Pacino for You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV)

Dennis Quaid for The Special Relationship (2010) (TV)

Édgar Ramírez for "Carlos" (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Nominees:

Hayley Atwell for "The Pillars of the Earth" (2010)

Claire Danes for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Judi Dench for "Cranford" (2007)

Romola Garai for "Emma" (2009)

Jennifer Love Hewitt for The Client List (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock" (2006)

Steve Carell for "The Office" (2005)

Thomas Jane for "Hung" (2009)

Matthew Morrison for "Glee" (2009)

Jim Parsons for "The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

Nominees:

Toni Collette for "United States of Tara" (2009)

Edie Falco for "Nurse Jackie" (2009)

Tina Fey for "30 Rock" (2006)

Laura Linney for "The Big C" (2010)

Lea Michele for "Glee" (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama

Nominees:

Steve Buscemi for "Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

Bryan Cranston for "Breaking Bad" (2008)

Michael C. Hall for "Dexter" (2006)

Jon Hamm for "Mad Men" (2007)

Hugh Laurie for "House" (2004)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama

Nominees:

Julianna Margulies for "The Good Wife" (2009)

Elisabeth Moss for "Mad Men" (2007)

Piper Perabo for "Covert Affairs" (2010)

Katey Sagal for "Sons of Anarchy" (2008)

Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer" (2005)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Nominees:

Scott Caan for "Hawaii Five-0" (2010)

Chris Colfer for "Glee" (2009)

Chris Noth for "The Good Wife" (2009)

Eric Stonestreet for "Modern Family" (2009)

David Strathairn for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Nominees:

Hope Davis for The Special Relationship (2010) (TV)

Jane Lynch for "Glee" (2009)

Kelly Macdonald for "Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

Julia Stiles for "Dexter" (2006)

Sofía Vergara for "Modern Family" (2009)


http://www.imdb.com/features/globes/2011/nominations

***Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations Announced; Best Actress

Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations Announced; WINTER’S BONE Leads with 7 Nominations

by Matt Goldberg    Posted:November 30th, 2010

The nominations for the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards have been announced.  Here’s a quick breakdown of some interesting facts about the nominees.  After winning the top prize at the Gotham Awards last night, Winter’s Bone leads the pack with seven nominations.  And if you need more proof that the Best Actress race this year is crazy, it was the only category with a six nominees.

It’s also a good year for women filmmakers as Lisa Cholodenok (The Kids Are All Right) and Debra Granik (Winter’s Bone) pick up nominations for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Nicole Holofcener also picked up a Best Screenplay nomination along with the Robert Altman Award for Please Give. Hit the jump for a full list of the nominees.  The Film Independent Spirit Awards will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 10pm ET/PT on IFC.

Best Actress

• Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole
• Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right
• Greta Gerwig – Greenberg
• Jennifer Lawrence – Winter’s Bone
• Natalie Portman – Black Swan
• Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine

http://www.collider.com/2010/11/30/film-independent-spirit-award-nominations-winters-bone/

***Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations Announced; Best Director

Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations Announced; WINTER’S BONE Leads with 7 Nominations

by Matt Goldberg    Posted:November 30th, 2010

The nominations for the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards have been announced.  Here’s a quick breakdown of some interesting facts about the nominees.  After winning the top prize at the Gotham Awards last night, Winter’s Bone leads the pack with seven nominations.  And if you need more proof that the Best Actress race this year is crazy, it was the only category with a six nominees.

It’s also a good year for women filmmakers as Lisa Cholodenok (The Kids Are All Right) and Debra Granik (Winter’s Bone) pick up nominations for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Nicole Holofcener also picked up a Best Screenplay nomination along with the Robert Altman Award for Please Give. Hit the jump for a full list of the nominees.  The Film Independent Spirit Awards will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 10pm ET/PT on IFC.

Best Film

• 127 Hours
• Black Swan
• Greenberg
• The Kids Are All Right
• Winter’s Bone

Best Director

• Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan
• Danny Boyle – 127 Hours
• Lisa Cholodenko – The Kids Are All Right
• Debra Granik – Winter’s Bone
• John Cameron Mitchell – Rabbit Hole

http://www.collider.com/2010/11/30/film-independent-spirit-award-nominations-winters-bone/