Besides honoring the “little films” that made it big, the Spirit Awards have become the award show that leads up to following day’s big date with Oscar.
The crowd and the setting are both pretty laid back.
Here are winners and nominees for this year’s Spirits…
Best Feature
WINNER
The Artist (2011)
Other Nominees:
50/50 (2011)
Beginners (2010)
Drive (2011)
Take Shelter (2011)
Best Female Lead
WINNER
Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn (2011)
Other Nominees:
Lauren Ambrose for Think of Me (2011)
Rachael Harris for Natural Selection (2011)
Adepero Oduye for Pariah (2007)
Elizabeth Olsen for Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
Best Male Lead
WINNER
Jean Dujardin for The Artist (2011)
Other Nominees:
Demián Bichir for A Better Life (2011)
Ryan Gosling for Drive (2011)
Woody Harrelson for Rampart (2011)
Michael Shannon for Take Shelter (2011)
Best Supporting Female
WINNER
Shailene Woodley for The Descendants (2011)
Other Nominees:
Jessica Chastain for Take Shelter (2011)
Anjelica Huston for 50/50 (2011)
Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs (2011)
Harmony Santana for Gun Hill Road (2011)
Best Supporting Male
WINNER
Christopher Plummer for Beginners (2010)
Other Nominees:
Albert Brooks for Drive (2011)
John Hawkes for Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
John C. Reilly for Cedar Rapids (2011)
Corey Stoll for Midnight in Paris (2011)
Best Director
WINNER
Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist (2011)
Other Nominees:
Mike Mills for Beginners (2010)
Jeff Nichols for Take Shelter (2011)
Alexander Payne for The Descendants (2011)
Nicolas Winding Refn for Drive (2011)
Best Screenplay
WINNER
The Descendants (2011): Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
Other Nominees:
The Artist (2011): Michel Hazanavicius
Beginners (2010): Mike Mills
Footnote (2011): Joseph Cedar
Win Win (2011): Thomas McCarthy
Best First Screenplay
WINNER
50/50 (2011): Will Reiser
Other Nominees:
Another Earth (2011): Mike Cahill, Brit Marling
Cedar Rapids (2011): Phil Johnston
Margin Call (2011): J.C. Chandor
Terri (2011): Patrick Dewitt
Best Cinematography
WINNER
The Artist (2011): Guillaume Schiffman
Other Nominees:
Bellflower (2011): Joel Hodge
The Dynamiter (2011): Jeffrey Waldron
Midnight in Paris (2011): Darius Khondji
The Off Hours (2011): Benjamin Kasulke
Best First Feature
WINNER
Margin Call (2011)
Other Nominees:
Another Earth (2011)
In the Family (2011)
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
Natural Selection (2011)
Best International Film
WINNER
A Separation (2011)
Best Documentary
WINNER
The Interrupters (2011)
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