Independent Spirit Awards!!

Thanks to AwardsDaily for these:

Best Supporting Male

• Chiwetel Ejiofor, Talk To Me

Bests First Screenplay

• Diablo Cody, Juno

Best First Feature

• The Lookout

Best Supporting Female

• Cate Blanchett

John Cassavetes Award

• August Evening

Best Foreign Film

• Once

Best Male Lead

• Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Savages

Best Screenplay

• Tamara Jenkins, The Savages

Best Documentary

• Crazy Love

Best Cinematography

• Janusz Kaminski, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Robert Altman Award

• Todd Haynes, Laura Rosenthal and the cast of I’m Not There

Best Director

• Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Best Female Lead

• Ellen Page

Best Feature

• Juno

Predictable.

My Final Independent Spirit Award Predix

The final precursor before the Oscars is this afternoon: The Independent Spirit Awards. My final predix are...

Best Feature: Juno (runner up: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)
Best Director: Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (runner-up: Todd Haynes - I'm Not There)
Best First Feature: The Lookout (runner-up: Rocket Science)
John Cassavetes Award: August Evening (runner-up: Quiet City)
Best Screenplay: Tamara Jenkins - The Savages (runner-up: Ron Harwood - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)
Best First Screenplay: Diablo Cody - Juno (runner-up: Kelly Masterson - Before the Devil Knows You're Dead)
Best Female Lead: Ellen Page - Juno (runner-up: Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart. Where's Laura Linney?)
Best Male Lead: Don Chadle - Talk to Me (runner-up: Frank Langella - Starting Out in the Evening)
Best Supporting Female: Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There (runner-up: Marisa Tomei - Before the Devil Knows You're Dead)
Best Supporting Male: Ifran Khan - The Namesake (runner-up: Chiwetel Ejiofor - Talk to Me)
Best Cinematography: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (runner-up: Lust, Caution)
Best Documentary: Crazy Love (runner-up: Lake of Fire)
Best Foreign Film: 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days (runner-up: Once. Any of these could win, really)

We'll see later today...