Independent Spirit Awards!

2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards

Winners announced on Saturday, February 23rd.

Best Feature

WINNER

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Other Nominees:

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

Bernie (2011)

Keep the Lights On (2012)

Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Best Female Lead

WINNER

Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Other Nominees:

Linda Cardellini for Return (2011)

Emayatzy Corinealdi for Middle of Nowhere (2012)

Quvenzhané Wallis for Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

Mary Elizabeth Winstead for Smashed (2012)

Best Male Lead

WINNER

John Hawkes for The Sessions (2012)

Other Nominees:

Jack Black for Bernie (2011)

Bradley Cooper for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Thure Lindhardt for Keep the Lights On (2012)

Matthew McConaughey for Killer Joe (2011)

Wendell Pierce for Four (2012)

Best Supporting Female

WINNER

Helen Hunt for The Sessions (2012)

Other Nominees:

Rosemarie DeWitt for Your Sister's Sister (2011)

Ann Dowd for Compliance (2012)

Brit Marling for Sound of My Voice (2011)

Lorraine Toussaint for Middle of Nowhere (2012)

Best Supporting Male

WINNER

Matthew McConaughey for Magic Mike (2012)

Other Nominees:

David Oyelowo for Middle of Nowhere (2012)

Michael Peña for End of Watch (2012)

Sam Rockwell for Seven Psychopaths (2012)

Bruce Willis for Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Best Director

WINNER

David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Other Nominees:

Wes Anderson for Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Julia Loktev for The Loneliest Planet (2011)

Ira Sachs for Keep the Lights On (2012)

Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

Best Screenplay

WINNER

Silver Linings Playbook (2012): David O. Russell

Other Nominees:

Keep the Lights On (2012): Ira Sachs

Moonrise Kingdom (2012): Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola

Ruby Sparks (2012): Zoe Kazan

Seven Psychopaths (2012): Martin McDonagh

Best First Screenplay

WINNER

Safety Not Guaranteed (2012): Derek Connolly

Other Nominees:

Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012): Rashida Jones, Will McCormack

Fill the Void (2012): Rama Burshtein

Gayby (2012): Jonathan Lisecki

Robot & Frank (2012): Christopher Ford

Best Cinematography

WINNER

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012): Ben Richardson

Other Nominees:

End of Watch (2012): Roman Vasyanov

Here (2011/I): Lol Crawley

Moonrise Kingdom (2012): Robert D. Yeoman

Valley of Saints (2012): Yoni Brook

Best First Feature

WINNER

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

Other Nominees:

Fill the Void (2012)

Gimme the Loot (2012)

Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

Sound of My Voice (2011)

Best International Film

WINNER

Amour (2012)

Other Nominees:

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)

Rust and Bone (2012)

Sister (2012)

War Witch (2012)

Best Documentary

WINNER

The Invisible War (2012)

Other Nominees:

The Central Park Five (2012)

How to Survive a Plague (2012)

Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012)

The Waiting Room (2012/III)

John Cassavetes Award

WINNER

Middle of Nowhere (2012)

Other Nominees:

Breakfast with Curtis (2012)

Mosquita y Mari (2012)

Starlet (2012)

The Color Wheel (2011)

Truer Than Fiction Award (Previously Announced)

WINNER

The Waiting Room (2012/III): Peter Nicks

Other Nominees:

Leviathan (2012): Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Verena Paravel

Only the Young (2012): Jason Tippet, Elizabeth Mims

Someone to Watch Award (Previously Announced)

WINNER

Adam Leon for Gimme the Loot (2012)

Other Nominees:

David Fenster for Pincus (2012)

Rebecca Thomas for Electrick Children (2012)

Producers Award (Previously Announced)

WINNER

Mynette Louie for Stones in the Sun (2012)

Other Nominees:

Derrick Tseng for Prince Avalanche (2013)

Alicia Van Couvering for Nobody Walks (2012)

Robert Altman Award (Previously Announced)

WINNER

Starlet (2012)