Black Swan, James Franco, and the other winners of the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards have been announced. The 26th Annual Spirit Awards ceremony was held on February 26, 2011. “Black Swan dominated the evening by winning Best Feature, Best Director (Darren Aronofsky), Best Female Lead (Natalie Portman), and Best Cimenatography (Matthew Libatique). It won all four categories for which it was nominated.” The full listing of the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards is below.
BEST FEATURE
Black SwanBEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky, Black SwanBEST SCREENPLAY
Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All RightBEST FIRST FEATURE
Get LowBEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Lena Dunham, Tiny FurnitureJOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
Daddy LonglegsBEST FEMALE LEAD
Natalie Portman, Black SwanBEST MALE LEAD
James Franco, 127 HoursBEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Dale Dickey, Winter’s BoneBEST SUPPORTING MALE
John Hawkes, Winter’s BoneBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Matthew Libatique, Black SwanBEST DOCUMENTARY
Exit Through the Gift ShopBEST FOREIGN FILM
The King’s SpeechACURA SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
Mike Ott, LittlerockPIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD
Anish Savjani, Meek’s CutoffAVEENO® TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
Jeff Malmberg, MarwencolROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
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Director: Nicole Holofcener
Casting Director: Jeanne McCarthy
Ensemble Cast: Ann Guilbert, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Keener, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Lois Smith, Sarah SteeleJAMESON FIND YOUR AUDIENCE AWARDJeff Malmberg, Marwencol
Source: Spiritawards, Chinokino