By Alison Willmore

The 2008 Spirit Awards took place under a cloudy and sometimes rainy Santa Monica sky on February 23rd, airing live on IFC. Here's a complete list of the winners:

Best Feature: "Juno," Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Mason Novick, Russell Smith (producers)

Best First Feature: "The Lookout," Scott Frank (director); Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Laurence Mark, Walter F. Parkes (producers)

Best Director: Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and The Butterfly"

John Cassavetes Award: "August Evening," Chris Eska (writer/director); Connie Hill (I) (producer); Jason Wehling (producer)

Best Female: Ellen Page, "Juno"

Best Male: Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Savages"

Best Supporting Female: Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"

Best Supporting Male: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "Talk to Her"

Best Screenplay: Tamara Jenkins, "The Savages"

Best First Screenplay: Diablo Cody, "Juno"

Best Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"

Best Documentary: "Crazy Love," dir: Dan Klores

Best Foreign Film: "Once," dir: John Carney

Robert Altman Award: "I'm Not There," Todd Haynes (director); Laura Rosenthal (casting director); Cate Blanchett; Christian Bale; Richard Gere; Heath Ledger; Ben Whishaw; Marcus Carl Franklin; Charlotte Gainsbourg; Bruce Greenwood

Truer Than Fiction Award: "The Unforeseen," Laura Dunn

Producers Award: Neil Kopp, "Paranoid Park," "Old Joy"

Someone to Watch Award: Ramin Bahrani, "Chop Shop"

[Photo: Honest to blog! "Juno," Fox Searchlight, 2007]