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The Winners of the 2008 Spirit Awards
By Alison Willmore The 2008 Spirit Awards took place under a cloudy and sometimes rainy...
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]
