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About the Spirit Awards

About The Spirit Awards

Congratulations to the 2010 Spirit Awards winners! The Spirit Awards aired live and uncut on IFC on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. PT/11:00 p.m. ET.

2010 was a great year for independent film. See who was nominated and learn more about the directors, actors, actresses and the amazing movies that were selected for consideration in this year's awards More

The Winners

Best Male Lead

Best Male Lead

Jeff Bridges won for his role as Bad Blake in “Crazy Heart.”

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Best Feature

Best Feature

“Precious” swept the Spirit Awards this year, including Best Feature.

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Best Female Lead

Best Female Lead

Gabourey Sidibe won for her role as an abused Harlem teenager in “Precious.”

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Best Supporting Male

Best Supporting Male

Woody Harrelson won for his role as Captain Tony Stone in “The Messenger”

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Best Director

Best Director

Lee Daniels won best director for his film “Precious.”

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Best Supporting Female

Best Supporting Female

Mo’Nique won for her role as an abusive mother in “Precious.”

All Nominees

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Latest Updates

The 2010 Spirit Award nominees

Matt Dillon and Taraji P. Henson announced the 2010 Spirit Award nominees this morning.

Spirit Award nominations, live, this morning!

Watch Matt Dillon and Taraji P. Henson's announcement of this year's nominees.

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