The 23rd Film Independent Spirit Awards were held in Santa Monica Beach, CA on February 23, 2008.
According to their website: "Film Independent is an open
enrollment and non-profit membership organization that champions independent
film and supports a community of artists who embody diversity, innovation, and
uniqueness of vision. Film Independent helps filmmakers make their movies,
builds the audience for their projects, and works to diversify the film
industry. Anyone passionate about film can become a member, whether you are a
filmmaker, film industry leader, or a film lover."
The 2008 Independent Spirit Award winners included:
Best Feature – Juno
Best Male Lead – Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Savages
Best Female Lead – Ellen Page, Juno
Best Director – Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Cinematographer – Janusz Kaminski, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Screenplay – Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
Best Supporting Male – Chiwetel Ejifor, Talk To Me
Best Supporting Female – Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
Best First Feature – The
Lookout
Best First Screenplay – Diablo Cody, Juno
Best Documentary – Crazy
Love
Best Foreign Film – Once
(Ireland)
For more information visit www.filmindependent.org
Photos by Sara De Boer / Retna Ltd.
Cate Blanchett
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman
Ricki Lake
Ricki Lake
Kate Beckinsale
Kate Beckinsale
Kate Beckinsale
Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei
Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker and Keisha Whitaker
Forest Whitaker and Keisha Whitaker
Zach Braff
Zach Braff
Lynn Whitfield
Lynn Whitfield
Javier Bardem
Josh Hartnett
Josh Hartnett
Maria Bello
Jada Pinkett Smith
Patricia Clarkson
Patricia Clarkson
Sienna Miller
Sienna Miller
Felicity Huffman
Felicity Huffman
Aaron Eckhart
Steve Buscemi
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Kudrow
Colin Firth
Matt Dillon
Judy Reyes
Illeana Douglas
Allison Janney
Allison Janney
Ed Begley Jr.
Ed Begley Jr. and wife Rachelle Carson
John Waters
Jason Bateman
Diablo Cody
Diablo Cody
Diablo Cody
Justine Bateman
Justine Bateman
Jeff Garlin
Amy Ryan
Amy Ryan
Aisha Tyler
Aisha Tyler
Eva Mendes
Eva Mendes
Rainn Wilson
Keri Russell
Keri Russell
Ellen Page
Ellen Page
Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington
Dennis Hopper and Victoria Duffy
Eliza Dushku
Eliza Dushku
Ellen Page
Ellen Page
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
Todd Haynes
Cate Blanchett and Bruce Greenwood
Marcus Carl Franklin, Todd Haynes and Cate Blanchett
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman
