The Wrestler led a fairly evenly split Film Independent’s Spirit Awards yesterday in Santa Monica, winning awards for Best Feature, Best Actor Mickey Rourke and Best Cinematography.
The other notable winners were Milk, Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Frozen River.
Here is the complete list of who won what:
BEST FEATURE: The Wrestler
BEST DIRECTOR: Tom McCarthy, The Visitor
BEST FIRST FEATURE: Synecdoche, New York
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD: In Search of a Midnight Kiss
BEST SCREENPLAY: Woody Allen, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY: Dustin Lance Black, Milk
BEST FEMALE LEAD: Melissa Leo, Frozen River
BEST MALE LEAD: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
BEST SUPPORTING MALE: James Franco, Milk
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Maryse Alberti, The Wrester
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Man on Wire
BEST FOREIGN FILM: The Class
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD: Synecdoche, New York – Charlie Kaufman (Director), Jeanne McCarthy (Casting Director), Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Tom Noonan, Emily Watson, Diane Weist, Michelle Williams
PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD: Heather Rae, Frozen River
ACURA SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD: Lynn Shelton, My Effortless Brillance
LACOSTE TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD: Margaret Brown, The Order of Myths
UPDATED: The highlight was Mickey Rourke’s acceptance speech:
> Official site for the Indie Spirit Awards
> Find out more about the awards at Wikipedia