Independent Spirit Award Winners

BEST FEATURE"Little Miss Sunshine"Producers: Marc Turtletaub, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa

BEST DIRECTORJonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris, "Little Miss Sunshine"

BEST FIRST FEATURE"Sweet Land"Director: Ali SelimProducers: Alan Cumming, James Bigham, Ali Selim

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (feature made for under $500,000)"Quinceanera" Writer/Directors: Richard Glatzer & Wash WestmorelandProducer: Anne Clements

BEST SCREENPLAYJason Reitman, "Thank You For Smoking"

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAYMichael Arndt, "Little Miss Sunshine"

BEST FEMALE LEADShareeka Epps, "Half Nelson"

BEST MALE LEADRyan Gosling, "Half Nelson"

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALEFrances McDormand, "Friends with Money"

BEST SUPPORTING MALEAlan Arkin, "Little Miss Sunshine"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHYGuillermo Navarro, "Pan's Labyrinth"

BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director) "The Road to Guantanamo"Directors: Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross

BEST FOREIGN FILM (Award given to the director) "The Lives of OthersDirector: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (Germany)

SPECIAL DISTINCTION AWARDDavid Lynch, Laura Dern

FILMMAKER GRANT NOMINEESIFC/
Acura Someone to Watch Award (narrative prize)Julia Loktev, director of "Day Night Day Night"

Axium Truer Than Fiction Award (documentary prize)Adele Horn for The "Tailenders"

Axium Producers Award (producing prize)Howard Gertler and Tim Perell, producers of "Shortbus" and "Pizza"