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2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards

Winners announced on Saturday, February 25th.

Best Feature

WINNER

The Artist (2011)

Other Nominees:

50/50 (2011)

Beginners (2010)

Drive (2011)

Take Shelter (2011)

Best Female Lead

WINNER

Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Other Nominees:

Lauren Ambrose for Think of Me (2011)

Rachael Harris for Natural Selection (2011)

Adepero Oduye for Pariah (2007)

Elizabeth Olsen for Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)

Best Male Lead

WINNER

Jean Dujardin for The Artist (2011)

Other Nominees:

Demián Bichir for A Better Life (2011)

Ryan Gosling for Drive (2011)

Woody Harrelson for Rampart (2011)

Michael Shannon for Take Shelter (2011)

Best Supporting Female

WINNER

Shailene Woodley for The Descendants (2011)

Other Nominees:

Jessica Chastain for Take Shelter (2011)

Anjelica Huston for 50/50 (2011)

Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs (2011)

Harmony Santana for Gun Hill Road (2011)

Best Supporting Male

WINNER

Christopher Plummer for Beginners (2010)

Other Nominees:

Albert Brooks for Drive (2011)

John Hawkes for Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)

John C. Reilly for Cedar Rapids (2011)

Corey Stoll for Midnight in Paris (2011)

Best Director

WINNER

Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist (2011)

Other Nominees:

Mike Mills for Beginners (2010)

Jeff Nichols for Take Shelter (2011)

Alexander Payne for The Descendants (2011)

Nicolas Winding Refn for Drive (2011)

Best Screenplay

WINNER

The Descendants (2011): Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash

Other Nominees:

The Artist (2011): Michel Hazanavicius

Beginners (2010): Mike Mills

Footnote (2011): Joseph Cedar

Win Win (2011): Thomas McCarthy

Best First Screenplay

WINNER

50/50 (2011): Will Reiser

Other Nominees:

Another Earth (2011): Mike Cahill, Brit Marling

Cedar Rapids (2011): Phil Johnston

Margin Call (2011): J.C. Chandor

Terri (2011): Patrick Dewitt

Best Cinematography

WINNER

The Artist (2011): Guillaume Schiffman

Other Nominees:

Bellflower (2011): Joel Hodge

The Dynamiter (2011): Jeffrey Waldron

Midnight in Paris (2011): Darius Khondji

The Off Hours (2011): Benjamin Kasulke

Best First Feature

WINNER

Margin Call (2011)

Other Nominees:

Another Earth (2011)

In the Family (2011)

Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)

Natural Selection (2011)

Best International Film

WINNER

A Separation (2011)

Other Nominees:

The Kid with a Bike (2011)

Melancholia (2011)

Shame (2011)

Tyrannosaur (2011)

Best Documentary

WINNER

The Interrupters (2011)

Other Nominees:

An African Election (2011)

Bill Cunningham New York (2010)

The Redemption of General Butt Naked (2011)

We Were Here (2011/I)

John Cassavetes Award

WINNER

Pariah (2007)

Other Nominees:

Bellflower (2011)

Circumstance (2011)

The Dynamiter (2011)

Hello Lonesome (2010)

Truer Than Fiction Award

WINNER

Where Soldiers Come From (2011): Heather Courtney

Other Nominees:

Bombay Beach (2011): Alma Har'el

Hell and Back Again (2011): Danfung Dennis

Someone to Watch Award

WINNER

Mark Jackson for Without (2011/I)

Other Nominees:

Simon Arthur for Silver Tongues (2011)

Nicholas Ozeki for Mamitas (2007)

Producers Award

WINNER

Sophia Lin for Take Shelter (2011)

Other Nominees:

Chad Burris for Mosquita y Mari (2012)

Josh Mond for Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)

Robert Altman Award

WINNER

Margin Call (2011)