24th Independent Spirit Awards
DateFebruary 21, 2009
SiteU.S.
Hosted bySteve Coogan
Highlights
Best FilmThe Wrestler
Most awardsThe Wrestler (3)
Most nominationsBallast (6)
Rachel Getting Married (6)

The 24th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2008, were announced on February 21, 2009. It was hosted by Steve Coogan.[1][2] [3] [4][5]

Winners and nominees

Tom McCarthy, Best Director winner
Mickey Rourke, Best Male Lead winner
Melissa Leo, Best Female Lead winner
James Franco, Best Supporting Male winner
Penélope Cruz, Best Supporting Female winner
Woody Allen, Best Screenplay winner
Best Feature Best Director
The Wrestler Tom McCarthy – The Visitor
Best Male Lead Best Female Lead
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler Melissa Leo – Frozen River
Best Supporting Male Best Supporting Female
James Franco – Milk Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Screenplay Best First Screenplay
Vicky Cristina Barcelona – Woody Allen Milk – Dustin Lance Black
Best First Feature Best Documentary
Synecdoche, New York Man on Wire
Best Cinematography Best Foreign Film
The Wrestler – Maryse Alberti The Class • France

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations
Nominations Film
6 Ballast
Frozen River
Rachel Getting Married
4 Milk
3 The Visitor
The Wrestler
2 Chop Shop
The Hurt Locker
Wendy and Lucy
Sangre de Mi Sangre
Synecdoche, New York
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Films that won multiple awards
Awards Film
3 The Wrestler
2 Synecdoche, New York
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Special Awards

John Cassavetes Award

In Search of a Midnight Kiss

Truer Than Fiction Award

The Order of Myths

Producers Award

Heather Rae – Frozen River and Ibid

Someone to Watch Award

Lynn Shelton – My Effortless Brilliance

Robert Altman Award

External links

References

  1. ^ Jones and Maxwell (2008-12-02). "Spirit Award nominees announced". Variety. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  2. ^ ""River," "Rachel," "Ballast" Lead Spirit Award Nominations". indieWire. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  3. ^ "'The Wrestler' tops Spirit Awards". Variety. 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  4. ^ ""The Wrestler" Leads 2009 Spirit Award Winners". indieWire. 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  5. ^ King, Susan (22 February 2009). "'The Wrestler' wins at Film Independent's Spirit Awards". The Envelope. Archived from the original on 29 Dec 2009. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
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