24th Independent Spirit Awards
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]
24th Independent Spirit Awards | |
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Date | February 21, 2009 |
Site | U.S. |
Hosted by | Steve Coogan |
Highlights | |
Best Film | The Wrestler |
Most awards | The Wrestler (3) |
Most nominations | Ballast (6) Rachel Getting Married (6) |
Winners and nominees
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Tom McCarthy, Best Director winner

Mickey Rourke, Best Male Lead winner

Melissa Leo, Best Female Lead winner
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James Franco, Best Supporting Male winner

Penélope Cruz, Best Supporting Female winner

Woody Allen, Best Screenplay winner
Films with multiple nominations and awards
Nominations | Film |
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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 |
Awards | Film |
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3 | The Wrestler |
2 | Synecdoche, New York |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
Special Awards
John Cassavetes Award
- Prince of Broadway
- The Signal
- Take Out
- Turn the River
Producers Award
Heather Rae – Frozen River and Ibid
- Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy – Treeless Mountain and I'll Come Running
- Jason Orans – Goodbye Solo and Year of the Fish
Someone to Watch Award
Lynn Shelton – My Effortless Brilliance
External links
References
- Jones and Maxwell (2008-12-02). "Spirit Award nominees announced". Variety. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- ""River," "Rachel," "Ballast" Lead Spirit Award Nominations". indieWire. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- "'The Wrestler' tops Spirit Awards". Variety. 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- ""The Wrestler" Leads 2009 Spirit Award Winners". indieWire. 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- 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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