SouthernJet Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Indie Awards last night..doesnt always translate to Oscars... saw all movie listed below except The Class which opens here in a few weeks... Spirit Awards: Mickey Rourke, Penelope Cruz, 'The Wrestler' win Feb 21, 2009, 07:45 PM | by Sean Smith Categories: Film Mickey Rourke and Penelope Cruz upped their chances for Oscar wins tomorrow night. On Saturday, both actors took home Independent Spirit Awards, honoring achievements in independent film, for their performances in The Wrestler and Vicky Cristina Barcelona, respectively. The Wrestler scored the best feature film prize. Melissa Leo, also nominated for an Oscar, won best female lead for her performance in Frozen River. James Franco took home the supporting actor prize for his performance in Milk. Woody Allen, snubbed by the Oscars this year, won Best Screenplay for Vicky Cristina Barcelona, while Dustin Lance Black, nominated for his Milk screenplay, picked up the Best First Screenplay award. Here's the full list of winners: Best Feature The Wrestler, Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin Best Director Tom McCarthy, The Visitor Best First Feature Synecdoche, New York, Charlie Kaufman Best First Screenplay Dustin Lance Black, Milk Best Supporting Female Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona Best Supporting Male James Franco, Milk Best Female Lead Melissa Leo, Frozen River Best Male Lead Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler Best Cinematography Maryse Alberti, The Wrestler Best Foreign Film The Class, Laurent Cantet Best Documentary Man on Wire, James Marsh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionelRichie Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 sj - how was 'the class'? i quit my job a about a month ago and spent the week catching up on movies. we have a great indie theater here in DC and they had the previews for the class and waltzing with bashir during every movie. did you see either of those? how were they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 sj - how was 'the class'? i quit my job a about a month ago and spent the week catching up on movies. we have a great indie theater here in DC and they had the previews for the class and waltzing with bashir during every movie. did you see either of those? how were they? walzt opens here friday,,class opens in afew weeks,,will review when i see them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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