Independent Spirit Awards WINNERS

Best Feature
The Wrestler, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Producers: Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin

Best Director
Tom McCarthy, The Visitor, Overture Films

Best Screenplay
Woody Allen, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Weinstein Company

Best First Feature
Synecdoche, New York, Director: Charlie Kaufman Producers: Anthony Bregman, Spike Jonze Charlie Kaufman, Sidney Kimmel, Sony Pictures Classics

Best First Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black, Milk, Fox Searchlight Pictures

John Cassavetes Award (for the Best Feature made for under $500,000)
In Search of a Midnight Kiss, Writer/Director: Alex Holdridge, Producers: Seth Caplan, Scoot McNairy, IFC Films

Best Supporting Female
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Weinstein Company

Best Supporting Male
James Franco, Milk, Focus Features

Best Female Lead
Melissa Leo, Frozen River, Sony Pictures Classics

Best Male Lead
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler, Fox Searchlight Pictures

Best Cinematography
Maryse Alberti, The Wrestler, Fox Searchlight Pictures

Best Foreign Film
The Class, Director: Laurent Cantet, Sony Pictures Classics

Best Documentary
Man on Wire, James Marsh, Magnolia Pictures