25th Independent Spirit Awards


The 25th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films of 2009, were presented on March 5, 2010. The nominations were announced on December 1, 2009. The ceremony was hosted by Eddie Izzard.

Winners and nominees

Best FeatureBest Director
Precious(500) Days of SummerAmreekaThe Last StationSin nombreLee Daniels - Precious
Best Male LeadBest Female Lead
Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
  • Colin Firth - A Single Man
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt - (500) Days of Summer
  • Souléymane Sy Savané - Goodbye Solo
  • Adam Scott - The Vicious Kind
    		• Gabourey Sidibe - Precious
  • Maria Bello - Downloading Nancy
  • Nisreen Faour - Amreeka
  • Helen Mirren - The Last Station
  • Gwyneth Paltrow - Two Lovers
    • Best Supporting MaleBest Supporting Female
    Woody Harrelson - The Messenger
  • Jemaine Clement - Gentlemen Broncos
  • Christian McKay - Me and Orson Welles
  • Ray McKinnon - That Evening Sun
  • Christopher Plummer - The Last Station
    		• Mo'Nique - Precious
  • Dina Korzun - Cold Souls
  • Samantha Morton - The Messenger
  • Natalie Press - Fifty Dead Men Walking
  • Mia Wasikowska - That Evening Sun
    • Best ScreenplayBest First Screenplay
    Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber - (500) Days of Summer
  • Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman - The Messenger
  • Michael Hoffman - The Last Station
  • Lee Toland Krieger - The Vicious Kind
  • Greg Mottola - Adventureland
    		• Geoffrey Fletcher - Precious
  • Sophie Barthes - Cold Souls
  • Scott Cooper - Crazy Heart
  • Cherien Dabis - Amreeka
  • Tom Ford and David Scearce - A Single Man
    • Best First FeatureBest Documentary
    Crazy HeartEasier with PracticeThe MessengerParanormal ActivityA Single ManAnvil! The Story of AnvilFood, Inc.More than a GameOctober CountryWhich Way Home
    Best CinematographyBest Foreign Film
    Roger Deakins - A Serious Man
  • Adriano Goldman - Sin nombre
  • Anne Misawa - Treeless Mountain
  • Andrij Parekh - Cold Souls
  • Peter Zeitlinger - Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
    		• An Education • France / UKEverlasting Moments • SwedenThe Maid • ChileMother • South KoreaA Prophet • France

    Films with multiple nominations and awards

    AwardsFilm
    5Precious
    2Crazy Heart

    Special awards

    [Independent Spirit [John Cassavetes Award|John Cassavetes Award]]

    HumpdayBig FanThe New Year ParadeTreeless Mountain

    Truer Than Fiction Award

    45365Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
    • ''El General''

    Piaget Producers Award

    Karin Chien - The Exploding Girl and Santa Mesa

    Someone to Watch Award

    Kyle Patrick Alvarez - Easier with Practice

    [Independent Spirit [Robert Altman Award|Robert Altman Award]]

    A Serious Man – Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Ellen Chenoweth, Rachel Tenner, Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus, Fred Melamed, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Aaron Wolff