26th Independent Spirit Awards


The 26th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films of 2010, were presented on February 26, 2011. The nominations were announced on November 30, 2010. The ceremony was hosted by Joel McHale.

Winners and nominees



Best FeatureBest Director
Black Swan127 HoursGreenbergThe Kids Are All RightWinter's BoneDarren Aronofsky – Black Swan
Best Male LeadBest Female Lead
James Franco – 127 Hours
  • Ronald Bronstein – Daddy Longlegs
  • Aaron Eckhart – Rabbit Hole
  • John C. Reilly – Cyrus
  • Ben Stiller – Greenberg
    		• Natalie Portman – Black Swan
  • Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right
  • Greta Gerwig – Greenberg
  • Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole
  • Jennifer Lawrence – Winter's Bone
  • Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine
    • Best Supporting MaleBest Supporting Female
    John Hawkes – Winter's Bone
  • Samuel L. Jackson – Mother and Child
  • Bill Murray – Get Low
  • John Ortiz – Jack Goes Boating
  • Mark Ruffalo – The Kids Are All Right
    		• Dale Dickey – Winter's Bone
  • Ashley Bell – The Last Exorcism
  • Allison Janney – Life During Wartime
  • Daphne Rubin-Vega – Jack Goes Boating
  • Naomi Watts – Mother and Child
    • Best ScreenplayBest First Screenplay
    Stuart Blumberg and Lisa Cholodenko – The Kids Are All Right
  • Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini – Winter's Bone
  • Nicole Holofcener – Please Give
  • David Lindsay-Abaire – Rabbit Hole
  • Todd Solondz – Life During Wartime
    		• Lena Dunham – Tiny Furniture
  • Diane Bell – Obselidia
  • Nik Fackler – Lovely, Still
  • Robert Glaudini – Jack Goes Boating
  • Dana Adam Shapiro and Evan M. Wiener – Monogamy
    • Best First FeatureBest Documentary Feature
    Get LowEverything Strange and NewThe Last ExorcismNight Catches UsTiny FurnitureExit Through the Gift ShopMarwencolRestrepoSweetgrassThunder Soul
    Best CinematographyBest Foreign Film
    Matthew Libatique – Black Swan
  • Adam Kimmel – Never Let Me Go
  • Jody Lee Lipes – Tiny Furniture
  • Michael McDonough – Winter's Bone
  • Harris Savides – Greenberg
    		• The King's Speech • United KingdomKisses • IrelandMademoiselle Chambon • FranceOf Gods and Men • FranceUncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives • Thailand

    Films with multiple nominations and awards

    NominationsFilm
    7Winter's Bone
    5The Kids Are All Right
    4Black Swan
    4Greenberg
    4Rabbit Hole
    3127 Hours
    3Jack Goes Boating
    3Tiny Furniture
    2Daddy Longlegs
    2Get Low
    2The Last Exorcism
    2Life During Wartime
    2Marwencol
    2Mother and Child
    2Obselidia
    2Sweetgrass

    AwardsFilm
    4Black Swan
    2Winter's Bone

    Special awards

    John Cassavetes Award">Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award">John Cassavetes Award

    Daddy LonglegsThe Exploding GirlLbs.Lovers of Hate

    Truer Than Fiction Award

    Jeff Malmberg – Marwencol

    Piaget Producers Award

    Anish Savjani – Meek's Cutoff

    Someone to Watch Award

    Mike Ott – Littlerock

    Robert Altman Award">Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award">Robert Altman Award

    Please Give – Nicole Holofcener, Jeanne McCarthy, Ann Guilbert, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Keener, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Lois Smith, and Sarah Steele