Independent Spirit Awards 2008
The 23rd Independent Spirit Awards ceremony took place on February 23, 2008, traditionally the day before the Oscars . The film award honors Hollywood- independent film productions from the past calendar year, so-called independent films . The award ceremony was broadcast live in the USA on IFC television.
The nominations were announced by the Film Independent on November 27, 2007 on the beach in Santa Monica , California. Are considered favorites Julian Schnabel and Todd Haynes ' film biographies The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (original title: Le Scaphandre et le Papillon , American release title: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly ) and I'm Not There and Jason Reitman's comedy Juno . All three feature films received four nominations each and have a chance of winning in the important categories of film and directing. Schnabel's French production had already won the director's award at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival . Hayne's film based on the life of Bob Dylan was recognized at the 2007 Venice Film Festival with the Actor Award for Cate Blanchett , which was considered for Best Supporting Actress .
Tamara Jenkins ' Die Geschwister Savage also received four nominations, although it was not nominated in the Best Picture category. In the comedy, Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman can be seen as siblings who are confronted with their father (played by Philip Bosco ) in need of care . Jeffrey Blitz's high school comedy Rocket Science , Michael Winterbottom's literary adaptation A Courageous Path with Angelina Jolie , Gus Van Sant's Cannes contribution Paranoid Park and Ang Lee's erotic thriller Danger and Desire received three nominations each . Lee's contribution, which was awarded the Golden Lion at this year's Venice Film Festival , was considered, among other things, in the two main actor categories, in which the Chinese actors Tony Leung Chiu Wai and cinema debutante Tang Wei have a chance with the US film award to be awarded. In the Best Foreign Film category, Romania's and French candidates for an Oscar nomination in the category meet with Cristian Mungius Drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days , winner of the Golden Palm of Cannes, and Vincent Paronnauds and Marjane Satrapi's comic adaptation Persepolis Best foreign language film in a row. Both productions vied for the European Film Award on December 1, 2007 , with the better ending for Mungius Film, while the German Oscar nominee On the Other Side was not nominated by Fatih Akın . Filmmaker Adrienne Shelly, who was murdered in November 2006, received a posthumous nomination for the script for her last directorial work Jenna's Cake - There is no recipe for love . Zoe Cassavete's feature film Broken English was nominated for her first screenplay . The daughter of the well-known film director John Cassavetes (1929-1989) and the actress Gena Rowlands also took over the direction of the relationship drama.
Winners and nominees
Best Film (Best Feature)
Juno Productions: Lianne Halfon , John Malkovich , Mason Novick and Russell Smith
- Butterfly and diving bell (Le scaphandre et le papillon) - Production: Kathleen Kennedy and Jon Kilik
- I'm Not There - Producers: Christine Vachon, John Sloss, John Goldwyn and James D. Stern
- A Mighty Heart (A Mighty Heart) - Production: Dede Gardner , Andrew Eaton and Brad Pitt
- Paranoid Park - Production: Neil Kopp and David Cress
Best Director (Best Director)
Julian Schnabel - Butterfly and Diving Bell (Le scaphandre et le papillon)
- Todd Haynes - I'm Not There
- Tamara Jenkins - The Savage siblings (The Savages)
- Jason Reitman - Juno
- Gus Van Sant - Paranoid Park
Best Actor (Best Male Lead)
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Die Geschwister Savage (The Savages)
- Pedro Castaneda - August Evening
- Don Cheadle - Talk to Me
- Tony Leung Chiu Wai - Danger and Desire (色, 戒; Sè, jiè)
- Frank Langella - Starting Out in the Evening
Best Actress (Best Female Lead)
- Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart (A Mighty Heart)
- Sienna Miller - Interview
- Parker Posey - Broken English
- Tang Wei - danger and desire (色, 戒; Sè, jiè)
Best Supporting Actor (Best Supporting Male)
- Marcus Carl Franklin - I'm Not There
- Kene Holliday - Great World of Sound
- Irrfan Khan - The Namesake
- Steve Zahn - Rescue Dawn
Best supporting actress (Best Supporting Female)
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
- Anna Kendrick - Rocket Science
- Jennifer Jason Leigh - Margot at the Wedding (Margot at the Wedding)
- Tamara Podemski - Four Sheets to the Wind
- Marisa Tomei - Deadly Decision - Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Best Screenplay (Best Screenplay)
Tamara Jenkins - The Savage siblings (The Savages)
- Ronald Harwood - Butterfly and Diving Bell (Le scaphandre et le papillon)
- Fred Parnes and Andrew Wagner - Starting Out in the Evening
- Adrienne Shelly - Jenna's Cake - There is no recipe for love (Waitress)
- Mike White - Year of the Dog
Best First Feature Award (Best First Feature)
The Rules of Violence (The Lookout) - Director: Scott Frank
- 2 Days Paris (Deux jours à Paris) - Director: Julie Delpy
- Great World of Sound - Director: Craig Zobel
- Rocket Science - Director: Jeffrey Blitz
- Vanaja - Director: Rajnesh Domalpalli
Best First Screenplay (Best First Screenplay)
- Jeffrey Blitz - Rocket Science
- Zoe Cassavetes - Broken English
- Kelly Masterson - Deadly Decision - Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
- John Orloff - A Mighty Heart (A Mighty Heart)
Best Cinematography (Best Cinematography)
Janusz Kamiński - Butterfly and Diving Bell (Le scaphandre et le papillon)
- Mott Hupful - Die Geschwister Savage (The Savages)
- Milton Kam - Vanaja
- Mihai Malaimare Jr. - Youth Without Youth (Youth Without Youth)
- Rodrigo Prieto - danger and desire (色, 戒; Sè, jiè)
Best Documentary (Best Documentary)
Crazy Love - Director: Dan Klores
- Lake of Fire - Director: Tony Kaye
- Manufactured Landscapes - Director: Jennifer Baichwal
- The Monastery: Mr. Vig and the Nun - Pernille Rose Grønkjær
- The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair - Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker
Best foreign film (Best Foreign film)
Once - Director: John Carney (Ireland)
- 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days (4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile) - Director: Cristian Mungiu (Romania)
- The Band Next Door (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret) - Director: Eran Kolirin (Israel)
- Lady Chatterley - Pascale Ferran (France)
- Persepolis - Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi (France)
John Cassavetes Award
(Best film production on a budget under $ 500,000)
August Evening - Director: Chris Eska
- Owl and the Sparrow - Director: Stephane Gauger
- The Pool - Director: Chris Smith
- Quiet City - Director: Aaron Katz
- Shotgun Stories - Director: Jeff Nichols
Robert Altman Award
- I'm Not There - director, casting director and acting company
Axium Truer Than Fiction Award
(A director's prize awarded annually since 1997 to an outstanding non-fictional film. Financial aid is included)
Laura Dunn - The Unforeseen
- Gary Hustwit - Helvetica
- John Maringouin - Running Stumbled
Axium Producers Award
(Award given annually since 1998 to a producer who has produced a high-quality independent film. Financial support is included)
Neil Kopp - Paranoid Park or Old Joy
- Anne Clements - Ping Pong Playa or Quinceañera
- Alex Ferris - Cthulhu or Police Beat
IFC / Acura Someone to Watch Award
(Award given annually since 1995 to an independent filmmaker of exceptional talent. Financial aid is included)
Ramin Bahrani - Chop Shop
- Lee Isaac Chung - Munyurangabo
- Ronnie Bronstein - Frownland