No surprises at the Independent Spirit Awards
Last night’s Independent Spirit Awards, despite an impressive display of diversity amongst the nominees, ended up being largely free of any surprise wins. Most of the winners are nominated in tonight’s Oscar lineup: Black Swan took a few, as did Winter’s Bone and 127 Hours. Most uninspiring was the award for Best Foreign Film, which went to The King’s Speech – technically eligible because it was a UK production, but the least daring in a line-up that featured films as diverse as Ireland’s Kisses and the Moroccan/French production Of Gods and Men.
As an awards ceremony more noted for its more eclectic awards, they deserve a mention: Best First Feature was awarded to Get Low, the Robert Duvall and Bill Murray-starring story of a hermit who plans to have a “living funeral” in his hometown, and seems well-deserved. Elsewhere, indie comedy received the award for Best First Screenplay, and Best Screenplay went to The Kids Are All Right. All in all, considering that this ceremony has in the past served to highlight films that might not make the Oscar spotlight, it ended up being a mix of dull repetition and the occasional glimmer of fresh insight.
BEST FEATURE
Black Swan
BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
BEST SCREENPLAY
Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
BEST MALE LEAD
James Franco, 127 Hours
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Dale Dickey, Winter’s Bone
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Matthew Libatique, Black Swan
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Exit Through the Gift Shop
BEST FOREIGN FILM
The King’s Speech
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