Independent Spirit Awards 2011: The Show, The Winners

With another awards show naming its honorees, the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards took place in Santa Monica, California on Saturday afternoon (February 26). Hosted by Joel McHale, the star-studded beachfront ceremony's big winner was the Darren Aronofsky film "Black Swan" - which took home four trophies including the top prize of Best Feature. Meanwhile, "Black Swan" leading lady Natalie Portman garnered yet another Best Actress trophy for her growing collection while James Franco was doted with Best Actor accolades for his work in "127 Hours". The complete list of 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards winners is as follows: BEST FEATURE 127 Hours WINNER: Black Swan Greenberg The Kids Are All Right Winter?s Bone BEST DIRECTOR WINNER: Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan Danny Boyle, 127 Hours Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right Debra Granik, Winter?s Bone John Cameron Mitchell, Rabbit Hole BEST FIRST FEATURE Everything Strange and New WINNER: Get Low The Last Exorcism Night Catches Us Tiny Furniture JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD WINNER: Daddy Longlegs The Exploding Girl Lbs. Lovers of Hate Obsedila BEST SCREENPLAY WINNER: Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini, Winter?s Bone Nicole Holofcener, Please Give David Lindsay-Abaire, Rabbit Hole Todd Solondz, Life During Wartime BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY Diane Bell, Obselidia WINNER: Lena Dunham, Tiny Furniture Nik Fackler, Lovely, Still Bob Glaudini, Jack Goes Boating Dana Adam Shapiro, Evan M. Wiener, Monogamy BEST FEMALE LEAD Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right Greta Gerwig, Greenberg Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole Jennifer Lawrence, Winter?s Bone WINNER: Natalie Portman, Black Swan Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine BEST MALE LEAD Ronald Bronstein, Daddy Longlegs Aaron Eckhart, Rabbit Hole WINNER: James Franco, 127 Hours John C. Reilly, Cyrus Ben Stiller, Greenberg BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE Ashley Bell, The Last Exorcism WINNER: Dale Dickey, Winter?s Bone Allison Janney, Life During Wartime Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jack Goes Boating Naomi Watts, Mother and Child BEST SUPPORTING MALE WINNER: 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 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Adam Kimmel, Never Let Me Go WINNER: Matthew Libatique, Black Swan Jody Lee Lipes, Tiny Furniture Michael McDonough, Winter?s Bone Harris Savides, Greenberg BEST DOCUMENTARY WINNER: Exit Through The Gift Shop Marwencol Restrepo Sweetgrass Thunder Soul BEST FOREIGN FILM Kisses Mademoiselle Chambon Of Gods and Men WINNER: The King?s Speech Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD WINNER: Please Give Director: Nicole Holofcener Casting Director: Jeanne McCarthy Ensemble Cast: Ann Guilbert, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Keener, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Lois Smith, Sara Steele Source: http://celebrity-gossip.net/spirit-awards-2011/independent-spirit-awards-2011-show-winners-480667Eve Fergie Foxy Brown Freida Pinto FSU Cowgirls Gabrielle Union Garcelle Beauvais Genelle Frenoy Georgianna Robertson Georgina Grenville

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