27th Independent Spirit Awards

The 27th Independent Spirit Awards announced their nominees on November 29, 2011.[1][2] The winners were announced on February 25, 2012 during an awards ceremony hosted by Seth Rogen.[3][4][5]

27th Independent Spirit Awards
Date	February 25, 2012
Site	U.S.
Hosted by	Seth Rogen
Highlights
Best Film	The Artist
Most awards	The Artist (4)
Most nominations	The Artist (5)

Winners and nominees

Michel Hazanavicius, Best Director winner

Jean Dujardin, Best Male Lead winner

Michelle Williams, Best Female Lead winner

Christopher Plummer, Best Supporting Male winner

Alexander Payne, Best Screenplay co-winner

Best Feature	Best Director
The Artist 50/50 Beginners The Descendants Drive Take Shelter	Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Mike Mills – Beginners Jeff Nichols – Take Shelter Alexander Payne – The Descendants Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive
Best Male Lead	Best Female Lead
Jean Dujardin – The Artist Demián Bichir – A Better Life Ryan Gosling – Drive Woody Harrelson – Rampart Michael Shannon – Take Shelter	Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn Lauren Ambrose – Think of Me Rachael Harris – Natural Selection Adepero Oduye – Pariah Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene
Best Supporting Male	Best Supporting Female
Christopher Plummer – Beginners Albert Brooks – Drive John Hawkes – Martha Marcy May Marlene John C. Reilly – Cedar Rapids Corey Stoll – Midnight in Paris	Shailene Woodley – The Descendants Jessica Chastain – Take Shelter Anjelica Huston – 50/50 Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs Harmony Santana – Gun Hill Road
Best Screenplay	Best First Screenplay
The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius Beginners – Mike Mills Footnote – Joseph Cedar Win Win – Tom McCarthy	50/50 – Will Reiser Another Earth – Mike Cahill and Brit Marling Cedar Rapids – Phil Johnston Margin Call – J. C. Chandor Terri – Patrick deWitt
Best First Feature	Best Documentary Feature
Margin Call Another Earth In the Family Martha Marcy May Marlene Natural Selection	The Interrupters An African Election Bill Cunningham New York The Redemption of General Butt Naked We Were Here
Best Cinematography	Best International Film
The Artist – Guillaume Schiffman Bellflower – Joel Hodge The Dynamiter – Jeffrey Waldron Midnight in Paris – Darius Khondji The Off Hours – Benjamin Kasulke	A Separation • Iran The Kid with a Bike • Belgium Melancholia • Denmark Shame • UK Tyrannosaur • UK

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations

Nominations	Film
5	The Artist
4	Beginners
	The Descendants
	Drive
	Take Shelter
3	50/50
	Martha Marcy May Marlene
2	Cedar Rapids
	Margin Call
	Midnight in Paris
	Natural Selection

Films that won multiple awards

Awards	Film
4	The Artist
2	The Descendants
	Margin Call

Special awards

John Cassavetes Award

Pariah

• Bellflower
• Circumstance
• The Dynamiter
• Hello Lonesome

Truer Than Fiction Award

Where Soldiers Come From

• Bombay Beach
• Hell and Back Again

Producers Award

Sophia Lin – Take Shelter

• Chad Burris – Mosquita y Mari
• Josh Mond – Martha Marcy May Marlene

Someone to Watch Award

Mark Jackson – Without

• Simon Arthur – Silver Tongues
• Nicholas Ozeki – Mamitas

Robert Altman Award

• Margin Call — J. C. Chandor, Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey and Stanley Tucci

References

1. ""Take Shelter" and "The Artist" Lead Spirit Award Nominations". indieWire. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
2. "'Take Shelter,' 'The Artist' top contenders for Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Times. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
3. "Film Independent Spirit Awards: Complete List of Winners". indieWire. 2012-02-25. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
4. "'The Artist' dominates Spirit Awards". Variety. 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
5. "'The Artist' wins best feature at Independent Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Times. 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-08-26.

External links

• 2011 Spirit Awards at IMDb