2012 Independent Spirit Awards

Another good night for "The Artist", this time at the 2012 Independent Spirit Awards. The silent film won awards for Best Feature, Best Director (Michel Hazanavicius), Best Male Lead (Jean Dujardin) and Best Cinematography (Guillaume Schiffman). Best Female Lead went to Michelle Williams for "My Week with Marilyn", Christopher Plummer won the award for Best Supporting Male for "Beginners" and Shaileen Woodley was named Best Supporting Female for "The Descendants". In the screenplay categories, Will Reiser won the First Screenplay award for "50/50" and Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash received Best Screenplay for "The Descendants".

The full list of winners after the jump :

BEST FEATURE
"The Artist"

BEST DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"

BEST SCREENPLAY
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, "The Descendants"

BEST FIRST FEATURE
"Margin Call"

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Will Reiser, "50/50"

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
"Pariah"

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Michelle Williams, "My Week with Marilyn"

BEST MALE LEAD
Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Shailene Woodley, "The Descendants"

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Guillaume Schiffman, "The Artist"

BEST DOCUMENTARY
"The Interrupters"

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
"A Separation"

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
"Margin Call", director J.C. Chandor, casting directors Tiffany Little Canfield and Bernard Telsey, and ensemble cast Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Iron, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Stanley Tucci

PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD
Sophia Lin, "Take Shelter"

AUDI SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
Mark Jackson, "Without"

NOKIA TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
Heather Courtney, "Where Soldiers Come From"

JAMESON FIND YOUR AUDIENCE AWARD
Benjamin Murray and Alyssa Nahmias, "Unfinished Spaces"

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2012 Independent Spirit Awards