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23rd Independent Spirit Awards (2008)
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Spirit Awards 2008 Winners & Nominees

The 23rd Independent Spirit Awards (2008) took place on February 23, 2008. Juno won Best Feature and 2 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 12 categories is below.

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Best Feature
Juno
Headline winners

Spirit Awards 2008: The Winners

Juno won Best Feature against 4 other nominees. Julian Schnabel (Best Director), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Best Male Lead) and Elliot Page (Best Female Lead) took the main individual prizes.

Juno (2007) movie poster Best Feature

Best Feature

Juno

2007 · Drama, Comedy · $232M worldwide

3 wins from 4 nominations at the 23rd Independent Spirit Awards (2008)

  • Best Female Lead
  • Best First Screenplay

A clever and rebellious teenager finds herself unexpectedly pregnant, leading her on a journey of self-discovery. With the support of her best friend, Leah, Juno seeks a suitable adoptive couple for her child. She encounters Mark and Vanessa, a seemingly ideal suburban couple, but their own relationship struggles force Juno to confront complex questions about love, responsibility, and what it truly means to be a family.

About Juno
Scoreboard

Spirit Awards 2008: Which Films Won the Most

Juno won 3 awards from 4 nominations. 7 films won at least once, while A Mighty Heart went home empty-handed from 3 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Juno (2007) movie poster
    Juno 3 / 4
    2007 · Drama, Comedy · 3 wins from 4 nominations
  2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) movie poster
    The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 2 / 4
    2007 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  3. The Savages (2007) movie poster
    The Savages 2 / 4
    2007 · Drama, Comedy · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  4. I'm Not There. (2007) movie poster
    I'm Not There. 1 / 4
    2007 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 4 nominations
  5. The Lookout (2007) movie poster
    The Lookout 1 / 1
    2007 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 1 nomination
  6. Crazy Love (2007) movie poster
    Crazy Love 1 / 1
    2007 · Documentary · 1 win from 1 nomination
  7. Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006) movie poster
    Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos 1 / 1
    2006 · Sport, Documentary · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. A Mighty Heart (2007) movie poster
    A Mighty Heart 0 / 3
    2007 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  9. Lust, Caution (2007) movie poster
    Lust, Caution 0 / 3
    2007 · Drama, Thriller · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  10. Rocket Science (2007) movie poster
    Rocket Science 0 / 3
    2007 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 3 nominations
Full results

All 12 Spirit Awards 2008 Categories: Winners & Nominees

12 categories and 55 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

12 categories · 55 nominations

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Movie marathon

The Spirit Awards 2008 Best Feature Marathon

All 5 Best Feature nominees at the 23rd Independent Spirit Awards (2008), back to back: 8 hours 56 minutes.

Total running time 8h 56m 8 hours 56 minutes All 5 films
Longest
I'm Not There. 2h 15m
Shortest
Paranoid Park 1h 25m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Spirit Awards 2008 Winners

Drama led with 47 nominations across 25 films and won 9. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 9 wins · 47 nominations · 19%
  2. Comedy 5 wins · 20 nominations · 25%
  3. Biography 3 wins · 13 nominations · 23%
  4. Thriller 1 win · 12 nominations · 8%
  5. Romance 0 wins · 11 nominations · 0%
  6. War 0 wins · 8 nominations · 0%
  7. Documentary 2 wins · 6 nominations · 33%
  8. Music 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  9. Crime 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  10. Sport 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
2008 season

How the Rest of the 2008 Awards Season Voted

The other 11 ceremonies of 2008, with the winner of each top prize. No Country for Old Men won the most of them: 5.

All 2008 awards
Earlier years

Previous Spirit Awards Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Spirit Awards page has every year back to 1986.

Every Spirit Awards ceremony

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Spirit Awards 2008: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 23rd Independent Spirit Awards (2008), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Feature at the 23rd Independent Spirit Awards (2008)?

Juno (2007) won Best Feature. The other nominees were The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, I'm Not There., A Mighty Heart and Paranoid Park.

About Juno

Which film won the most awards at the 23rd Independent Spirit Awards (2008)?

Juno (2007) won the most: 3 awards from 4 nominations. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and The Savages followed with 2 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 23rd Independent Spirit Awards (2008)?

Juno (2007), The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), The Savages (2007) and 1 other led with 4 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 23rd Independent Spirit Awards (2008)?

Best Director: Julian Schnabel for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Best Male Lead: Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Savages. Best Female Lead: Elliot Page for Juno. Best Supporting Female: Cate Blanchett for I'm Not There.

When was the 23rd Independent Spirit Awards (2008)?

The 23rd Independent Spirit Awards (2008) took place on February 23, 2008. The database has 12 categories and 55 nominations for it.