23rd Independent Spirit Awards
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23rd Independent Spirit Awards 2008

The 23rd Independent Spirit Awards honored the best in independent filmmaking for 2007 and were announced on February 23, 2008. Hosted by Rainn Wilson, the ceremony recognized achievements across categories including Best Feature and Best Director.

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Highlights

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Total movie nominations

32

Total movie wins

7

Total people nominations

21

Total people wins

5

Juno

Most Nominations

Juno

 4 nominations
Juno

Most Wins

Juno

 3 wins

Most recognized genres

Drama

Drama

25 nominations 2 wins
Comedy

Comedy

10 nominations 1 win
Romance

Romance

7 nominations 0 win

Most Nominations

Tang Wei

1 nomination

Best Feature

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Best Director

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Best Male Lead

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Best Female Lead

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Best Supporting Male

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Best Supporting Female

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Best Screenplay

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Best First Screenplay

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Best First Feature

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Best Documentary

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Best Cinematography

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Best International Film

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All winners and nominees

Best Feature

WINNER

Juno

NOMINEES

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

 

I'm Not There.

 

A Mighty Heart

 

Paranoid Park

Best Director

WINNER

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Julian Schnabel

NOMINEES

I'm Not There. Todd Haynes

 

The Savages Tamara Jenkins

 

Juno Jason Reitman

 

Paranoid Park Gus Van Sant

Best Male Lead

WINNER

The Savages Philip Seymour Hoffman

NOMINEES

August Evening

 

Starting Out in the Evening Frank Langella

 

Lust, Caution Tony Leung Chiu Wai

Best Female Lead

WINNER

Juno Elliot Page

NOMINEES

A Mighty Heart Angelina Jolie

 

Interview Sienna Miller

 

Broken English Parker Posey

 

Lust, Caution Tang Wei

Best Supporting Male

NOMINEES

I'm Not There.

 

Great World of Sound Kene Holliday

 

The Namesake Irrfan Khan

 

Rescue Dawn Steve Zahn

Best Supporting Female

WINNER

I'm Not There. Cate Blanchett

NOMINEES

Rocket Science Anna Kendrick

 

Margot at the Wedding Jennifer Jason Leigh

 

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Marisa Tomei

Best Screenplay

WINNER

The Savages

NOMINEES

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

 

Starting Out in the Evening

 

Waitress

 

Year of the Dog

Best First Screenplay

WINNER

Juno

NOMINEES

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

 

Broken English

 

A Mighty Heart

 

Rocket Science

Best First Feature

WINNER

The Lookout

NOMINEES

2 Days in Paris

 

Great World of Sound

 

Rocket Science

Best Documentary

WINNER

Crazy Love

NOMINEES

Lake of Fire

 

Manufactured Landscapes

 

The Monastery: Mr. Vig and the Nun

 

The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair

Best Cinematography

WINNER

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

NOMINEES

Lust, Caution

 

The Savages

 

Youth Without Youth

Best International Film

WINNER

Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos

NOMINEES

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

 

The Band's Visit

 

Lady Chatterley

 

Persepolis

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