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Spirit Awards 2010 Winners & Nominees

The 25th Independent Spirit Awards (2010) took place on March 5, 2010. Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire won Best Feature and 4 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 12 categories is below.

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Best Feature
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Headline winners

Spirit Awards 2010: The Winners

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire won Best Feature against 4 other nominees. Lee Daniels (Best Director), Jeff Bridges (Best Male Lead) and Gabourey Sidibe (Best Female Lead) took the main individual prizes.

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009) movie poster Best Feature

Best Feature

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

2009 · Drama · $63.6M worldwide

5 wins from 5 nominations at the 25th Independent Spirit Awards (2010)

  • Best Director
  • Best Female Lead
  • Best Supporting Female
  • Best First Screenplay

In 1987 Harlem, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a resilient sixteen-year-old facing immense hardship and neglect. Pregnant with her second child and trapped in an abusive home controlled by her volatile mother, Precious struggles to survive. Despite demonstrating academic potential, she grapples with the painful reality of illiteracy and a deeply personal secret. Determined to find a better future, Precious clings to a quiet hope for a life beyond her current circumstances.

About Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Scoreboard

Spirit Awards 2010: Which Films Won the Most

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire won 5 awards from 5 nominations. 7 films won at least once, while The Last Station went home empty-handed from 5 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009) movie poster
    Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire 5 / 5
    2009 · Drama · 5 wins from 5 nominations
  2. Crazy Heart (2009) movie poster
    Crazy Heart 2 / 3
    2009 · Drama, Romance · 2 wins from 3 nominations
  3. The Messenger (2009) movie poster
    The Messenger 1 / 4
    2009 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 4 nominations
  4. (500) Days of Summer (2009) movie poster
    (500) Days of Summer 1 / 3
    2009 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 3 nominations
  5. A Serious Man (2009) movie poster
    A Serious Man 1 / 2
    2009 · Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  6. Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) movie poster
    Anvil! The Story of Anvil 1 / 1
    2009 · Biography, Music · 1 win from 1 nomination
  7. An Education (2009) movie poster
    An Education 1 / 1
    2009 · Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. The Last Station (2009) movie poster
    The Last Station 0 / 5
    2009 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 5 nominations
  9. Amreeka (2009) movie poster
    Amreeka 0 / 3
    2009 · Drama · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  10. Sin Nombre (2009) movie poster
    Sin Nombre 0 / 3
    2009 · Adventure, Drama · 0 wins from 3 nominations
Full results

All 12 Spirit Awards 2010 Categories: Winners & Nominees

12 categories and 59 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 · 59 nominations

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Movie marathon

The Spirit Awards 2010 Best Feature Marathon

All 5 Best Feature nominees at the 25th Independent Spirit Awards (2010), back to back: 5 hours 3 minutes for the 3 with a known runtime.

Total running time 5h 3m 5 hours 3 minutes Total for 3 of 5 films · 2 runtimes unknown
Longest
The Last Station 1h 52m
Shortest
(500) Days of Summer 1h 35m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Spirit Awards 2010 Winners

Drama led with 51 nominations across 24 films and won 11. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 11 wins · 51 nominations · 22%
  2. Romance 4 wins · 13 nominations · 31%
  3. Comedy 1 win · 10 nominations · 10%
  4. Biography 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  5. Documentary 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  6. History 0 wins · 5 nominations · 0%
  7. Thriller 0 wins · 5 nominations · 0%
  8. Crime 0 wins · 5 nominations · 0%
  9. Music 3 wins · 4 nominations · 75%
  10. War 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
2010 season

How the Rest of the 2010 Awards Season Voted

The other 11 ceremonies of 2010, with the winner of each top prize. The Hurt Locker won the most of them: 4.

All 2010 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 2010: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 25th Independent Spirit Awards (2010), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Feature at the 25th Independent Spirit Awards (2010)?

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009) won Best Feature. The other nominees were (500) Days of Summer, Amreeka, The Last Station and Sin Nombre.

About Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Which film won the most awards at the 25th Independent Spirit Awards (2010)?

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009) won the most: 5 awards from 5 nominations. Crazy Heart was next with 2 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 25th Independent Spirit Awards (2010)?

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009) and The Last Station (2009) led with 5 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 25th Independent Spirit Awards (2010)?

Best Director: Lee Daniels for Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire. Best Male Lead: Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart. Best Female Lead: Gabourey Sidibe for Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire. Best Supporting Male: Woody Harrelson for The Messenger. Best Supporting Female: Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire.

When was the 25th Independent Spirit Awards (2010)?

The 25th Independent Spirit Awards (2010) took place on March 5, 2010. The database has 12 categories and 59 nominations for it.