2009 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominees (thanks to IndieWire):
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer)
- (500) Days of Summer
- Amreeka
- Precious
- Sin Nombre
- The Last Station
BEST DIRECTOR
- Joel & Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
- Lee Daniels, Precious
- Cary Fukanaga, Sin Nombre
- James Grey, Two Lovers
- Michael Hoffman, The Last Station
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
- A Single Man
- Crazy Heart
- Easier With Practice
- The Messenger
- Paranormal Activity
BEST FEMALE LEAD
- Maria Bello, Downloading Nancy
- Helen Mirren, The Last Station
- Gwyneth Paltrow, Two Lovers
- Gabby Sidibe, Precious
- Nisreen Faour, Amreeka
BEST MALE LEAD
- Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
- Colin Firth, A Single Man
- Joseph Gordon Levitt, (500) Days of Summer
- Souleymane Sy Savane, Goodbye Solo
- Adam Scott, The Vicious Kind
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
- Mo’Nique, Precious
- Samantha Morton, The Messenger
- Natahlie Press, Fifty Dead Men Walking
- Mia Wasikowska, That Evening Sun
- Dina Korzun, Cold Souls
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
- Jemaine Clement, Gentlemen Broncos
- Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
- Cristian McKay, Me and Orson Welles
- Ramon McKinnon, That Evening Sun
- Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
BEST FOREIGN FILM (Award given to the director)
- A Prophet
- An Education
- Everlasting Moments
- Mother
- The Maid
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD (Given to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)
- A Serious Man
(Best Screenplay, Cinematography, Documentary and more, after the cut)
BEST SCREENPLAY
- Cold Souls
- Crazy Heart
- Adventureland
- Precious
- A Single Man
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
- Cold Souls
- Crazy Heart
- Amreeka
- Precious
- A Single Man
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- A Serious Man
- Sin Nombre
- Treeless Mountain
- Cold Souls
- Bad Lieutenant
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director)
- Anvil!
- Food Inc
- More Than a Game
- October Country
- Which Way Home
PRODUCERS AWARD
- Karen Chien
- Larry Fessenden
- Dia Sokol
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
—to be announced—
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
- Natalia Almada
- Bill Ross and Turner Ross
- Jessica Oreck
