Juno Storms the Spirit Awards

by Jennifer M. Wood | Published February 24, 2008

Juno cleaned up at Film Independent’s Spirit Awards last night, taking home awards for Best Feature, Best First Screenplay for Diablo Cody and Best Female Lead for Ellen Page. Philip Seymour Hoffman won the Best Male Lead award for Tamara Jenkins’ The Savages, with Jenkins herself taking the Best Screenplay Award. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly claimed two of the night’s top honors, including Best Director for Julian Schnabel and Best Cinematography for Janusz Kaminski. Irishman John Carney’s Once won for Best Foreign Film and Cate Blanchett matched director Todd Haynes’ Robert Altman Award with her own for Best Supporting Actress for I’m Not There.

For a full list of this year’s winners, visit http://filmindependent.org/spiritawards/. 

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TAGS best cinematography best director best feature best female lead best first screenplay best foreign film best male lead best screenplay award best supporting actress cate blanchett diablo cody ellen page film independent i'm not there janusz kaminski john carney julian schnabel juno once philip seymour hoffman robert altman award spirit awards tamara jenkins the diving bell and the butterfly the savages todd haynes

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