Independent Spirit Award Winners

Best Feature:
"Little Miss Sunshine"

Best Director:
Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, "Little Miss Sunshine"

Best First Feature:
"Sweet Land"

Best Documentary:
"The Road to Guantanamo"

Best Foreign Film:
"The Lives of Others"

Best Female Lead:
Shareeka Epps, "Half Nelson"

Best Male Lead:
Ryan Gosling, "Half Nelson"

Best Supporting Female:
Frances McDormand, "Friends With Money"

Best Supporting Male:
Alan Arkin, "Little Miss Sunshine"

Best Screenplay:
Jason Reitman, "Thank You For Smoking"

Best First Screenplay:
Michael Arndt, "Little Miss Sunshine"

Best Cinematography:
Guillermo Navarro, "Pan's Labyrinth"

Someone to Watch Award:
Julia Loktev, "Day Night Day Night"

John Cassavetes Award:
"Quinceañera"

Truer Than Fiction Award:
Adele Horne, "The Tailenders"

Producers Award:
Howard Gertler and Tim Perell, "Shortbus," "Pizza"

Special Distinction:
David Lynch, Laura Dern, "Inland Empire"