The Independent Spirit Awards are presented tonight at 10pm on IFC. Even though the Oscars are quite a bit more prestigious, the Spirits usually are the ones that actually "get it right". I haven't seen quite as many of the nominated films this year, but here are my rankings of those I have seen (from best to worst obviously).
Best Feature
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Bernie
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Keep the Lights On
Best Female Lead
Quvenzhane' Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild
Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook
Linda Cardellini - Return
Best Male Lead
Jack Black - Bernie
Matthew McConaughey - Killer Joe
Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook
Thure Lindhart - Keep the Lights On
Best Supporting Female
Brit Marling - BeSound of My Voice
Rosemarie Dewitt - Your Sister's Sister
Best Supporting Male
Sam Rockwell - Seven Psychopaths
Matthew McConaughey - Magic Mike
Bruce Willis - Moonrise Kingdom
Best Director
Benh Zeitlin - Beasts of the Southern Wild
Wes Anderson - Moonrise Kingdom
David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook
Ira Sachs - Keep the Lights On
Best Screenplay
Ruby Sparks
Moonrise Kingdom
Seven Psychopaths
Silver Linings Playbook
Keep the Lights On
Best First Screenplay
Gayby
Robot & Frank
Best Cinematography
Moonrise Kingdom
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best First Feature
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Sound of My Voice
Best Documentary
Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present
The Invisible War
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