2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards, Winners

The Independent Spirit Awards, founded in 1984,are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with acrylic glass pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the paltry budgets of independent films. In 1986, the event was renamed the Independent Spirit Awards. The Independent Spirit Awards are presented by Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. In 2007, the ceremony was slightly changed to Film Independent's Spirit Awards. Since 2006, winners have received a trophy depicting a bird sitting atop of a pole with the shoestrings from the previous design wrapped around the pole.

Best Feature

Silver Linings Playbook

Best Director

David O. Russell

Best Screenplay

David O. Russell

Best Female Lead

Jennifer Lawrence

Best Male Lead

John Hawkes

Best Supporting Female

Helen Hunt

Best Supporting Male

Matthew McConaughey

Best First Feature

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

Best First Screenplay

Derek Connolly

Best Documentary

The Invisible War

Best International Film

Amour

John Cassavetes Award (for feature made for under $500,000)
Middle of Nowhere

Best Cinematography

Ben Richardson – Beasts of the Southern Wild 

16th Annual Piaget Producers Award

Alicia Van Couvering – Nobody Walks 

Mynette Louie – Stones in the Sun 

Derrick Tseng – Prince Avalanche

19th Annual Someone to Watch Award

David Fenster – Pincus 

Adam Leon – Gimme the Loot 

Rebecca Thomas – Eletrick Children

Stella Artois Truer Than Fiction Award

Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Verena Paravel – Leviathan 

Peter Nicks – The Waiting Room 

Jason Yee Tippet and Elizabeth Mimms – Only the Young

Robert Altman Award

Starlet

for more info: www.spiritawards.com