2007 Indie Spirit Award Winners: Juno makes triple play

The toast of the town is Diablo Cody and the gift she gave to Jason Reitman. Juno picks up a trio of awards and trailing with two awards each is another Fox Searchlight flick The Savages and the Cannes Julian Schnabel and his cinematographer were well rewarded for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly‘s aesthetic brilliance. Here is the complete list of noms and winners below.

Best Feature: Juno

Best Director: Julian Schnabel

Best First Feature: The Lookout

Best Documentary: Crazy Love

Best Foreign Film: Once

Best Female Lead: Ellen Page

Best Male Lead: Philip Seymour Hoffman

Best Supporting Female: Cate Blanchett

Best Supporting Male: Chiwetel Ejiofor

Best Screenplay: The Savages

Best First Screenplay: Juno

Best Cinematography: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

John Cassavetes Award: August Evening

August Evening
Writer/Director: Chris Eska
Producers: Connie Hill, Jason Wehling

Owl and the Sparrow
Writer/Director: Stephane Gauger
Producers: Nguyen Van Quan, Doan Nhat Nam, Stephane Gauger

The Pool
Director: Chris Smith
Producer: Kate Noble
Writer: Chris Smith & Randy Russell

Quiet City
Director: Aaron Katz
Producers: Brendan McFadden, Ben Stambler
Writers: Aaron Katz, Erin Fisher, Cris Lankenau

Shotgun Stories
Writer/Director: Jeff Nichols
Producers: David Gordon Green, Lisa Muskat, Jeff Nichols

Someone to Watch Award: Ramin Bahrani

Left: Lee Isaac Chung’s Munyurangabo, Ronnie Brownstein’s Frownland and Chop Shop’s Ramin Bahrani.

Truer Than Fiction Award: The Unforeseen

The 12th annual Truer Than Fiction Award is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant attention:

Laura Dunn for The Unforeseen
Gary Hustwit for Helvetica
John Maringouin for Running Stumbled

Truer Than Fiction Award Nominating Committee:
John Vanco (Chair), Cara Mertes, A.J. Schnack, Dennis Lim, Laura Poitras

Producers Award: Neil Kopp

The 11th annual Producers Award honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to produce quality, independent films:

Anne Clements, producer of Ping Pong Playa and Quinceañera
Alexis Ferris, producer of Cthulhu and Police Beat
Neil Kopp, producer of Paranoid Park and Old Joy

Producers Award Nominating Committee:
Scott Macaulay (Chair), Gina Kwon, Anne Walker-McBay, Lianne Halfon, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte