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Film Independent Spirit Awards: Complete List of Winners

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As expected, "The Artist" dominated Saturday's Independent Spirit Awards, winning four awards for best feature, director, actor and cinematography. The drama was getting "The Artist" creative team via police escort to the event from a delayed flight from Paris, where the film won six Cesars.

By Anne Thompson
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February 25, 2012 7:16 PM
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Live Backstage at the 2012 Indie Spirit Awards: 'The Artist' Dominates; Williams No Longer 'Susan Lucci' of Spirit Awards

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TOH! is live backstage at the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Check back for updates as the winners accept their awards and meet the press.

By Sophia Savage
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February 25, 2012 3:53 PM
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Producer Stephanie Allain to Helm Los Angeles Film Festival

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Film Independent, the organization behind the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Spirit Awards, has finally confirmed producer Stephanie Allain as the new Los Angeles Film Festival Director, replacing Rebecca Yeldham, who has returned to producing.

By Anne Thompson and Jacob Combs
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January 25, 2012 9:28 PM
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Golden Globes Weekend Preview: Critics Choice, AFI, BAFTA Rising Stars, Parties

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It's a busy awards weekend in Hollywood. It all starts off with Thursday night's Critics Choice Movie Awards, which happens to air live on VH1 the night before Oscar ballots are due--at 5 PM Friday. Last year the CCMA chose 18 Oscar winners out of its 20 awards. (My winners' predictions here do not reflect my actual votes.)

By Anne Thompson
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January 12, 2012 9:53 AM
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Indie Spirit Nominee 'Without' Team Talk Micro-Budget Filmmaking, Distribution

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Writer-director Mark Jackson is up for the “Someone to Watch” award at the Indie Spirits, to be held in Santa Monica on February 25, for his micro-budget "Without." The film is a quiet character study featuring a daring performance by the newcomer, Joslyn Jensen.

By Charles Lyons
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December 21, 2011 11:47 AM
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Seth Rogen to Host Indie Spirit Awards

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Perfect choice. Producer, writer, actor, funnyman and soon-to-be-director Seth Rogen, who has a film in the Independent Spirit hunt ("50/50"), is hosting the Indie Spirit Awards on February 25, 2012.

By Anne Thompson
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December 13, 2011 1:05 PM
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Oscar Talk: Impact of New York Critics, National Board of Review, Indie Spirits, We Bought a Zoo Review

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By Anne Thompson
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December 2, 2011 11:53 AM
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Tuesday Awards Wrap-Up: Who Comes Out Ahead?

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By Anne Thompson
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November 29, 2011 1:43 PM
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Film Independent Spirit Awards' Jameson Grant: Accepting Submissions for Find Your Audience Award

Film Independent's Spirit Awards is now accepting submissions for the Jameson FIND Your Audience Award, one of four filmmaker grants. The Jameson grant, in its second year and funded by Jameson Irish Whiskey, is designed to help build an audience for a feature length narrative or documentary filmmaker. In addition to the $40,000 grant, the winner will be featured at the Independent Spirit Awards on February 25 and will receive ongoing consultation from FIND. Jeff Malmberg's excellent documentary Marwencol was last year's winner.

By Sophia Savage
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November 3, 2011 1:19 AM
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How Brit Awards Impact Oscars

The British contingent of Academy voters is sizable, stateside and abroad, and can have an impact on the Academy Awards. But so can British critics and voters for the British Academy Awards, or BAFTAs. Check out the list of nominees (here and below) for the 14th British Independent Film Awards, a small group that has a large impact. Why?