Independent Spirit winners and nominees 2011

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Winners and nominees for the 26th Independent Spirit Awards

Best feature

"127 Hours"
(Winner) "Black Swan"
"Greenberg"
"The Kids Are All Right"
"Winter's Bone"

Male lead

Ronald Bronstein, "Daddy Longlegs"
Aaron Eckhart, "Rabbit Hole"
(Winner) James Franco, "127 Hours"
John C. Reilly, "Cyrus"
Ben Stiller, "Greenberg"

Female lead

Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right"
Greta Gerwig, "Greenberg"
Nicole Kidman, "Rabbit Hole"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"
(Winner) Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"
Michelle Williams, "Blue Valentine"

Supporting male

(Winner) John Hawkes,"Winter's Bone"
Samuel L. Jackson, "Mother and Child"
Bill Murray, "Get Low"
John Ortiz, "Jack Goes Boating"
Mark Ruffalo, "The Kids Are All Right"

Supporting female

Ashley Bell, "The Last Exorcism"
(Winner) Dale Dickey, "Winter's Bone"
Allison Janney, "Life During Wartime"
Daphne Rubin-Vega, "Jack Goes Boating"
Naomi Watts, "Mother and Child"

Director

(Winner) Darren Aronofsky, "Black Swan"
Danny Boyle, "127 Hours"
Lisa Cholodenko, "The Kids Are Alright"
Debra Granik, "Winter's Bone"
John Cameron Mitchell, "Rabbit Hole"

Foreign film

"Kisses" (Ireland)
"Mademoiselle Chambon" (France)
"Of Gods and Men" (France)
(Winner) "The King's Speech" (United Kingdom)
"Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" (Thailand)

Documentary

(Winner) "Exit Through the Gift Shop"
"Marwencol"
"Sweetgrass"
"Restrepo"
"Thunder Soul"

Screenplay

(Winner) "The Kids Are All Right," Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
"Winter's Bone," Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini
"Please Give," Nicole Holofcener
"Rabbit Hole," David Lindsay-Abaire
"Life During Wartime," Todd Solondz

First feature

"Everything Strange and New"
(Winner) "Get Low"
"Night Catches Us"
"The Last Exorcism"
"Tiny Furniture"

First screenplay

"Obselidia," Diane Bell
(Winner) "Tiny Furniture," Lena Dunham
"Lovely, Still," Nik Fackler
"Jack Goes Boating," Bob Glaudini
"Monogamy," David Adam Shapiro and Evan M. Wiener

Cinematography

"Never Let Me Go," Adam Kimmel
(Winner) "Black Swan," Matthew Libatique
"Tiny Furniture," Jody Lee Lipes
"Winter's Bone," Michael McDonough
"Greenberg," Harris Savides

John Cassavetes Award

(Winner) "Daddy Longlegs"
"LBS"
"Lovers of Hate"
"Obselidia"
"The Exploding Girl"

Robert Altman Award

"Please Give"

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