The Independent Spirit Awards Winners

Wow, The Artist is really on a roll, winning another set of awards heading into the Oscars.  By the way, I thought these were supposed to be the "Independent" awards.  Most of these film winners seem rather mainstream.

Best Feature
The Artist

Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist

Best Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash, The Descendants

Best Male Lead
Jean Dujardin, The Artist

Best Supporting Male
Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Best Female Lead
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn

Best Supporting Female
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Best Cinematography
Guillaume Schiffman, The Artist

Robert Altman Award 
Margin Call

Best First Screenplay
Will Reiser, 50/50

Best First Feature
Margin Call

Best Documentary
The Interrupters

Best International Feature
A Separation

John Cassavetes Award (best feature made for under $500,000)
Pariah

Piaget Producers Award
Sophia Lin, Take Shelter

Someone to Watch Award
Mark Jackson, Without

Truer than Fiction Award
Heather Courtney, Where Soldiers Come From