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WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2011 FILM INDEPEDENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS

CEREMONY TO AIR EXCLUSIVELY ON IFC – TONIGHT AT 10:00 PM ET/PT

LOS ANGELES (February 26, 2011) – Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, handed out top honors to "Black Swan," "Winter's Bone," "127 Hours," and "The Kids Are All Right" at this afternoon's 26th Film Independent Spirit Awards. "The King's Speech," "Exit Through the Gift Shop," "Get Low," "Tiny Furniture," and "Daddy Longlegs" also received awards at the ceremony, held in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica.

Highlights included: host Joel McHale getting caught in a "127 Hours" situation with only Dale Dickey, "Banksy" and John Waters to help him out; See how this year's best feature nominees stack up against porn and the big studios; Catch the Spirit Awards' version of a dead people montage; and more! The show was produced by Film Independent in association with dick clark productions, inc.

The Spirit Awards was the first event to exclusively honor independent film, and over the past 26 years, has become the premier awards show for the independent film community, celebrating films made by filmmakers who embody independence and originality.

Sandra Oh opened the carpet with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and an announcement that LG Cinema 3D made a $100,000 contribution to Film Independent's signature diversity program Project:Involve. Project:Involve nurtures the careers of talented writers, directors and producers from under-represented communities.

The following is a complete list of the winners:

Best Feature: "Black Swan." Producers: Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Messer, Brian Oliver

Best Director: "Black Swan," Darren Aronofsky.

Best Screenplay:  "The Kids Are All Right," by Stuart Blumberg & Lisa Cholodenko

Best First Feature: "Get Low."

Best First Screenplay: "Tiny Furniture" by Lena Dunham.

John Cassavetes Award IFC Films (for the best feature made under $500,000): "Daddy Longlegs." 

Best Supporting Female: Dale Dickey, "Winter's Bone."

Best Supporting Male: John Hawkes, "Winter's Bone."

Best Female: Natalie Portman, "Black Swan."

Best Male: James Franco, "127 Hours."

Best Cinematography: "Black Swan." 

Best Foreign Film: "The King's Speech." 

Best Documentary: "Exit Through the Gift Shop." 

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