"Precious" won five awards Friday at the Spirit Awards honoring independent film, including best picture and trophies for stars Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique and director Lee Daniels.
The Spirit Awards honors movies that cost less than $20 million to make, with most of their budget originating outside the Hollywood studio system. Criteria for nominations include originality and provocative subject matter.
Precious swept every category for which it was nominated, including best screenplay by a first-time writer for Geoffrey Fletcher.
INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD WINNERS:
Film: Precious
Director: Lee Daniels, Precious
Actress: Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Supporting actress: Mo'Nique, Precious
Supporting actor: Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Documentary: Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Foreign film: An Education
Debut film: Scott Cooper, Crazy Heart
First screenplay: Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious
John Cassavetes Award: Lynn Shelton, Humpday
Screenplay: Scott Neustader and Michael H. Weber, (500) Days of Summer
Robert Altman Award: A Serious Man
Cinematography: Roger Deakins, A Serious Man
Screenplay: Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber.
Documentary: Anvil! The Story of Anvil, directed by Sacha Gervasi.
John Cassavetes Award for a film made for less than $500,000: Humpday, directed by Lynn Shelton.
Tariq Henson attended
Lenny Kravitz and daughter Zoe were in attendance
Gabourey Sidibe
