The Independent Spirit Awards

The Independent Spirit Awards take place Saturday, February 23, 2008 in Santa Monica, CA. You can watch the telecast on IFC and AMC - check your local listings. Below is a partial list of women nominated for awards.

Best Feature:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Kilik
I’m Not There - Producers: Christine Vachon, John Sloss, John Goldwyn, James D. Stern
A Mighty Heart – Producers: Dede Gardner, Andrew Eaton, Brad Pitt

Best First Feature:
2 Days in Paris – Director: Julie Delpy

Best Screenplay:
Tamara Jenkins – The Savages
Adrienne Shelley – Waitress

Best Director:
Tamara Jenkins – The Savages

Best First Screenplay:
Zoe Cassavetes - Broken English
Diablo Cody - Juno
Kelly Masterson - Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

Best Documentary:
Manufactured Landscapes - Director: Jennifer Baichwal
The Monastery - Director: Pernille Rose Gronkjaer
The Prisoner Or: How I Planned To Kill Tony Blair - Director: Petra Epperlein (co-director)

IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Laura Dunn - Director of The Unforeseen

For a complete list of nominees go to:
http://filmindependent.org/spiritawards/interactive_nominee_guide.php