Spirit Awards

Also try: Spirit Awards Nominees

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: Film Independent's Spirit Awards
2. IMDb: Film Independent's 2007 Spirit Awards  
3. FilmIndependent.org: Interactive Nominee Guide
4. Wikipedia: Independent Spirit Award
5. IFC.com: The 2008 Indie Spirit Awards Nominations Annoucement
6. Bside.com: Spirit Awards on IFC - About
7. Video: Spirit Awards - Sarah Silverman (Time: 2:43) 

Spirit Award Nominees 2009

Spirit Award Best Feature Nominee 2009

• Ballast
• Frozen River
• Rachel Getting Married
• Wendy and Lucy
• The Wrestler

Spirit Award Best Director Nominee 2009

• Ramin Bahrani for Chop Shop
• Jonathan Demme for Rachel Getting Married
• Lance Hammer for Ballast
• Courtney Hunt for Frozen River
• Tom McCarthy for The Visitor

Spirit Award Best First Feature Nominee 2009

• Afterschool
• Medicine for Melancholy
• Sangre De Me Sangre
• Sleep Dealer
• Synecdoche New York

Spirit Award Best Male Lead Nominee 2009

• Javier Bardem for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Richard Jenkins for The Visitor
• Sean Penn for Milk
• Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker
• Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler

Spirit Award Best Female Lead Nominee 2009

• Summer Bishil for Towelhead
• Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married
• Melissa Leo for Frozen River
• Tarra Riggs for Ballast
• Michelle Williams for Wendy and Lucy

Spirit Award Best Screenplay Nominee 2009

• Woody Allen for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Anna Boden and Ryan Flick for Sugar
• Charlie Kaufman for Synecdoche New York
• Howard A Rodman for Savage Grace
• Jenny Lumet for Rachel Getting Married

Spirit Award Best Documentary 2009

• The Betrayal
• Encounters at the End of the World
• Man on Wire
• The Order of Myths
• Up the Yangtze

Robert Altman Award

• Synecdoche New York

Spirit Awards News and Articles

• Google News: Spirit Awards
• The Hollywood Reporter: Film Independent's Spirit noms announced (November 27, 2007) 
• Variety: 'I'm Not There' feels the Spirit (November 27, 2007)
• The Envelope.com: Spirit Awards announces '08 nominees (November 27, 2007)
• Advocate.com: Spirit Awards Going Green for 2008 Ceremony (November 15, 2007)

Spirit Awards Photos

• FilmIndependent.org: Film Independent's Spirit Awards Photo Gallery
• Google Images: Independent Spirit Awards
• Yahoo! Images: Independent Spirit Awards
• Live Search Images: Independent Spirit Awards

Spirit Awards Videos

• YouTube and Google Video: Independent Spirit Awards
• Yahoo! Video: Independent Spirit Awards
• Live Search Videos: Independent Spirit Awards
• Revver.com: Independent Spirit Awards
• FilmIndependent: Film Independent's Spirit Awards Video Gallery

Spirit Awards History and Background

• FilmIndependent.org: Film Independent's Spirit Awards History
• Wikipedia: Independent Spirit Award
• Fandango.com: 2008 Independent Spirit Awards
• Reuters: Independent Spirit Awards are prized possessions
• Bside.com: Spirit Awards on IFC - About

Spirit Awards Gossip, Fan Sites and Blogs

• BuzzSugar: Announcing the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards Nominees
• The Playlist: 'I'm Not There' Leads Independent Spirit Awards Nominees
• The Moviezzz Blog: The Spirit Awards - No Longer Independent