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- Award ceremony: February 21, 2009IFC: 2009 Spirit Awards
- Broadcast live at 5 p.m. ET/2 pm PTIFC: 2009 Spirit Awards
- Network: IFCIFC: 2009 Spirit Awards
- Re-broadcast AMC on later in the evening on February 21, 2009
- Location: Santa Monica beach, CaliforniaIFC: 2009 Spirit Awards
- 2009 host: Steve CooganIFC: 2009 Spirit Awards
- Nominees announced on December 2, 2008
- Jason Bateman and Sandra Oh announced the 2009 nomineesIFC: 2009 Spirit Awards
- 1986: The first time the membership voted on the winners
- From 1984-86 the event was called the FINDIE (friend of Independents) Awards.
- Winner's trophies feature a bird sitting on a pole laced with shoe strings, to represent the film makers' "shoestring" budgets.
- All members of Film Independent are eligible to voteCinematical: Behind the Scenes (February 15, 2009)
- Film Independent members do not have any input in determining the nomineesCinematical: Behind the Scenes (February 15, 2009)
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The Spirit Awards is an event founded in 1984 by Film Independent to honor independent films and film makers. Film Independent is a non-profit membership organization which has an open enrollment. Anyone can become a member, regardless of whether or not they work in the entertainment industry and all members can vote on the Spirit Awards.Official Site: Spirit Awards
2009 Sponsors
- IFC: Premier sponsorTM: Spirit Awards Names Sponsors (February 5, 2009)
- Netflix: Premier sponsorTM: Spirit Awards Names Sponsors (February 5, 2009)
- Elle: Premier sponsorTM: Spirit Awards Names Sponsors (February 5, 2009)
- AMC: Premier sponsorTM: Spirit Awards Names Sponsors (February 5, 2009)
- LaCoste: Premier sponsorTM: Spirit Awards Names Sponsors (February 5, 2009)
- Piaget: Premier sponsorTM: Spirit Awards Names Sponsors (February 5, 2009)
- Acura: Principal sponsorTM: Spirit Awards Names Sponsors (February 5, 2009)
- Heineken: Principal sponsorTM: Spirit Awards Names Sponsors (February 5, 2009)
- Garnier: Principal sponsorTM: Spirit Awards Names Sponsors (February 5, 2009)
- Tourism Australia: Principal sponsorTM: Spirit Awards Names Sponsors (February 5, 2009)
- G. H. Mumm Champagne: Official spiritsTM: Spirit Awards Names Sponsors (February 5, 2009)
- Jameson Irish Whiskey: Official spiritsTM: Spirit Awards Names Sponsors (February 5, 2009)
- FIJI Water: Official waterTM: Spirit Awards Names Sponsors (February 5, 2009)
- Hotel Shangri-La: Official Host HotelTM: Spirit Awards Names Sponsors (February 5, 2009)
- Casa Del Mar: Official Host HotelTM: Spirit Awards Names Sponsors (February 5, 2009)
- Shutters on the Beach: Official Host HotelTM: Spirit Awards Names Sponsors (February 5, 2009)
- Wire Image: Official Photography ServiceTM: Spirit Awards Names Sponsors (February 5, 2009)
- American Airlines: Official Airline PartnerTM: Spirit Awards Names Sponsors (February 5, 2009)
- ON 3 Productions: Producing the Official Presenter Gift Lounge and Official Ceremony Gift BagsTM: Spirit Awards Names Sponsors (February 5, 2009)
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Independent Spirit Awards Questions
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Who is on the nominating committee for the Spirit Awards? 2 AnswersThe Spirit Awards Nominating Committee is composed of three subcommittees: American Narrative, Foreign Film, and Documentary Film. The 15-person American Narra... read more
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@Amberc4_20 I'm a member of Film Independent, the group that puts on the Spirit Awards every year, essentially considered to be the Oscars
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Just signed my release to get screeners for the Independent Spirit Awards. Yeahhhhhhhhh
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L.A. Film Festival Receives $30,000 Grant: By Wrap StaffFilm Independent, producer of the Spirit Awards and the.. http://bit.ly/3FV2bo
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LA Film Festival Receives $30,000 Grant: By Wrap StaffFilm Independent, the producers of the Spirit Awards and .. http://bit.ly/3FV2bo
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MTFS wins Inside Film Independent Spirit Award! Congrats to all the cast and crew, and watch the broadcast of the awards tonight on SBS.
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