Western nabs feature, helmer prizes
By PAMELA MCCLINTOCK - Variety.com
Ang Lee and his oater romance "Brokeback Mountain" rode off with the top ribbons at the 2006 Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, while tyro director Paul Haggis' "Crash" took best first feature.
Although Focus Features' "Brokeback" scored as best feature and best director, the wealth was spread among a quartet of films. Receiving two awards each were "Brokeback," Lionsgate's "Crash," Sony Pictures Classics' "Capote" and the Weinstein Co.'s "Transamerica."
Indie Spirits, administered by Film Independent and held at a beachside tent in Santa Monica, came just one day before the Academy Awards, where the same pics were set to compete in an awards year dominated by smaller indie titles.
"Transamerica" star Felicity Huffman picked up the Indie Spirit for best female lead for her portrayal of a male transsexual about to become a woman.
Best male lead went to much-honored "Capote" star Philip Seymour Hoffman for his portrayal of Truman Capote.
The other "Capote" Indie Spirit went to scribe Dan Futterman for best screenplay. Award for best first screenplay went to Duncan Tucker for "Transamerica."
Matt Dillon won the award for best supporting male for his role as a racist cop in "Crash," while "Junebug" star Amy Adams was recognized as supporting actress for her role as a Chicago art dealer who visits her new in-laws in North Carolina. Pic was distribbed by Sony Classics.
Another awards favorite this season, helmer George Clooney's "Good Night, And Good Luck." picked up one Indie Spirit award, for Robert Elswit's cinematography.
Warner Independent Pictures' "Paradise Now," the Palestinian film directed by Hany Abu-Assad, won best foreign film.
Director Alex Gibney's "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," from Magnolia Pictures, was voted best documentary.
The John Cassavetes Award, which recognizes the best feature made for under $500,000, went to writer-director Mora Stephens "Conventioneers" from Cinema Libre Studios. Stephens co-wrote the screenplay with Joel Viertel, who produced the film.
Sony Pictures Classics nabbed three Indie Spirit Awards, the most of any distrib. Focus, Lionsgate, TWC and Warner Independent each took two.
"Brokeback" producers are Diana Ossana and James Schamus. "Crash" producers are Cathy Schulman, Don Cheadle, Bob Yari, Mark R. Harris, Bobby Moresco and Haggis.
And the winners are...
BEST FEATURE
"Brokeback Mountain"
BEST DIRECTOR
Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain"
BEST SCREENPLAY
Dan Futterman, "Capote"
BEST FIRST FEATURE
"Crash," Paul Haggis
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Duncan Tucker, "Transamerica"
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(for the Best Feature made for under $500,000)
"Conventioneers"
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Amy Adams, "Junebug"
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Matt Dillon, "Crash"
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Felicity Huffman, "Transamerica"
BEST MALE LEAD
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote"
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Robert Elswit, "Good Night, and Good Luck"
BEST FOREIGN FILM
"Paradise Now"
BEST DOCUMENTARY
"Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room"
AMC/AMERICAN EXPRESS PRODUCERS AWARD
Caroline Baron, "Capote" and "Monsoon Wedding"
IFC/ACURA SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
Ian Gamazon and Neill Dela Llana, "Cavite"
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
Ian Olds and Garrett Scott, "Occupation: Dreamland"
INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD WINNERS BY DISTRIBUTOR
Cinema Libre Studio 1
Focus Features 2
Lionsgate Films 2
Magnolia 1
Sony Pictures Classics 3
Warner Independent Pictures 2
The Weinstein Company 2
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