‘Silver Linings Playbook’ scores big at the Independent Spirit Awards

It may not have seen much Oscar love but Silver Linings Playbook won big at the Independent Spirit Awards, held just a day before the Oscars. The David O. Russell film took home Best Film, Best Director, Best Script and Best Actress – it’s been quite the awards season for young Jennifer Lawrence.

Other winners included The Perks of a Wallflower (Best First Feature) and The Sessions, where the incredible performances of John Hawkes and Helen Hunt were recognised (winning Best Male Lead and Best Supporting Female respectively). Meanwhile Michael Haneke‘s Amour picked up another Best International Feature nod.

And former rom-com fave Matthew McConaughey saw some recognition for his reinvented career, taking home Best Supporting Male for Magic Mike. McConaughey was nominated in the Best Male Lead category for his brilliant turn in Killer Joe.

Here’s the full list of winners and nominees:

Best Feature:
Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Bernie
Keep The Lights On
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook – WINNER

Best Director:
Wes Anderson – Moonrise Kingdom
Julia Loktev – The Loneliest Planet
David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook – WINNER
Ira Sachs – Keep The Lights On
Benh Zeitlin – Beasts Of The Southern Wild

Best First Feature:
Fill The Void
Gimme The Loot
Safety Not Guaranteed
Sound Of My Voice
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower  – WINNER

John Cassavetes Award: (budget less than $500,000 USD)
Breakfast With Curtis
The Color Wheel
Middle Of Nowhere – WINNER
Mosquita Y Mari
Starlet

Best Male Lead:
Jack Black – Bernie
Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
John Hawkes – The Sessions – WINNER
Thure Lindhart – Keep The Lights On
Matthew McConaughey – Killer Joe
Wendell Pierce – Four

Best Female Lead:
Linda Cardellini – Return
Emayatzy Corinealdi – Middle Of Nowhere
Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook – WINNER
Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Mary Elizabeth Winstead – Smashed

Best Supporting Male:
Matthew McConaughey – Magic Mike – WINNER
David Oyelowo – Middle of Nowhere
Michael Pena – End Of Watch
Sam Rockwell – Seven Psychopaths
Bruce Willis – Moonrise Kingdom

Best Supporting Female:
Rosemarie DeWitt – Your Sister’s Sister
Ann Dowd – Compliance
Helen Hunt – The Sessions – WINNER
Brit Marling – Sound Of My Voice
Lorraine Toussaint – Middle Of Nowhere

Best Screenplay:
Wes Anderson – Moonrise Kingdom
Zoe Kazan – Ruby Sparks
Martin McDonagh – Seven Psychopaths
David O Russell – Silver Linings Playbook – WINNER
Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias – Keep The Lights On

Best First Screenplay:
Rama Burshtein – Fill The Void
Derek Connolly – Safety Not Guaranteed – WINNER
Christopher Ford – Robot & Frank
Rashida Jones & Will McCormack – Celeste & Jesse Forever
Jonathan Lisecki – Gayby

Best International Feature:
Amour – WINNER
Once Upon A Time In Anatolia
Rust & Bone
Sister
War Witch

Best Documentary:
The Central Park Five
How To Survive A Plague
The Invisible War – WINNER
Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present
The Waiting Room

Best Cinematography:
Ben Richardson – Beasts Of The Southern Wild – WINNER
End Of Watch
Here
Moonrise Kingdom
Valley Of The Saints

Piaget Producers Award:
Mynette Louie – Stones In The Sun – WINNER
Derrick Tseng – Prince Avalanche
Alicia Van Couvering – Nobody Walks

Someone To Watch Award:
David Fenster – Pincus
Adam Leon – Gimme The Loot – WINNER
Rebecca Thomas – Electrick Children

Stella Artois Truer Than Fiction Award:
Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Verena Pravel – Leviathan
Peter Nicks – The Waiting Room – WINNER
Jason Tippet and Elizabeth Mimms – Only The Young

Jameson Find Your Audience Award:
Birth Story
Breakfast with Curtis – WINNER
History of Future Folk

Robert Altman Award:
Starlet