With the Oscars kicking off tomorrow night, we’re almost ready to close the book on the 2012 awards race, but before that ceremony, two major precursors recently concluded with the 28th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards and France’s version of the Oscars, the César Awards. The former ceremony saw a sweep for David O. Russell‘s Silver Linings Playbook, which is not necessarily a true beacon for independent film with its all-star cast, yet it picked up Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Female Lead.
In other major awards, Stephen Chbosky was awarded the Best First Feature for The Perks of Being a Wallflower (I guess no one at Film Independent saw his 1995 directorial debut The Four Corners of Nowhere), while John Hawkes secured Best Male Lead for The Sessions and Matthew McConaughey grabbed Best Supporting Male for Magic Mike. Michael Haneke also picked up Best International Film for Amour, which also won Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay at the Césars. Check out both rundowns below.
28th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards
Best Feature
Silver Linings Playbook
Best Director
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Best Screenplay
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Best First Feature
Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Best First Screenplay
Derek Connolly, Safety Not Guaranteed
John Cassavetes Award
Ava DuVernay, Middle of Nowhere
Best Female Lead
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Best Male Lead
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Best Supporting Female
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Best Supporting Male
Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike
Best Cinematography
Ben Richardson, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Documentary
The Invisible War, Kirby Dick
Best International Film
Amour, Michael Haneke
Robert Altman Award
Starlet, Sean Baker
Piaget Producers Award
Stones in the Sun, Mynette Louie
Someone to Watch Award
Gimme the Loot, Adam Leon
Stella Artois Truer Than Fiction Award
The Waiting Room, Peter Nicks
Jameson Find Your Audience Award
Breakfast With Curtis, Laura Colella
Cesar Awards
Best Picture
Amour
Director
Michael Haneke, Amour
Actress
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Actor
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Amour
Supporting Actress
Valérie Benguigui, What’s In A Name
Supporting Actor
Guillaume de Tonquedec, What’s In A Name
Original Screenplay
Michael Haneke, Amour
Adapted Screenplay
Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Rust & Bone
Newcomer (Female)
Izia Higelin, Mauvaise Fille
Newcomer (Male)
Matthias Schoenaerts, Rust & Bone
Original Score
Alexandre Desplat, Rust & Bone
Sound
Antoine Deflandre, Germaine Boulay, Eric Tisserand, Cloclo
Cinematography
Romain Winding, Farewell, My Queen
Editing
Juliette Welfling, Rust & Bone
Costumes
Christian Gasc, Farewell, My Queen
Art Direction
Katia Wyszkop, Farewell, My Queen
First Film
Louise Wimmer, Cyril Mennegun
Foreign Film
Argo
Animated Film
Ernest Et Célestine, Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier
Documentary
Les Invisibles, Sébastien Lifshitz
Short Film
Le Cri Du Homard, Nicolas Guiot
What got snubbed? Did any of your favorites win?