26th Independent Spirit Awards


The 26th Independent Spirit Awards announced its nominees in November 2010. The winners were announced on February 26, 2011. It was hosted by Joel McHale.

Winners and nominees

Best FeatureBest Director

Black Swan
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
  • Danny Boyle - 127 Hours
  • Lisa Cholodenko - The Kids Are All Right
  • Debra Granik - Winter's Bone
  • John Cameron Mitchell - Rabbit Hole
    • Best Male LeadBest Female Lead
    James Franco - 127 Hours
  • Ronald Bronstein - Daddy Longlegs
  • Aaron Eckhart - Rabbit Hole
  • John C. Reilly - Cyrus
  • Ben Stiller - Greenberg
    		• Natalie Portman - Black Swan
  • Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
  • Greta Gerwig - Greenberg
  • Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole
  • Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone
  • Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine
    • Best Supporting MaleBest Supporting Female
    John Hawkes - Winter's Bone
  • Samuel L. Jackson - Mother and Child
  • Bill Murray - Get Low
  • John Ortiz - Jack Goes Boating
  • Mark Ruffalo - The Kids Are All Right
    		• Dale Dickey - Winter's Bone
  • Ashley Bell - The Last Exorcism
  • Allison Janney - Life During Wartime
  • Daphne Rubin-Vega - Jack Goes Boating
  • Naomi Watts - Mother and Child
    • Best ScreenplayBest First Screenplay
    The Kids Are All Right - Stuart Blumberg and Lisa Cholodenko
  • Life During Wartime - Todd Solondz
  • Please Give - Nicole Holofcener
  • Rabbit Hole - David Lindsay-Abaire
  • Winter's Bone - Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini
    		• Tiny Furniture - Lena Dunham
  • Jack Goes Boating - Robert Glaudini
  • Lovely, Still - Nik Fackler
  • Monogamy - Dana Adam Shapiro and Evan M. Wiener
  • Obselidia - Diane Bell
    • Best First FeatureBest Documentary
    Get Low
  • Everything Strange and New
  • The Last Exorcism
  • Night Catches Us
  • Tiny Furniture
    		• Exit Through the Gift Shop
  • Marwencol
  • Restrepo
  • Sweetgrass
  • Thunder Soul
    • Best CinematographyBest Foreign Film
    Black Swan - Matthew Libatique
  • Greenberg - Harris Savides
  • Never Let Me Go - Adam Kimmel
  • Tiny Furniture - Jody Lee Lipes
  • Winter's Bone - Michael McDonough
    		• The King's Speech • UK
  • Kisses • Ireland
  • Mademoiselle Chambon • France
  • Of Gods and Men • Morocco/France
  • Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives • Thailand

    • Films with multiple nominations and awards

    AwardsFilm
    4Black Swan
    2Winter's Bone

    Special Awards

    John Cassavetes Award">Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award">John Cassavetes Award

    Daddy Longlegs
    Marwencol
    'Anish Savjani - Meek's Cutoff
    'Mike Ott - Littlerock