Juno triumphs at Independent Spirit Awards

Reitman's film wins three gongs.

by Amber Wilkinson

Jason Reitman's comedy Juno, has walked away with three awards at the Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Film.

The film about a teenager dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, also won the Best Female Lead award for star Ellen Page and Best First Screenplay for Diablo Cody.

Best Director went to Julian Schnabel for The Diving Bell and The Butterfly, while Philip Seymour Hoffman picked up the Best Male Lead award for The Savages.

Best foreign film - not to be confused with the Oscar's best film in a foreign language - went to Ireland's Once.

The full list of winners is below:

Best Feature:
Best Director:
Best Female Lead: Ellen Page -
Best Male Lead: Philip Seymour Hoffman -
Best Cinematographer: Janusz Kaminski -
Best Screenplay: Tamara Jenkins -
Best Supporting Male: Chiwetel Ejiofor - Talk To Me
Best Supporting Female: Cate Blanchett -
Best First Feature: (Dir: Scott Frank)
Best First Screenplay: Diablo Cody -
Best Foreign Film:
John Cassavetes Award: August Evening (Dir: Chris Eska)
Robert Altman Award: (Dir: Todd Haynes)
Acura Someone To Watch Award: Ramin Bahrani - Chop Shop
Piaget Producers Award: Neil Kopp -
IFC Truer Than Fiction Award: Laura Dunn - The Unforeseen

For a full list of nominees, visit the official site
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