“Up in the Air” actress Vera Farmiga sparkles in a dramatic red gown on the blue carpet at the 25th Independent Spirit Awards held at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live in downtown LA.
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Farmiga later presented an award with her “Up in the Air” co-star Jason Bateman during the ceremony itself, hosted by comedian Eddie Izzard.
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Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, of “Super Size Me” fame, looks like he’s ready to have a rockin’ evening during a pre-show interview with Film Independent, which presented the ceremony.
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Fresh off his trek up Mount Kilimanjaro with Jessica Biel, actor Emile Hirsch makes an appearance at the Independent Spirit Awards.
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Emile wasn’t up for an award this year, but the 24-year-old independent movie vet, who presented a trophy during the show, found time on the blue carpet to chat with former “OC” star Ben McKenzie.
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Lenny Kravitz, meanwhile, caught up with Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, now moonlighting as a movie mogul with his independent film-production company Oscilloscope Pictures. In one of his first public appearances since revealing that he was undergoing cancer treatment, Yauch looks remarkably healthy.
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Indie power couple Peter Sarsgaard and Maggie Gyllenhaal affectionately wrap their arms around each other before the show.
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Later, Ryan Reynolds made Maggie laugh as the two presented an award during the ceremony.
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Rosario Dawson, currently starring in 20th Century Fox’s very non-indie movie “Percy Jackson,” poses in a slinky lace dress on the Spirit Awards’ blue carpet.
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“An Education” actress Carey Mulligan looks delighted to be there. And she was no doubt even more thrilled when the movie picked up “Best Foreign Film” honors.
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Even Jodie Foster made an appearance at the 25th annual ceremony. To commemorate this milestone, the awards show, which is usually held by the beach in Santa Monica, moved its shindig to the Friday night before the Oscars at downtown LA’s Nokia Theatre.
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Jodie Foster wasn’t the only big name to make an appearance at the Spirit Awards, the always-elegant Helen Mirren was also in attendance.
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“Hurt Locker” actor Jeremy Renner shows off a chic three-piece suit and silver tie before the show. Despite its indie distributor, Summit, “The Hurt Locker” actually wasn’t eligible for any Spirit Awards this year because it was shown at film festivals back in 2008 before it found a distributor.
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Film critic Roger Ebert gives an infamous “thumbs up” before the ceremony.
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We’re not quite sure why Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir was invited to the show, but it certainly looks like he put a fair amount of time into preparing his outfit.
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Olivia Wilde also wasn’t up for any awards but the beige, printed dress she’s wearing is a winner.
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Mariah Carey took a break from her singing career to support her “Precious” castmates at the Spirit Awards.
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Even before she won the award for best female lead, “Precious” star Gabourey Sidibe was glowing.
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Here, Gabourey Sidibe accepts her award.
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“Precious” swept the show, taking home five trophies, including the big prize: Best Feature. Above, Mariah Carey, Gabourey Sidibe and director Lee Daniels celebrate their big win.
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Daniels looks particularly moved accepting his other award for Best Director.
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Mo’Nique continued her awards-show dominance by scooping up the Best Supporting Female trophy for her work in “Precious.”
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But “Precious” wasn’t the only winner. “(500) Days of Summer” writers Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber took home the prize for Best Screenplay.
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And Jeff Bridges continued his awards-show dominance, grabbing the award for Best Male Lead, and performing during the show (above). Luckily for Bridges’ frequent competitor this awards season, George Clooney, Clooney’s major-studio film “Up in the Air” wasn’t eligible for the indie-focused awards.
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