And it was a bright day for Little Miss Sunshine. How's that for a cliché?
Check out the winners... after the jump...
2007 Film Independent Spirit Award Winners
Best Film: Little Miss Sunshine
Best Director: Jonathan Davis & Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine)
Best First Feature: Sweet Land
Best Screenplay: Jason Reitman (Thank You For Smoking)
Best First Screenplay: Michael Anrdt (Little Miss Sunshine)
Best Female Lead: Shareeka Epps (Half Nelson)
Best Male Lead: Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson)
Best Supporting Female: Frances McDormand (Friends With Money)
Best Supporting Male: Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine)
Best Cinematography: Guillermo Navarro (Pan's Labyrinth)
Best Documentary: The Road to Guantanamo
Best Foreign Film: The Lives of Others
John Cassavetes Award: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland & Anne Clements (Quinceanera)
Someone To Watch Award: Julia Loktev (Day Night Day Night)
Truer Than Fiction Award: Adele Horn (The Tailenders)
Producers Award: Howard Gertler & Tim Perell (Shortbus)
Special Distinction Award: Laura Dern & David Lynch
Special Award: Robert Altman