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Juno Scores at Spirit Awards

Posted Feb 23, 08 10:36 PM CST in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Little-indy-that-could Juno won big at today’s Independent Spirit Awards, netting best actress for its star Ellen Page, best first script for writer Diablo Cody, and best feature film, the Los Angeles Times reports. The awards show, which honors only films made for less than $20 million, has drawn casually clad celebs to a seaside ceremony in Santa Monica for 20 years.

Other winners included best actor for Philip Seymour Hoffman and best screenplay for Tamara Jenkins, both for The Savages; best supporting actress for Cate Blanchett, in I’m Not There, and an award for its director, Todd Haynes, both of whom invoked the memory of co-star Heath Ledger; and best directing and cinematography for Julian Schnabel’s The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

Source Los Angeles Times

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Writer Diablo Cody accepts the award for best first screenplay for her work on "Juno" at for the 2008 Spirit Awards Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)   (Associated Press)
Actress Ellen Page accepts the award for best female lead for her role in "Juno" at the 2008 Spirit Awards Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)   (Associated Press)
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman poses in the press room after winning the award for Best Male Lead, for "The Savages," at the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 23,...   (Associated Press)
Writer Tamara Jenkins accepts the award for best screenplay for her work on "The Savages" at the 2008 Spirit Awards Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)   (Associated Press)
In this image released by Fox Searchlight, actors Michael Cera, right, and Ellen Page are shown in scene from the film "Juno". (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight, Doane Gregory)   (Associated Press)
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