From left to right, Christopher Plummer accepts the best supporting male award for "Beginners" from Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Zoe Saldana at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Christopher Plummer accepts the award for best supporting male for "Beginners" at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Will Reiser accepts the best first screenplay award for "50/50" onstage at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Shailene Woodley accepts the best supporting female award for "The Descendants" onstage at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Kate Micucci, left and Riki Lindhome of Garfunkel and Oats perform onstage at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Film Independent's co-chairmen Sean McManus, left, and Josh Welsh speak onstage at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Penelope Ann Miller accepts the best male lead award on behalf of Jean Dujardin for "The Artist" onstage at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Nekisa Cooper, left, and Dee Rees accept the John Cassavetes award for "Pariah" onstage at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz accept the best documentary award for "The Interrupters" onstage at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Elizabeth Banks, left, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt present and award onstage at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
From left to right, Elizabeth Banks and Joseph Gordon-Levitt present the best screenplay award to Alexander Payne onstage at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Kate Beckinsale, left, congratulates Asghar Farhadi, of Iran, as he accepts the best international film award for "A Separation" at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Jim Rash, Alexander Payne, and Nat Faxon accept the best screenplay award for "The Descendants" at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Michel Hazanavicius accept the best director award for "The Artist" at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Michelle Williams, center left, accepts the best female lead award for "My Week With Marilyn" at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
From left to right Olivia Wilde and Willem Dafoe present the best female lead award to Michelle Williams for "My Week With Marilyn" at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
Michelle Williams accepts the best female lead award for "My Week With Marilyn" at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
From left, Richard Middleton, Michel Hazanavicius, Penelope Ann Miller, Thomas Langmann and James Cromwell accept the best feature award for "The Artist" at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
From left to right, Ben Kingsley presents the best feature award to Michel Hazanavicius and Thomas Langmann for "The Artist" at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
