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| Awarded for | Best in independent films |
| Presented by | Film Independent |
| Country |  United States |
| First awarded | 1984 |
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The Independent Spirit Awards (originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards), founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmakers.
Winners were typically presented with acrylic glass pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the paltry budgets of independent films. In 1986, the event was renamed the Independent Spirit Awards. The Independent Spirit Awards are presented by Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. In 2007 the ceremony was slightly changed to Film Independent's Spirit Awards. Since 2006, winners have received a trophy depicting a bird sitting atop of a pole with the shoestrings from the previous design wrapped around the pole.
The awards show is held inside a tent on the beach in Santa Monica, California, usually on the day before the Academy Awards (since 1999; originally the Saturday before). Since 1994, the show has been broadcast on the Independent Film Channel.
The 2009 awards take place on February 21, 2009.
Categories
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female
- Best Cinematography
- Best Documentary Feature
- Best Director
- Best Film
- Best First Feature
- Best Screenplay
- Best First Screenplay
- Best Foreign Language Film
- John Cassavetes Award
- Robert Altman Award
- Acura Someone to Watch Award
- Piaget Producers Award
- Truer than Fiction Award
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