23rd Independent Spirit Awards

The 23rd Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2007, were announced on February 23, 2008. It was hosted by Rainn Wilson.

John Cassavetes Award
August Evening
 * Owl and the Sparrow
 * The Pool
 * Quiet City
 * Shotgun Stories

Truer Than Fiction Award
The Unforeseen
 * Helvetica
 * Running Stumbled

Producers Award
Neil Kopp – Paranoid Park and Old Joy
 * Alexis Ferris – Cthulhu and Police Beat
 * Anne Clements – Ping Pong Playa and Quinceañera

Someone to Watch Award
Ramin Bahrani – Chop Shop
 * Ronald Bronstein – Frownland
 * Lee Isaac Chung – Munyurangabo

Robert Altman Award
(*Note: This award is given to its director, casting director, and ensemble cast)


 * I'm Not There (Todd Haynes, Laura Rosenthal, Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Richard Gere, Bruce Greenwood, Heath Ledger and Ben Whishaw)