26th Independent Spirit Awards

The 26th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films of 2010, were presented on February 26, 2011. The nominations were announced on November 30, 2010. The ceremony was hosted by Joel McHale.

John Cassavetes Award
Daddy Longlegs
 * The Exploding Girl
 * Lbs.
 * Lovers of Hate
 * Obselidia

Truer Than Fiction Award
Jeff Malmberg – Marwencol
 * Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor – Sweetgrass
 * Lynn True and Nelson Walker III – Summer Pasture

Piaget Producers Award
Anish Savjani – Meek's Cutoff
 * In-Ah Lee – Au Revoir Taipei
 * Adele Romanski – The Myth of the American Sleepover

Someone to Watch Award
Mike Ott – Littlerock
 * Hossein Keshavarz – Dog Sweat
 * Laurel Nakadate – The Wolf Knife

Robert Altman Award

 * Please Give – Nicole Holofcener, Jeanne McCarthy, Ann Guilbert, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Keener, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Lois Smith, and Sarah Steele