Aaron Sorkin Wins Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for "The Social Network"

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

“The Social Network” Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin WINNER

“127 Hours” Screenplay by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy

“Toy Story 3” Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich

“True Grit” Written for the screen by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

“Winter's Bone” Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini

"Toy Story 3" Wins Best Animated Feature Film Oscar

Animated Feature Film

“Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich WINNER

“How to Train Your Dragon” Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois

“The Illusionist” Sylvain Chomet

"The Lost Thing" Wins Best Animated Short Film Oscar

Short Film (Animated)

“The Lost Thing” Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann WINNERS

“Day & Night” Teddy Newton

“The Gruffalo” Jakob Schuh and Max Lang

“Let's Pollute” Geefwee Boedoe

“Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)” Bastien Dubois

Melissa Leo Wins Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar for "The Fighter"

Actress in a Supporting Role

Melissa Leo in “The Fighter” WINNER

Amy Adams in “The Fighter”

Helena Bonham Carter in “The King's Speech”

Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”

Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”

"Inception" Wins Best Cinematography Oscar

Cinematography

“Inception” Wally Pfister WINNER

“Black Swan” Matthew Libatique

“The King's Speech” Danny Cohen

“The Social Network” Jeff Cronenweth

“True Grit” Roger Deakins

"Alice in Wonderland" Wins Best Art Direction Oscar

Art Direction

“Alice in Wonderland” WINNERS
Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan

“Inception”
Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat

“The King's Speech”
Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Judy Farr

“True Grit”
Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

Complete List of Independent Spirit Award Winners; "Black Swan" Soars

The Independent Spirit Awards or Film Independent’s Spirit Awards were founded in 1984 and are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Film Independent is the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and also the Los Angeles Film Festival.
 
The 2011 winners were announced Sat., Feb. 26, 2011.
 
2011 Film Independent Spirit Award winners:
 
Best Feature
Black Swan; Producers: Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Messer, Brian Oliver;

Best Director
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan

Best Screenplay
The Kids Are All Right Writers: Stuart Blumberg & Lisa Cholodenko

Best Female
Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Best Male
James Franco, 127 Hours

Best First Feature
Get Low Director: Aaron Schneider
Producers: David Gundlach, Dean Zanuck

Best First Screenplay
Lena Dunham, Tiny Furniture

John Cassavetes Award (For the best feature made under $500,000)
Writers/Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
Daddy Longlegs Producers: Casey Neistat, Tom Scott

Best Supporting Female
Dale Dickey, Winter's Bone

Best Supporting Male
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone

Best Cinematography
Matthew Libatique, Black Swan

Best Foreign Film
The King's Speech Director: Tom Hooper

Best Documentary
Exit Through The Gift Shop, Banksy

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