Spirit Awards 2010 Nominees Announced

Academy Award nominee Taraji P Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and two-time Spirit Award winner Matt Dillon (Crash, Drugstore Cowboy) had the honor of announcing the nominees for the 2010 Spirit Awards recognizing the best in independent films released in 2009. No clear front-runner emerged as voters spread out the nominations over 35 films. The Last Station and Precious did tie for the most nominations with five each.

In celebration of the event's 25th anniversary, Film Independent has moved the ceremony from a beach in Santa Monica to downtown Los Angeles in a tent on the rooftop at LA Live overlooking LA. They've also changed the timing of the 2010 Spirit Awards from a Saturday daytime event to Friday, March 5th at 8:00pm. But according to Film Independent, the event will retain the casual, fun spirit of past Spirit Awards despite the new, more formal venue.

• Spirit Awards 2010 List of Nominees

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