Juno was the big winner at the 2008 Film Independent's Spirit Awards held in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica. The annual Spirit Awards ceremony isn't your typical glamorous Hollywood event. Instead, the Spirit Awards are a free-wheeling affair, with actors, directors, producers, writers, and other assorted celebs able to relax and have a little fun. Held the day before the Academy Awards, the Spirit Awards are the Oscars of the indie film world and help nudge sometimes overlooked films into the spotlight. Read On...

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Razzies Honor the Worst of 2007
Lindsay Lohan is probably glad 2007 is over. The year was a hard one for the hard-partying actress who found herself in trouble with the law and found her films tanking at the box office. And as if that all wasn't enough, the 747 members of the Golden Raspberry Awards Foundation felt Lohan's film I Know Who Killed Me deserved 9 Razzie Award nominations with Lohan picking up two for her acting in the box office bomb.

The Razzies is one honor actors aren't happy to accept in person, although Halle Berry was good-natured enough to not only pick up her prize for Catwoman, she also delivered an entertaining speech. But for the most, the annual Razzie Award ceremony isn't a star-studded affair. Created in 1980, the annual event is held the day before Hollywood's other big ceremony - the Academy Awards. Read On...
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