The final awards leading up to tonight's Oscars were the Independent Spirit Awards, for, um, independent movies. They were announced yesterday in a tent on Santa Monica beach - sounds windy and indie:

Best Feature
Lost in Translation (Focus Features)
Producers: Sofia Coppola and Ross Katz

Best Director
Sofia Coppola
Lost in Translation (Focus Features)
* First-time filmmakers are not eligible for this category

Best Screenplay
Sofia Coppola
Lost in Translation (Focus Features)

Best First Feature
Monster (Newmarket Films)
Director: Patty Jenkins
Producers: Mark Damon, Donald Kushner, Clark Peterson, Charlize Theron, Brad Wyman

Best First Screenplay
Thomas McCarthy
The Station Agent (Miramax Films)

John Cassavetes Award (For the Best Feature made for under $500,000)
The Station Agent (Miramax Films)
Writer/Director: Thomas McCarthy
Producers: Mary Jane Skalski, Robert May, Kathryn Tucker

Best Debut Performance
Nikki Reed
Thirteen (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
*Actors making their first appearance in a feature film

Best Supporting Female
Shohreh Aghdashloo
House of Sand and Fog (Dreamworks Pictures)

Best Supporting Male
Djimon Hounsou
In America (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Best Female Lead
Charlize Theron
Monster (Newmarket Films)

Best Male Lead
Bill Murray
Lost in Translation (Focus Features)

Best Cinematography
Declan Quinn
In America (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Best Foreign Film
Whale Rider (Newmarket Films)
Director: Niki Caro

Best Documentary
The Fog of War (Sony Pictures Classics)
Director: Errol Morris

Producers Award
Mary Jane Skalski, producer of The Station Agent and The Jimmy Show

Turning Leaf Someone To Watch Award
Andrew Bujalski, director of Funny Ha Ha

DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk, directors of Lost Boys of Sudan

Special Distinction Award
21 Grams
Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga
Producer Robert Salerno
Sean Penn
Benicio Del Toro
Naomi Watts