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, honoring the best independent films of 2009, were presented on March 5, 2010. The nominations were announced on December 1, 2009. The ceremony was hosted by

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Winners and nominees

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Films with multiple nominations and awards

Special awards

John Cassavetes Award

Humpday ''Humpday'' is a 2009 American mumblecore comedy-drama film directed, produced, and written by Lynn Shelton and starring Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, and Alycia Delmore. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. International distributio ...

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Big Fan ''Big Fan'' is a 2009 American film written and directed by Robert D. Siegel, and starring Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Michael Rapaport, and Scott Ferrall. The story revolves around the bleak yet amiable life of the self-de ...

'' * '' The New Year Parade'' * '' Treeless Mountain'' * ''

Zero Bridge The Zero Bridge is an old wooden arch bridge located in the city of Srinagar in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It crosses the Jhelum river in a roughly North-South direction connecting Sonwar in the north to Rajbagh in the Sou ...

Truer Than Fiction Award

45365 ''45365'' is a 2009 American documentary film made by first-time directors and brothers Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross. The film is about the everyday life of the small town Sidney, Ohio, and the people living in it; the title comes from the town's ...

'' * '' Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo'' * ''El General''

Piaget Producers Award

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The Exploding Girl ''The Exploding Girl'' is a 2009 American independent film written and directed by Bradley Rust Gray, starring Zoe Kazan and Mark Rendall. It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2009 and was released theatrically in the United S ...

'' and ''Santa Mesa'' * Larry Fessenden – '' The House of the Devil'' and ''

I Sell the Dead ''I Sell the Dead'' is a 2008 horror comedy, the feature film debut from Irish director Glenn McQuaid. The film is a period horror comedy about grave robbing and stars Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman, Larry Fessenden and Angus Scrimm. Plot Whil ...

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Nights and Weekends ''Nights and Weekends'' is a 2008 American mumblecore film co-directed, co-written, co-produced by and co-starring Joe Swanberg and Greta Gerwig. The film follows a long-distance relationship and its aftermath. It premiered at South by Southwest, ...

Someone to Watch Award

Kyle Patrick Alvarez Kyle Patrick Alvarez (born 1983) is an American film director and screenwriter. Early life and education Alvarez was born in Miami, and attended the University of Miami. Career His first film, '' Easier with Practice'', was based on a '' GQ'' ar ...

– '' Easier with Practice'' * Asiel Norton – ''Redland'' * Tariq Tapa – ''

Robert Altman Award

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A Serious Man ''A Serious Man'' is a 2009 American black comedy-drama film written, produced, edited and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Set in 1967, the film stars Michael Stuhlbarg as a Minnesota Jewish man whose life crumbles both professionally and pe ...

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, Joel Coen, Ellen Chenoweth, Rachel Tenner,

Richard Kind Richard Bruce Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor and comedian, known for his roles as Dr. Mark Devanow in ''Mad About You'' (1992–1999, 2019), Paul Lassiter in ''Spin City'' (1996–2002), Andy in ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (2002 ...

, Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus,

Fred Melamed Fred Melamed (born May 13, 1956) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for portraying Sy Ableman in the Coen Brothers' ''A Serious Man'' (2009). He is also known for his collaborations with Woody Allen appearing in seven o ...

, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Aaron Wolff

References

External links

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