Independent Spirit Awards 2006

22nd Independent Spirit Awards

February 24, 2007

----Best Film:
Little Miss Sunshine

The 22nd Independent Spirit Awards, given on 24 February, 2007, honored the best independent filmmaking of 2006.

"Little Miss Sunshine" won four Spirit Awards: Best Feature, Director (Dayton and Faris), Supporting Actor (Arkin) and First Screenplay.

Winners

*Best Actor:
**Ryan Gosling - "Half Nelson"
*Best Actress:
**Shareeka Epps - "Half Nelson"
*Best Cinematography:
**"El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth)" - Guillermo Navarro
*Best Director:
**Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris - "Little Miss Sunshine"
*Best Documentary Feature:
**"The Road to Guantanamo"
*Best Film:
**""'Little Miss Sunshine"
*Best First Film:
**"Sweet Land"
*Best First Screenplay:
**"Little Miss Sunshine" - Michael Arndt
*Best Foreign Language Film:
**"Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others)", Germany
*Best Screenplay:
**"Thank You for Smoking" - Jason Reitman
*Best Supporting Actor:
**Alan Arkin - "Little Miss Sunshine"
*Best Supporting Actress:
**Frances McDormand - "Friends with Money"

Award breakdown

Winners (minimum 1 win)
*4 / 5 "Little Miss Sunshine": Best Director, Film, First Screenplay & Supporting Actor
*2 / 5 "Half Nelson": Best Actor and Actress
*1 / 2 "El laberinto del fauno"
*1 / 2 "Friends With Money": Best Supporting Actress
*1 / 2 "Thank You for Smoking": Best Screenplay

Losers (minimum 1 nomination)
*0 / 3 "American Gun"
*0 / 3 "The Dead Girl"