Spirit Award Predictions

Even though the Gotham Awards were held tonight, the Indie Spirits (yeah, I'm not calling them by their new name), kicks off award season tomorrow. These are always difficult to predict, but why not?

Best Feature:
Black Swan
Jack Goes Boating
The Kids Are All Right
Somewhere
Winter's Bone

Best Director:
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right
Kelly Reichardt, Meek's Cutoff
Sofia Coppola, Somewhere
Debra Granik, Winter's Bone

Best First Feature:
Blue Valentine
Daddy Longlegs
Get Low
Holy Rollers
Tiny Furniture

Best Screenplay:
Black Swan
The Kids Are All Right
Please Give
Somewhere
Winter's Bone

Best First Screenplay:
Blue Valentine
Get Low
Jack Goes Boating
Night Catches Us
Tiny Furniture

Best Female Lead:
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

Best Male Lead:
Ronald Bronstein, Daddy Longlegs
Stephen Dorff, Somewhere
Robert Duvall, Get Low
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jack Goes Boating

Best Supporting Female:
Dale Dickey, Winter's Bone
Elle Fanning, Somewhere
Ann Guilbert, Please Give
Sissy Spacek, Get Low
Mia Wasikowska, The Kids Are All Right

Best Supporting Male:
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Bill Murray, Get Low
Wendell Pierce, Night Catches Us
John Ortiz, Jack Goes Boating
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right

Best Foreign Film:
Animal Kingdom
Another Year
Carlos
Certified Copy
The Illusionist

Best Documentary:
Catfish
Inside Job
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Restrepo
Wasteland

Best Cinematography:
Black Swan
Get Low
Jack Goes Boating
Somewhere
Winter's Bone

Robert Altman Award:
The Kids Are All Right