3 December 2008 1:32 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
Three films each received six nominations for this year's Independent Spirit Awards and all three were nominated for best picture. They include Rachel Getting Married, Frozen River, and Ballast. Other films nominated for best picture include Wendy and Lucy and The Wrestler. Michelle Williams was also nominated for best actress for Wendy and Lucy and Mickey Rourke, for best actor in The Wrestler. Other best-actress nominations went to Melissa Leo for Frozen River, Summer Bishil for Towelhead and Tarra Riggs for Ballast. Other best actor nominees were Javier Bardem for Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Richard Jenkins for The Visitor, Sean Penn for Milk and Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker.
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