While most folks are buzzing about who will win at the Oscars, some Hollywood favorites already received honors this weekend at the Film Independent’s Spirit Awards.

Over the last two decades the casual Spirit Awards has become one of the hottest events in Hollywood. Honoring films that are independent and low-budget, eligible films must be at least 70 minutes in length and cost of the completed film, including post-production, has to be less than $20 million. Hosted by Rainn Wilson of “The Office”, this years show aired live yesterday on Independent Film Channel and again last night on AMC.

“Juno” cleaned up at the ceremony winning for best feature film, best actress honors for Ellen Page and best first screenplay for Diablo Cody. Page and Cody are also nominated for Oscars, along with director Jason Reitman.

“I’m Not There”, one of Heath Ledger’s last films won two honors. In her best supporting actress acceptance speech, Cate Blanchett dedicated her award to the late performer saying that Ledger “was probably one of the most beautiful independent spirits of all.”

Other awards included:

• Best cinematography went to Janusz Kaminski for “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
• Best director went to Julian Schnabel, also for “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
• Best documentary went to filmmaker Dan Klores’ “Crazy Love”
• The Truer than Fiction award went to filmmaker Laurel Dunn for “The Unforeseen”
• The producers award went to Neil Kopp, for “Paranoid Park” and “Old Joy”
• Best male lead went to Philip Seymour Hoffman for playing a son dealing with an aging father in “The Savages”
• The Someone to Watch Award went to filmmaker Ramin Bahrani for “Chop Shop”
• Best foreign film went to the Irish romance-with-music charmer, “Once.”
• Best supporting male went to Chiwetel Ejio for for “Talk to Me”
• Best feature film went to “The Lookout” won for best first feature film
• The John Cassavetes Award honoring filmmaking on a meager budget went to “August Evening.”

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