“Birdman” Wins Best Feature at Spirit Awards

“Birdman” -Fox/Searchlight(LOS ANGELES) — Birdman was flying high Saturday at the Film Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent film.

Birdman won the awards for best feature, best male lead for Michael Keaton, and best cinematography. The film had entered the ceremony, held on the eve of the Oscars, with a leading six nominations.

Boyhood, Nightcrawler and Whiplash each picked up two awards. Boyhood earned the best director prize for Richard Linklater for his work on the film, while Patricia Arquette was named best supporting female.

Julianne Moore earned best female lead for Still Alice. J.K. Simmons received best supporting male for Whiplash.

A complete list of winners is available on FilmIndependent.org.

Here’s a look at select categories:

Best Feature

Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance)

Best Director
Richard Linklater, Boyhood

Best Male Lead
Michael Keaton, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Best Female Lead
Julianne Moore, Still Alice

Best Supporting Male
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Best Supporting Female
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood

Best Screenplay
Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler

Robert Altman Award
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