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Nominees for the 2009 Film Independent's Spirit Awards were announced Tuesday.
Michelle Williams earned a Best Female Lead nomination for her role as a woman who travels to Alaska with her dog in
Wendy & Lucy. She faces off against
Anne Hathaway (
Rachel Getting Married), Summer Bishil (
Towelhead), Melissa Leo (
Frozen River) and Tarra Riggs (
Ballast).
In the category of Best Actor Lead,
Sean Penn scored a nod as gay activist Harvey Milk in the biopic
Milk;
Javier Bardem for
Vicky Cristina Barcelona; Richard Jenkins for
The Visitor; Jeremy Renner for
The Hurt Locker; and
Mickey Rourke for
The Wrestler.
See who is heating up the big screen this winter!Up for Best Supporting Female:
Penelope Cruz (
Vicky Cristina Barcelona); Rosemarie DeWitt (
Rachel Getting Married); Rosie Perez (
The Take); Misty Upham (
Frozen River) and Debra Winger (
Rachel Getting Married).
For Best Supporting Male,
Milk's
James Franco will battle Anthony Mackie (
The Hurt Locker); Charlie McDermott (
Frozen River); JimMyron Ross (
Ballast) and Haaz Sleiman (
The Visitor).
Best Feature nominees are
Rachel Getting Married,
The Wrestler,
Wendy and Lucy,
Ballast and
Frozen River.
See the complete list here.
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