The big ol' Oscars [0] get all of the attention, but the Film Independent Spirit Awards [1] are the a nice little antidote to all of the Academy Awards' grandness. Held on the Saturday night before the Oscars, this year's ceremony honored one major Best Picture nominee (Little Miss Sunshine [1]) and some great little pictures that could, like Half Nelson [2]. Here's a list of the 2007 Spirit Awards winners.

BEST FEATURES
Little Miss Sunshine [2]

BEST DIRECTOR
Jonathon Dayton & Valerie Faris, Little Miss Sunshine [2]

BEST SCREENPLAY
Jason Reitman, Thank You For Smoking

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BEST FIRST FEATURE
Sweet Land

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine [2]

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(For the Best Feature made for under $500,000)
Quinceañera

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Frances McDormand, Friends with Money

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine [2]

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Shareeka Epps, Half Nelson [3]

BEST MALE LEAD
Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson [4]

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Guillermo Navarro, Pan’s Labyrinth [4]

BEST FOREIGN FILM
The Lives of Others

BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Road to Guantanamo

Source [5]