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2005 Spirit Awards Film Independent's 2005 Spirit Award winners: Santa Monica on February 26, 2005 ("*" denotes the winner in each category)   Sandra Oh, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Paul Giamatti in Sideways   BEST FILM (Award given to the Producer) Baadasssss! Mario Van Peebles Kinsey Gail Mutrux Maria Full of Grace Paul Mezey Primer Shane Carruth * Sideways Michael London BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM [...]

Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby Best Film: Million Dollar Baby Runners-up (tie): Sideways and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Others in the top ten: The Incredibles, The Aviator, Before Sunset, Closer, Dogville, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Maria Full of Grace Best Direction: Alexander Payne, Sideways Runner up: Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby Best Lead Performance: Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby Runner up: [...]

Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Sideways Best Film Sideways by Alexander Payne Best Foreign Language Film A Very Long Engagement by Jean-Pierre Jeunet Best Director Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby Best Actor Paul Giamatti, Sideways Best Actress Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake Best Supporting Actor Thomas Haden Church, Sideways Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen, Sideways Best Screenplay Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Sideways Best Cinematography (tie) [...]