Awards Tour: Independent Film Spirit Winners List

Dave J

It's nice to see "500 Days of Summer" qualified for three of those categories.

Dec 1 - 03:01 PM

Gordon Terry

Of course PRECIOUS is there . . .
they're dammed if they select PRECIOUS
and they're dammed if they don't select PRECIOUS . . .

I really don't like the stereotypical "aura" of PRECIOUS.

I want to see some movies with blacks pounding their way through law school.

or black boxing champions.
or black inventors.

the black-ghetto movies are annoying and totally mis-represent black people in america.

I'm black, three generations ago it was illegal for us to read but people Broke the law to teach us to read.

My ancestors worked The Underground Railroad in READING, PA

there ARE NO "inde-films" about "positive blacks" at all.

INDE-filmmakers are more prejeduced than HOLLYWOOD filmmakers.

INDE-filmmakers bamboozle themselves into believing they are not racist by making stereotypical films about stereotypical black people.

PRECIOUS is a purest example of racist film--it reinforces stereotypical, prejudiced ideologies held by "white people"

Dec 1 - 03:13 PM

Unbreakable Samurai

Shut up Gordon, the most racist people I've ever met in my life were all black(sounds racist I know, but in my life it is the truth). Whites have mostly moved on but blacks can't let the past go, as they fill the prisons with their crimes. There are lots of insperational movies about blacks, as far as independent films go the vast majority are not happy films no matter who the subjects are. Whatever (500) Days is still my favorite film that I have seen this year, so I am very happy to see it here. Lots of good sounding noms, just wish more of these films would hurry up and come to my city.

Dec 2 - 06:43 PM

Seth Thomas

yea 500 days of summer was fantastic.

Dec 2 - 08:12 PM

Unbreakable Samurai

If you study history at some point every race has gone through horrible things, some just more recent than others. Slaving would not been even slightly as large as it was if not for all the Africans that were capturing and selling each other to the slavers. I have many black friends and I love them, I just get sick of all the bitching all the time like by Gordon. No I do not want it to be forgotten or you to forget it but it needs to not be relied on so much. I'm sorry I did not mean to upset you BLaCKWoLF2009.

Dec 3 - 09:01 PM

Jeff May

I didn't realize British movies are considered foreign.

Mar 6 - 02:08 AM

arshi rai

I'm glad that Precious Won, as it was my favorite of the 5 films nominated for BP, but i woulnt've minded seeing Sin Nombre win, i thought it was great as well.

Mar 6 - 02:50 AM

Chris Moore

This was Precious' chance to shine. Avatar probably did more damage to its Oscar chances than THL did. I'm pretty happy with most of the results here. Glad to see 500 Days finally got a major screenplay award and nice to see Woody get his day in the sun (although I can't help but feel for Plummer, who after 56 years in the business is just now getting award recognitions).

On an amusing note, I'm glad Anvil bested Food Inc for Documentary. That's just the 80s music fan in me talking.

Mar 6 - 09:11 AM

joe schmoe

Wow, the amount of sheer ignorance on display here is mindblowing(King Thor/Samuri). If you guys are the alternative, it's no wonder that black people cling to the negative stereotypes you so narrow mindedly attribute to them. For all this talk of 'sociological factors' it obviously never occured to you how years of oppression have contributed to the negative cycle that is apparent in the African American culture.

The first black actor ever allowed to be given billing in a film went by the name of 'Stepin Fetchit'(Step and Fetch it). He was only allowed this courtesy because he catered to the negative stereotypes attributed to the african american culture, that the White culture was all to eager to embrace. The same white culture that also embraces the negative influence of gangster rap and so on. You guys remind me of a white Stepin Fetchit.

Mar 6 - 02:20 PM

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Mar 6 - 06:55 PM

Jay Saenz

I haven't seen precious, i know the critics love it, but i have 500 days of summer closer to my heart, i loved this movie!!! Regarding precious, i will sound like real MF to many but the story of a poor, ugly, fat, pregnant black adolescent is not appealing to me. Sounds like she had the worst of everything.
I have enough with my own issues to pay and feel bad for someone who had it worst than me.

Mar 7 - 01:47 PM

jessicaalba smith

I do not believe there is a formal list.This ALSO depends upon your performance during the Tour so there are no guarantees. In other words, usually servicemembers are awarded ONE "merit" based award such as a Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal and so forth. It is not uncommon for almost everyone to be awarded a merit medal.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Denta-Smile-MD-Review&id=3852536

Mar 7 - 09:26 PM

'schak Attack

If I haven't said it once I've said it a hundred times:

Where's "Moon"?

Mar 8 - 05:21 AM

'schak Attack

The Minorities will always get "Blindsided" in Hollywood, because Hollywood wants to empathize with the Majorities. Go figure.

I am NOT rascist. Quite the opposite, I think rascism is stupid and shows a lack of wisdow and/or IQ. But here goes:

Compelling Drama = Movie-of-Interest

Inner City = Black People = Trials Tribulations & Struggles = Compelling Drama

That's the Hollywood formula. It is what it is.

And btw, there was in fact a movie about a black boxing champion ("Ali", with Will Smith). And there was in fact a movie about a black dude pounding his way though law school ("Soul Man", with C. Thomas Howell).

*wink*

Mar 8 - 05:59 AM

'schak Attack

IIRC, the smartest, most sensible character in The Hurt Locker was the black dude.

Mar 8 - 06:06 AM

'schak Attack

Just to further comment on Gordo's comment...

Stereotypes will always be a part of story-telling, to one degree or another, just like red green & blue will always be a part of painting.

Your up-roar about blacks being stereotyped in movies is, in and of itself, somewhat stereotypical. I mean, everybody knows that not all black people are not all just inner city criminals. Just like everybody knows Southern Americans are not all a bunch of red-necks, or German people are not all Nazis, or Asians are not all ninjas, or Middle-Easterners are not all terrorists, or Indians are not all Slumdogs.

If "stereotypes" illustrate that war, rascism, poverty, and being *****ty to kids are all terrible sucky things that only stupid evil ugly people would embrace, then I'm all for "stereotypes".

Mar 8 - 06:35 AM