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John Cassavetes Award===
Quinceañera •
12 and Holding •
Chalk •
Four Eyed Monsters •
Old Joy Truer Than Fiction Award '
Adele Horne – The Tailenders''''' •
Eric Daniel Metzgar –
The Chances of the World Changing •
A. J. Schnack –
Kurt Cobain: About a Son Producers Award '
Howard Gertler and Tim Perell – Pizza and Shortbus''''' • Julie Lynn –
10 Items or Less and
Nine Lives • Alex Orlovsky and
Jamie Patricof –
Half Nelson and
Point&Shoot Someone to Watch Award '
Julia Loktev – Day Night Day Night''''' •
So Yong Kim –
In Between Days • Richard Wong –
Colma: The Musical Robert Altman Award •
Robert Altman (posthumous)
Special Distinction Award •
Laura Dern and
David Lynch ("in recognition of their unique and stunning collaborative work in the mesmerizing
Inland Empire as well as the influential independent classics
Blue Velvet and
Wild at Heart") ==References==