WINNER

Frozen River: Courtney Hunt (director), Chip Hourihan (producer), Heather Rae (producer)

NOMINEES

Ballast: Lance Hammer (director/producer), Nina Parikh (producer)

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Synecdoche, New York: Charlie Kaufman (director/producer), Anthony Bregman (producer), Spike Jonze (producer), Sidney Kimmel (producer)

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The Visitor: Thomas McCarthy (director), Mary Jane Skalski (producer), Michael London (producer)

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The Wrestler: Darren Aronofsky (director/producer), Scott Franklin (producer)

WINNER

Trouble the Water: Tia Lessin (director/producer), Carl Deal (director/producer)

NOMINEES

Chris & Don. A Love Story: Guido Santi (director/producer), Tina Mascara (director/producer), Julia Alexander (producer), James White (producer)

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Encounters at the End of the World: Werner Herzog (director), Henry Kaiser (producer)

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Man on Wire: James Marsh (director), Simon Chinn (producer)

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Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired: Marina Zenovich (director/producer), Jeffrey Levy-Hinte (producer), Lila Yacoub (producer)

WINNER

Frozen River: Melissa Leo

NOMINEES

August Evening: Pedro Castaneda

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Ballast: Micheal J. Smith Sr.

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Chop Shop: Alejandro Polanco

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Rachel Getting Married: Rosemarie DeWitt

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Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Rebecca Hall

WINNER

Ballast: Lance Hammer

NOMINEES

Afterschool: Antonio Campos

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A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy: Dennis Dortch

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Medicine for Melancholy: Barry Jenkins

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Sleep Dealer: Alex Rivera

WINNERS

Synecdoche, New York: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Dianne Wiest, Emily Watson, Hope Davis, Tom Noonan
Tied with Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

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Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz
Tied with Synecdoche, New York.

NOMINEES

Ballast: Micheal J. Smith Sr., JimMyron Ross, Tarra Riggs, Johnny McPhail

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Rachel Getting Married: Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin, Tunde Adebimpe, Mather Zickel, Anna Deavere Smith, Anisa George, Debra Winger

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The Visitor: Richard Jenkins, Hiam Abbass, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira

WINNER

Sita Sings the Blues: Nina Paley (director/producer)

NOMINEES

Afterschool: Antonio Campos (director), Josh Mond (producer), Sean Durkin (producer)

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Meadowlark: Taylor Greeson (director/producer)

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The New Year Parade: Tom Quinn (director/producer), Steve Beal (producer)

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Wellness: Jake Mahaffy (director), Jeff Clark (producer)

WINNER

Gus Van Sant, Sheila Nevins, Penélope Cruz, Melvin Van Peebles