SANTA MONICA, California – the thriller of the ballet "Black Swan" won four awards Saturday at the Spirit Awards honors the independent film, including best film, best actress for Natalie Portman and Director Darren Aronofsky.
James Franco has been chosen as best actor for the story of survival "127 hours", while the history of crime Ozarks "Bone of winter" earned both awards support-acting, John Hawkes and Dale Dickey.
All three movies are for best photography at the Academy Awards on Sunday, where Portman is considered the favorite to win the best-actress Oscar and Franco is a co-host alongside actress Anne Hathaway.
With plenty of overlap between the candidates, the Spirit Awards are a warming up for the biggest party in Hollywood.
The saga of the British monarchy "speech by the King," the front-runner for Best-Picture Oscar, has won the award for best foreign language film.
Also for the "Black Swan" took the award for cinematography Matthew Libatique.
Portman and Aronofsky joked about the difficulty in obtaining "Black Swan" off the ground, with cash and a few people, believing that the movie can ever make his money back.
"My Ballet teachers were, like, every day, so when we paid? '" said Portman, who won for her role as a dancer of loosing its grip on reality.
Aronofsky thanked his donors to believe in the film. "Now, they're rich (expletive)," said Aronofsky men money behind "Black Swan", a hit of 100 million dollars.
Aronofsky said has been blessed with actors fearless in all his films and was gushing praise for Portman.
"To have this incredible performer to give you everything you came then train and for a year. Always I'll be in debt for Miss Natalie Portman, "said Aronofsky.
Franco, in the school of filmmaking at New York University, when the script "127 hours" came his way, he said that he was inclined to pass except for the insistence of his manager, agent and publicist, who said that he was a film that had to be done.
"I just finished my thesis film, independent movies is something that is part of my life very, very big and very important for me, this means a lot," said Franco, who plays real life Aron Ralston, adventurer that cut the arm after he became trapped by a Boulder in a canyon.
"Speech of King" Director Tom Hooper said that he has not followed Oscar predictions but told backstage that he was shaky information on show awards come on the day after.
"I think anyone would not be in their right mind the prospect of making a speech in front of half a billion people," said Hooper.
"Winter's bone" co-star Hawkes thanked the film crew, advising the crowd to "try them and hire them for the film". He also thanked the Director Debra Granik, who named the "best of the best" and the star of "breakthrough," winter's bone-Jennifer Lawrence, who lost their best actress for Portman, but is also nominated for an Oscar.
"I can't wait to see what the future holds for you, Jen," said Hawkes, who plays by Lawrence threatening, but Uncle fiercely protective.
In "winter's bone," Dickey co-stars as a member of a clan of crime dense in the Ozarks. Thanked the people of Missouri, where the film, opening "their hearts and Earth," and said she hoped that the role could land her work.
"I'm always some further hearings that I had before," said Dickey, best known for his role as the comedian on TV daytime Hooker "My Name Is Earl". "The residue trickle-down is hopefully I'll get more work. If I get more work, I am a chick happy. "
The examination of graffiti-art "Exit through the gift shop" won the award for the documentary, which was also in the race to the Oscars. Elusive British street artist Banksy, the Director of the film that keeps his secret identity, was not in sight.
Thierry Guetta, a Frenchman who appeared in the movie and is part of the movement Street-Art, accepted the award and was asked the inevitable question: where is Banksy backstage?
"I don't know. Maybe some here, "and speculated on Guetta said if Banksy could turn Oscar. "Tomorrow is another day. Maybe he is somewhere around. Maybe he is sitting beside her, not too far. "
The story of lesbian-family "The Kids are All Right" took the prize for screenplay for Stuart Blumberg and Lisa Cholodenko, who are nominated for best original screenplay at the Oscars.
The tale of the funeral backwoods "Get Low" starring Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek, won for best film by a Director of first time, Aaron Schneider.
Other winners included: Premium spirit
• First screenplay: Lena Dunham, "Tiny furniture".
• John Cassavetes Award for best film for under $ 500: "Daddy Long Legs."
• Award for Director Robert Altman, Director of casting and ensemble cast: "Please Give."
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