Melissa Leo

February 22, 2009 at 12:14pm PST
Photos: Fox Searchlight

Last night the Independent Spirit Awards were handed out and the winners were:

Best Feature: The Wrestler, Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin

Best Director: Tom McCarthy, The Visitor

Best First Feature: Synecdoche, New York, Charlie Kaufman

Best First Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, Milk

Best Supporting Female: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Supporting Male: James Franco, Milk

November 12, 2008 at 6:52am PST
Photos: splashnewsonline.com

When you’re swimming in money, what better way to spend it then to finance your boyfriend’s dreams?

That’s what Ugly Betty star America Ferrera is doing by starring in and executive producing an Iraq War-related drama shooting in New Mexico starting in February.

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