Silent film 'The Artist' bags top honours at Independent Spirit Awards

Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): 'The Artist' emerged as the biggest winner at the Indie Awards and took home the top honour for the best feature and three other prizes on Saturday.

Jean Dujardin was also recognized as best male lead in the black-and-white silent film. The Frenchman already took home wins for the film at the Golden Globe Awards, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the BAFTA Awards and Cannes Film Festival.

French cinematographer Guillaume Schiffman also won for his work on 'The Artist', as well as director Michel Hazanavicius, People magazine reported.

Michelle Williams, the 'My Week with Marilyn' star, earned best female lead for her on-screen transformation into dazzling blond icon Marilyn Monroe on Saturday at the 27th annual Independent Spirit Awards.

Shailene Woodley and Christopher Plummer also won awards for their supporting roles in 'The Descendants' and 'Beginners' at the Seth Rogen-hosted Indie Spirit Awards.

The winners at the ceremony were:

Best Feature - The Artistest Director - Michel Hazanavicius for 'The Artist'est Male Lead - Jean Dujardin for 'The Artist'est Female Lead - Michelle Williams for 'My Week with Marilyn'est Supporting Male - Christopher Plummer for 'Beginners'est Supporting Female - Shailene Woodley for 'The Descendants'est First Feature - 'Margin Call'est Screenplay - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash for 'The Descendants'est First Screenplay - Will Reiser for '50/50'est Cinematography - Guillaume Schiffman for 'The Artist'obert Altman Award - Margin Callest Documentary - The Interruptersest Foreign Film - A Separation (Iran)ohn Cassavetes Award - Pariahudi Someone to Watch Award - Mark Jackson for 'Without'ruer Than Fiction Award - Heather Courtney for 'Where Soldiers Come From'iaget Producers Award - Sophia Lin for 'Take Shelter' (ANI)