The ballet paranoid thriller Black Swan swept top kudos at the Spirit Awards, winning Best Picture, Best Director
for Darren Aronofsky, Best Actress for Natalie Portman, and Best Cinematography for Matthew Libatique.

Black Swan” has won best feature at the Spirit Awards, beating out.”127 Hours,” “Greenberg,” “The Kids Are All Right” and “Winter’s Bone”  The ballet thriller, which has crossed the $100 million at the domestic box-office, also won the best actress award for Natalie Portman and the director award for Darren Aronofsky.

Xavier Beauvois’ “Of Gods and Men” and Roman Polanski’s “The Ghost Writer” topped the awards Friday night at the 36th Cesar Awards ceremony. David Fincher’s “Social Network” took the foreign-language prize.  See complete list of winners in all categories.

Where do good movies, including the 10 Oscar nominees, come from?  What are the origins of the Best Picture contenders?  Which festival(s) did they play?  When did they open theatrically? 

In a Better World, Denmark (winner); Biutiful, Mexico; Dogtooth, Greece; Incendies, Canada; Outside the Law, Algeria Share this: