Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" won best picture Saturday at the 2009 Film Independent's Spirit Awards. The film also won best cinematography for Maryse Alberti and best actor for Mickey Rourke.

The award for best director went to Tom McCarthy for "The Visitor." Woody Allen took home the prize for best screenplay for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."

Also among the winners were Charlie Kaufman's "Synecdoche, New York," which was named best first feature, and Dustin Lance Black, who won the award for best first screenplay for "Milk."

The best supporting female award went to Penelope Cruz for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," while James Franco picked up the prize for "Milk." Meanwhile, Melissa Leo won best actress for "Frozen River."

Other winners included Laurent Cantet's "The Class" (best foreign film) and James Marsh's "Man on Wire" (best documentary).

Alex Holdridge's "In Search of a Midnight Kiss" took home the John Cassvetes Award for the best feature made for less than $500,000.

For more information, check out the official Web site of the Film Independent's Spirit Awards.

The Kansas City Film Circle Sunday named Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" the best film of 2008. The Robert Altman Award for Best Director went to Darren Aronofsky for "The Wrestler."

In the best actor category, Mickey Rourke emerged as the winner for "The Wrestler" as well, while Heath Ledger was named best supporting actor for "The Dark Knight."

Meryl Streep won the award for best actress for her role in "Doubt." Penelope Cruz picked up the prize for best supporting actress for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."

Meanwhile, "The Wrestler" also won best original screenplay for Robert Siegel, while Simon Beaufoy received the award for best adapted screenplay for "Slumdog Millionaire."

Other winners included "Man on Wire," which won best documentary; "WALL-E," which took home the award for best animated film; and "Let the Right One In," which won the award for best foreign language film.

"The Dark Knight" picked up the Vince Koehler Award for Best Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film.

The Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Tuesday picked Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" as the best film of 2008. The movie also won best director for Boyle and best adapted screenplay for Simon Beaufoy.

Mickey Rourke was named best actor for his performance in "The Wrestler," while Heath Ledger won the best supporting actor award for "The Dark Knight."

In the category of best actress, Sally Hawkins emerged as the winner, while Marisa Tomei took home the prize for the best supporting actress for "The Wrestler."

Robert D. Siegel tied with Dustin Lance Black in the category of best original screenplay. Siegel won for "The Wrestler;" Black won for "Milk."

Other winners included Charlie Kaufman, who won the award for best first feature for "Synecdoche, New York;" Tomas Alfredson, who won best foreign language film for "Let the Right One In;" and James Marsh, whose "Man on Wire" was named best documentary.

"WALL-E" was named best animated film of the year.

The Utah Film Critics Association chose Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" as the best film of 2008. Meanwhile, Heath Ledger received the best supporting award for his splendid role as the Joker.

Andrew Stanton won best director for Pixar's "WALL-E," which also took home the award for best animated feature.

Mickey Rourke was named best actor for "The Wrestler," while Melissa Leo recieved the prize for best actress for "Frozen River."

In the best supporting actress category, Rosemarie DeWitt won for her role in "Rachel Getting Married," which also picked up the best screenplay award for Jenny Lumet.

"Man On Wire" was crowned best documetary, while "Let the Right One In" won for best foreign language film.

The Florida Film Critics Circle named Danny Boyle's astonishing "Slumdog Millionaire" as the best film of 2008. The film earned two more awards: best director for Boyle and best screenplay by Simon Beaufoy.

Mickey Rourke won best actor for his performance in "The Wrestler," while Heath Ledger received the prize for best supporting actor for "The Dark Knight."

In the category of best actress, Melissa Leo emerged as the winner for "Frozen River." Meanwhile, Marisa Tomei won best supporting actress for "The Wrestler."

Wally Pfister won yet another award for his cinematography in "The Dark Knight." "Let the Right One In" took best foreign film, while "WALL-E" won best animated film.

Other winners included "Man On Wire," which won best documentary, and Martin McDonagh, who won the breakout award for "In Bruges."

The San Diego Film Critics Society awarded Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" a total of six times Monday, starting with naming it the best picture of 2008.

The film also won best director for Danny Boyle, best adapted screenplay for Simon Beaufoy, best cinematography for Anthony Dod Mantle, best editing for Chris Dickens and best score for A.R. Rahman.

Kate Winslet recieved the best actress award for her performance in "The Reader," while Marisa Tomei took home the prize for best supporting actress for "The Wrestler."

Meanwhile, Mickey Rourke was named best actor for his role in "The Wrestler," with Heath Ledger winning best supporting actor for "The Dark Knight."

Other winners included Tom McCarthy, who took best original screenplay for "The Visitor," and Donald Graham Burt, who was honored with the award for best production design for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."

San Diego's film critics also picked "Man on Wire" as best documentary, "Let the Right One In" as best foreign language film, and "WALL-E" as best animated film.

And finally, the cast of "Frost/Nixon" received the prize for best ensemble performance, while Richard Jenkins won the 2008 Body of Work award.

The San Francisco Film Critics Circle picked Gus Van Sant's drama "Milk" as the best film of 2008. "Milk" also won best screenplay for Dustin Lance Black, best director for Van Sant and best actor for Sean Penn as the titular character.

In the best actor category, Penn tied with Mickey Rourke, who also won the award for his performance in Darren Aronofsky's acclaimed sports drama "The Wrestler."

The award for best adapted screenplay went to Peter Morgan for "Frost/Nixon." Meanwhile, Wally Pfister picked up the prize for best cinematography for "The Dark Knight."

Winning yet another award, Sally Hawkins was named best actress for "Happy-Go-Lucky," while Heath Ledger won best supporting actor. Marisa Tomei received the best supporting actress prize for "The Wrestler."

"Let the Right One In" won best foreign language film, while "My Winnipeg" took home best documentary.