2008 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Director Winner

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Julian Schnabel
The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn’t paralyzed.
2008 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Best Director Nominees

I’m Not There
Todd Haynes

Juno
Jason Reitman

Paranoid Park
Gus Van Sant
