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By Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent

If you wonder what people inside the industry are thinking tonight, get this: The 83rd Annual Oscar presentation was very... independent. In fact, while many derided the indy-minded Spirit Awards for cold weather and water-logged press tents, the Oscars were roundly applauded for their brave indie choices... warm green rooms, and great Wolfgang Puck food, of course.

Here's proof from our friends at IFTA:

 INDEPENDENT FILMS CAPTURE SEVEN MAJOR OSCARS

AT TONIGHT’S 83RD ACADEMY AWARDS®, INCLUDING

BEST PICTURE FOR THE WEINSTEIN CO.’S ‘THE KING’S SPEECH’

Non-Studio Films Take Best Picture Honors in 19 of Past 30 Years,

Independent Film & Television Alliance Announces

Independent films captured seven major Oscars at tonight’s 83rd Academy Awards ®, including a Best Picture victory by The Weinstein Co.’s The King’s Speech. The win brings to 19 the number of independent films taking Best Picture honors over the past 30 years, the Independent Film & Television Alliance announced.  

Independent films collected seven Academy Awards® in these major categories:

Best Picture

The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company)

Best Director

Tom Hooper – The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company)

Best Actor

Colin Firth – The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company)

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale – The Fighter (The Weinstein Company)

Best Supporting Actress

Melissa Leo – The Fighter (The Weinstein Company)

Best Original Screenplay

David Seidler – The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company)

Best Foreign Language Film

In A Better World (Denmark) (Nordisk Film)

About The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA)

The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) is the global trade association of the independent motion picture and television programming industry.  Headquartered in Los Angeles, the organization represents and provides significant entertainment industry services to more than 150 member companies from 23 countries, consisting of independent production and distribution companies, sales agents, television companies, studio-affiliated companies, and financial institutions engaged in content finance.

Collectively, the Independent Film & Television Alliance’s members produce more than 400 independent films and countless hours of television programming each year and generate more than $4 billion in distribution revenues annually.  The organization’s premiere event, the American Film Market, held in conjunction with AFI FEST, takes place every year in November in Santa Monica.

As the voice and advocate for the independent film and television industry worldwide, the Alliance speaks out on matters of critical importance and, where appropriate, actively lobbies governments around the world in regard to measures directly affecting the independent industry.  For more information on IFTA and the American Film Market, please visit www.ifta-online.org. 

 Three Cheers for Indies, Hoorah for THE KING'S SPEECH, PS!

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