According to The Associated Press: “The ballet thriller ‘Black Swan’ won four prizes Saturday at the Spirit Awards honoring independent film, including best picture, best actress for Natalie Portman and director for Darren Aronofsky. James Franco was picked as best actor for the survival story ‘127 hours,’ while the Ozarks crime story ‘Winter’s Bone’ earned both supporting-acting prizes, for John Hawkes and Dale Dickey. All three films are up for best picture at Sunday’s Academy Awards, where Portman is considered the favorite to win the best-actress Oscar and Franco is a co-host alongside actress Anne Hathaway.”