Iranian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo accepts the award for best supporting female for her role in House of Sand and Fog,' at the 2004 IFP Independent Spirit Awards In Santa Monica California U.S.A.

Coppola won directing and screenplay honors and her star, Bill Murray, was named best actor for his role as a has-been movie star shooting whiskey ads in Japan.

Charlize Theron won the best-actress award for playing serial killer Aileen Wuornos in "Monster," which also received the best first feature prize for director Patty Jenkins.

Male supporting-actor honor went to Djimon Hounsou as an artist dying of AIDS in "In America.

The Spirit Awards honor independent films at least partly financed outside the Hollywood studio system.

The Oscars will be airing tomorow Sunday Feb 29 th 5pm U.S. western time.