Independents captured eight awards at tonight's 68th Annual Golden Globes® ceremony, including for Best Picture and Best Actress, Comedy or Musical, as well as both Best Actor prizes, Independent Film & Television Alliance President-CEO Jean Prewitt announced.

The Kids Are All Right (Inferno Entertainment, Focus Features and UGC International) garnered awards for best Comedy or Musical Picture and Best Actress (Annette Bening); The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company) won for Best Actor (Colin Firth); and Barney's Version (Sony Classics and Essential Entertainment) received Best Actor, Comedy or Musical (Paul Giamatti).

Additionally, The Weinstein Company's The Fighter collected awards for Best Supporting Actress (Melissa Leo) and Actor (Christian Bale) in the drama category.

"We applaud the independents that have won tonight in a tough race," Prewitt said. "HFPA's nominations and awards have again highlighted the breadth of fine film-making from both studios and independents."

A complete list of independent film and TV projects receiving Golden Globes® and, where applicable, IFTA members involved in production, finance or distribution follows:

Best Actor - Drama

Colin Firth -- The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company, U.K. Film Council)

Best Picture - Comedy or Musical

The Kids Are All Right   (Inferno Entertainment, Focus Features, UGC International)

Best Actress - Comedy or Musical

Annette Bening  -- The Kids Are All Right   (Inferno Entertainment, Focus Features, UGC International)

Best Actor - Comedy or Musical

Paul Giamatti  -- Barney's Version  (Sony Classics, Essential Entertainment)

Best Supporting Actress

Melissa Leo -- The Fighter   (The Weinstein Company)

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale -- The Fighter (The Weinstein Company)

Best Foreign Language Film

In A Better World  (Nordisk Film, Denmark)

Best Mini-Series / TV Movie

Carlos (Sundance Channel)  

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.