`` Precious '' and `` Last Station '' both lead Independent Spirit Award nominations . The film was shot in the San Francisco Bay Area, California with a budget of $ 1 million. ` `` The Hurt Locker , '' by contrast , took home two Gotham awards Monday night , one for best picture and the other for best ensemble . ` ( 500 ) Days of Summer '' is up for best picture , along with `` Amreeka , '' `` Sin Nombre ''
`` Precious '' and `` Last Station '' both lead Independent Spirit Award nominations . The film was shot in the San Francisco Bay Area, California with a budget of $ 1 million. `` ( 500 ) Days of Summer '' is up for best picture , along with `` Amreeka , '' `` Sin Nombre ''