A construction crew assembles a tents on Wednesday, February 20, 2008, at Santa Monica Beach in preparation for Independent Spirit Awards. The Independent Spirit Awards, founded in 1984, are held the day before the Academy Awards, on Saturday, February 23 inside a tent on the beach. Over the years, the awards have become a showcase for the year’s best independent films, with previous winners including The Player, Pulp Fiction, Sideways and Lost in Translation.