SANTA MONICA -- Look out Oscars, "Juno" is on a roll.

The popular film -- with more than $120 million in box office -- is going into the Academy Awards with lots of momentum, after it won three major awards at today's Independent Spirit Awards, which celebrates indie films.

The comedy about the snarky, 16-year-old pregnant high schooler won Best Picture, Best Actress for Ellen Page and Best First Screenplay for writer Diablo Cody.

Oscar snobs have looked down their noses at the film, wondering if deserved a best picture nod along pedigreed Academy Award nominees such as "No Country For Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" (neither of which were up for Spirit Awards). Another film, "The Savages," also picked up multiple awards.

Baring a lot of skin in a low-cut red party dress, Cody -- a former stripper with the real name Brook Busey -- punctuated her acceptance speech at the rowdy ceremony with an unprintable word. Talking to reporters afterward -- and perhaps feeling comfortable around her independent film peers -- Cody said "Juno" still feels like the "little pregnant girl movie that has somehow caught on. It doesn't feel like an Oscar movie to be frank."

Ellen Page, who played that little girl, and really is quite tiny (she couldn't reach the microphone in the reporter's room), won the Best Actress award, beating out a luminary in Angelina Jolie, and a lesser one in Sienna Miller.

"This is all pretty much Diablo Cody's fault," Page joked.

Asked about his feelings going into the Oscars tomorrow, producer Russell Smith said, "It should be a good show, I guess we're the comic relief ... We're the odd person out there. We know that. We lucked out."

As for other winners, Philip Seymour Hoffman -- a brown sweater tugged sausage-like over his belly -- took home the Best Actor award for the "The Savages" while the film's writer/director Tamara Jenkins won for Best Screenplay.

Julian Schnabel, in purple pajamas, won Best Director for "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly."

Cate Blanchett, who may be running out of things to say during acceptance speeches, took another Best Supporting win for her role as (one version of) Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There." One of the other Dylans was late actor Heath Ledger, to whom she (a fellow Aussie) dedicated the award, calling him "one of the most beautiful independent spirits of all."

"I'm Not There" won the inaugural Robert Altman award for an ensemble cast and director, named for the independent film legend.

Dan Klores won the Best Documentary Spirit for "Crazy Love."

Chiwetel Ejiofor won best supporting actor for his role in "Talk To Me."

New directors Scott Frank won best first feature for "The Lookout" and Chris Eska won the John Cassavetes Award for films costing less than $500,000 for "August Evening."

The Irish movie "Once" won the best foreign film prize, beating (among others) "4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days" and "Persepolis."

Film Independent Spirit Awards went to:

Feature: "Juno."

First feature: "The Lookout."

Director: Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly."

Screenplay: Tamara Jenkins, "The Savages."

First screenplay: Diablo Cody, "Juno."

Female lead: Ellen Page, "Juno."

Male lead: Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Savages."

Supporting female: Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There."

Supporting male: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "Talk to Me."

Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly."

Documentary: "Crazy Love."

Foreign film: "Once."

Robert Altman Award: "I'm Not There."

John Cassavetes Award (best feature made for under $500,000): "August Evening."

IFC Truer Than Fiction Award: Laura Dunn, director of "The Unforeseen."

Piaget Producers Award: Neil Kopp, "Paranoid Park" and "Old Joy."

Acura Someone to Watch Award: Ramin Bahrani, director of "Chop Shop."