"(500) Days Of Summer"
Producers: Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Steven J. Wolfe

"Amreeka"
Producers: Paul Barkin, Christina Piovesan

"Precious"
Producers: Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness

"Sin Nombre"
Producer: Amy Kaufman

"The Last Station"
Producers: Bonnie Arnold, Chris Curling, Jens Meuer

Lowdown:
At this point, this is a very tight race between "500" and "Precious."  The former will have a strong amount of support among the traditionally younger skewing membership of Film Independent, but by the time ballots are due "Precious" may be riding a wave of year-end critical acclaim with numerous Globe, SAG and Oscar nods under is belt.  Too close to call.