Courtney Hunt‘s “Frozen River,” Lance Hammer‘s “Ballast” and Jonathan Demme‘s “Rachel Getting Married” topped the 2009 Film Independent’s Spirit Award nominations, announced this morning in Los Angeles by actors Sandra Oh and Jason Bateman. All three films grabbed six nods apiece, including best feature, where they will compete against Darren Aronofsky‘s “The Wrestler” and Kelly Reichardt‘s “Wendy & Lucy.”