Three-way tie at top of Spirit Award noms

7:20 AM PST 12/2/2008 by Gregg Kilday, AP

'Ballast,' 'Frozen River,' 'Rachel' all grab six nominations

With six nominations each, "Ballast," a drama about survival in the Mississippi Delta, "Frozen River," a portrait of two single moms on the Canadian border, and "Rachel Getting Married," the account of a dysfunctional family wedding, led the nominees for Film Independent's Spirit Awards, announced Tuesday morning.