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The Independent Spirit Awards nominations have been revealed which sheds light on what films seem to be getting some Oscar buzz, but bare in mind that only independent films can be nominated, check out the list below! BEST FEATURE Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood Love is Strange Selma Whiplash BEST DIRECTOR Damien Chazelle, Whiplash Ava DuVernay, Selma Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Richard Linklater, Boyhood David Zellner Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter BEST SCREENPLAY Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, Big Eyes J.C. Chandor, A Most Violent Year Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler Jim Jarmusch, Only Lovers Left Alive Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias, Love is Strange BEST FEMALE LEAD Marion Cotillard, The Immigrant Rinko Kikuchi, Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter Julianne Moore, Still Alice Jenny Slate, Obvious Child Tilda Swinton, Only Lovers Left Alive BEST MALE LEAD André Benjamin, Jimi: All Is By My Side Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler Michael Keaton, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) John Lithgow, Love is Strange David Oyelowo, Selma BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE Patricia Arquette, Boyhood Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year Carmen Ejogo, Selma Andrea Suarez Paz, Stand Clear of the Closing Doors Emma Stone, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) BEST SUPPORTING MALE Riz Ahmed, Nightcrawler Ethan Hawke, Boyhood Alfred Molina, Love is Strange Edward Norton, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) J.K. Simmons, Whiplash BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer) A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Director: Ana Lily Amirpour; Producers: Justin Begnaud, Sina Sayyah) Dear White People (Director/Producer: Justin Simien; Producers: Effie T. Brown, Ann Le, Julia Lebedev, Angel Lopez, Lena Waithe) Nightcrawler (Director: Dan Gilroy; Producers: Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Lancaster, Michel Litvak) Obvious Child (Director: Gillian Robespierre; Producer: Elisabeth Holm) She’s Lost Control (Director/Producer: Anja Marquardt; Producers: Mollye Asher, Kiara C. Jones) BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY Desiree Akhavan, Appropriate Behavior Sara Colangelo, Little Accidents Justin Lader, The One I Love Anja Marquardt, She’s Lost Control Justin Simien, Dear White People JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000. Award given to the writer, director and producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.) Blue Ruin (Writer/Director: Jeremy Saulnier; Producers: Richard Peete, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani) It Felt Like Love (Writer/Director/Producer: Eliza Hittman; Producers: Shrihari Sathe, Laura Wagner) Land Ho! (Writers/Directors: Aaron Katz & Martha Stephens; Producers: Christina Jennings, Mynette Louie, Sara Murphy) Man From Reno (Writer/Director: Dave Boyle; Writers: Joel Clark, Michael Lerman Producer: Ko Mori; Writer/Director/Producer: Chris Mason Johnson; Producer: Chris Martin) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Darius Khondji, The Immigrant Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Sean Porter, It Felt Like Love Lyle Vincent, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Bradford Young, Selma BEST EDITING Sandra Adair, Boyhood Tom Cross, Whiplash John Gilroy, Nightcrawler Ron Patane, A Most Violent Year Adam Wingard, The Guest BEST DOCUMENTARY 20,000 Days on Earth CITIZENFOUR Stray Dog The Salt of the Earth Virunga BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM Force Majeure (Sweden) Ida (Poland) Leviathan (Russia) Mommy (Canada) Norte, the End of History (Philippines) Under the Skin (United Kingdom) ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – (Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast) Inherent Vice Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Casting Director: Cassandra Kulukundis Ensemble Cast: Josh Brolin, Martin Donovan, Jena Malone, Joanna Newsom, Joaquin Phoenix, Eric Roberts, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short Serena Scott Thomas, Benicio Del Toro, Katherine Waterston, Michael Kenneth Williams, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon SPECIAL DISTINCTION AWARD Foxcatcher Director/Producer: Bennett Miller Producers: Anthony Bregman, Megan Ellison, Jon Kilik Writers: E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman Actors: Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 17:30:00 +0000

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