Birdman, Nightcrawler Among Top 2015 Independent Spirit Award Nominees Birdman Boyhood, Selma and Nightcrawler lead this years Independent Spirit Award nominations, announced Tuesday afternoon. Rosario Dawson and Diego Luna revealed the list for the 30th annual awards in Hollywood. Those four movies, along with Whiplash and Love is Strange, held onto expectations that theyd make sizable showings in this years Indie Spirit crop. The Imitation Game and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby were shut out entirely, while Foxcatcher netted the Special Distinction Award but nothing else. Often seen as sending awards season into hyperdrive, the Indie Spirit Awards are the first major nominations announced each year. They champion American films made for less than $20 million, which allow certain movies too low-key or off-kilter for the Oscars radar to earn awards glory. This years nominees include Jenny Slate (Obvious Child), Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler) and John Lithgow (Love is Strange), all of whom have notched spots on Oscar wish lists but are unlikely to prevail when the Academy Award nods arrive on Jan. 15. Indie Spirit trends have shifted in recent years, however, with the nominees more closely reflecting the Oscars. Last year, all four acting awards echoed the Oscar recipients (Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett, Jared Leto, Lupita Nyongo) for the first time in the awards history. Julianne Moore (Still Alice), Michael Keaton (Birdman) and Patricia Arquette (Boyhood) are among this years nominees widely expected to garner Oscar attention as well. Read on for the full list of Independent Spirit nominees. The awards will be handed out on Feb. 21, the night before the Oscars.BEST FEATURE Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood Love is Strange Selma WhiplashBEST 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 HunterBEST 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 StrangeBEST FIRST FEATURE 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) Shes 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, Shes Lost Control Justin Simien, Dear White PeopleJOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000) Blue Ruin It Felt Like Love Land Ho! Man From Reno TestBEST 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 AliveBEST 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, SelmaBEST 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, WhiplashBEST 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, SelmaBEST EDITING Sandra Adair, Boyhood Tom Cross, Whiplash John Gilroy, Nightcrawler Ron Patane, A Most Violent Year Adam Wingard, The GuestBEST DOCUMENTARY 20,000 Days on Earth CITIZENFOUR Stray Dog The Salt of the Earth VirungaBEST 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 films 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 WitherspoonSPECIAL 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 Tatum18th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD (Honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films) Chad Burris Elisabeth Holm Chris Ohlson21st ANNUAL KIEHLS SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD Ana Lily Amirpour, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia, H. Chris Eska, The Retrieval20th ANNUAL LENSCRAFTERS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD (Presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition) Amanda Rose Wilder, Approaching the Elephant Darius Clark Monroe, Evolution of a Criminal Dan Krauss, The Kill Team
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:02:47 +0000
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