Wednesday 27 November 2013

FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED


It's at this time of year, since the Spirit Awards actually do carry with them some esteem, that people get all excited and think that these early nominations are going to have any impact whatsoever. But then the more influential groups will announce, and these ones will be swiftly forgotten about. And then polls will close, and the Spirit Award winners will be announced on Oscar's eve, and there'll be zero impact yet again. Seven nominations for 12 Years a Slave, six for Nebraska, receiving a well-needed boost, and four for All Is Lost, which receives the same. They're joined in Best Picture by Frances Ha, which misses out on any nominations for Greta Gerwig, and Inside Llewyn Davis. Somewhat surprising to note the lack of support for major indie favourites (and hallmarks of American independent cinema) Before Midnight, Fruitvale Station and Short Term 12.

Best Feature
  • 12 Years a Slave (Dede Gardner, Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Brad Pitt and Bill Pohlad)
  • All Is Lost (Neal Dodson and Anna Gerb)
  • Frances Ha (Noah Baumbach, Scott Rudin, Rodrigo Teixeira and Lila Yacoub)
  • Inside Llewyn Davis (Ethan Coen, Joel Coen and Scott Rudin)
  • Nebraska (Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa)

Best Director
  • Shane Carruth (Upstream Colour)
  • J.C. Chandor (All Is Lost)
  • Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave)
  • Jeff Nichols (Mud)
  • Alexander Payne (Nebraska)

Best Male Lead
  • Bruce Dern (Nebraska)
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)
  • Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis)
  • Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station)
  • Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
  • Robert Redford (All Is Lost)

Best Female Lead
  • Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
  • Julie Delpy (Before Midnight)
  • Gaby Hoffman (Crystal Fairy)
  • Brie Larson (Short Term 12)
  • Shailene Woodley (The Spectacular Now)

Best Supporting Male
  • Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave)
  • Will Forte (Nebraska)
  • James Gandolfini (Enough Said)
  • Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
  • Keith Stanfield (Short Term 12)

Best Supporting Female
  • Melonie Diaz (Fruitvale Station)
  • Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine)
  • Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)
  • Yolonda Ross (Go for Sisters)
  • June Squibb (Nebraska)

Best Screenplay
  • Woody Allen (Blue Jasmine)
  • Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater (Before Midnight)
  • Nicole Holofcener (Enough Said)
  • Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (The Spectacular Now)
  • John Ridley (12 Years a Slave)


Best Cinematography
  • Sean Bobbitt (12 Years a Slave)
  • Benoit Debie (Spring Breakers)
  • Bruno Delbonnel (Inside Llewyn Davis)
  • Frank G. DeMarco (All Is Lost)
  • Matthias Grunsky (Computer Chess)

Best Editing
  • Shane Carruth and David Lowery (Upstream Colour)
  • Jem Cohen and Marc Vives (Museum Hours)
  • Jennifer Lame (Frances Ha)
  • Cindy Lee (Una Noche)
  • Nat Sanders (Short Term 12)

Best Documentary
  • 20 Feet from Stardom (Gil Friesen, Morgan Neville and Caitrin Rogers)
  • The Act of Killing (Joram Ten Brink, Christine Cynn, Anna Kohncke, Joshua Oppenheimer, Signe Burge Sorensen and Michael Uwemedimo)
  • After Tiller (Martha Shane and Lana Wilson)
  • Gideon's Army (Julie Goldman and Dawn Porter)
  • The Square (Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim)

Best International Film
  • Blue Is the Warmest Colour (Abdellatif Kechiche)
  • Gloria (Sebastian Lelio)
  • The Great Beauty (Paolo Sorrentino)
  • The Hunt (Thomas Vinterberg)
  • A Touch of Sin (Jia Zhang Ke)

Best First Feature
  • Blue Caprice (Kim Jackson, Alexandre Moors, Brian O'Carroll, Isen Robbins, Will Rowbotham, Ron Simons, Aimee Schoof and Stephen Tedeschi)
  • Concussion (Stacie Passon and Rose Troche)
  • Fruitvale Station (Nina Yang Bongiovi, Ryan Coogler and Forest Whitaker)
  • Una Noche (Sandy Perez Aguila, Maite Artieda, Daniel Mulloy, Lucy Mulloy and Yunior Santiago)
  • Wadjda (Haifaa Al Mansour, Gerhard Meixner and Roman Paul)

Best First Screenplay
  • Lake Bell (In a World...)
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Don Jon)
  • Bob Nelson (Nebraska)
  • Jill Soloway (Afternoon Delight)
  • Michael Starrbury (The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete)

John Cassavetes Award
  • Computer Chess (Andrew Bujalski, Houston King and Alex Lipschultz)
  • Crystal Fairy (Juan de Dios Larrain, Pablo Larrain and Sebastian Silva)
  • Museum Hours (Paolo Calamita, Jem Cohen and Gabriele Kranzelbinder)
  • Pit Stop (Jonathan Duffy, James M. Johnston, David Lowery, Eric Steele, Tan Yen and Kelly Williams)
  • This Is Martin Bonner (Chad Hartigan and Cherie Saulter)

Robert Altman Award
Mud (Joe Don Baker, Jacob Lofland, Francine Maisler, Matthew McConaughey, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, Michael Shannon, Sam Shepard, Tye Sheridan, Paul Sparks, Bonnie Sturdivant and Reese Witherspoon)

17th Annual Piaget Producers Award
  • Toby Halbrooks and James M. Johnston
  • Jacob Jaffke
  • Andrea Roa
  • Frederick Thornton

20th Annual Someone to Watch Award
  • My Sister's Quinceanera (Aaron Douglas Johnston)
  • Newlyweeds (Shaka King)
  • The Foxy Merkins (Madeline Olnek)

19th Annual Stella Artois Truer Than Fiction Award
  • Kalyanee Mam (A River Changes Course)
  • Jason Osder (Let the Fire Burn)
  • Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez (Manakamana)

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