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Film Independent Spirit Awards ~ 2/21/15

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Film Independent Spirit Awards

30th Film Independent Spirit Awards

Nominations: November 25, 2014

Ceremony: February 21, 2015

30th

And the Winner Goes To…

The Full Ballot

Film

BEST FEATURE

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) WINNER

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 WINNER

David Zellner, Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter

BEST SCREENPLAY

Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, Big Eyes

J.C. Chandor, A Most Violent Year

Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler WINNER

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 WINNER

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) WINNER

John Lithgow, Love is Strange

David Oyelowo, Selma

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

Patricia Arquette, Boyhood WINNER

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 WINNER

BEST FIRST FEATURE

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Director: Ana Lily Amirpour

Dear White People, Director/Producer: Justin Simien

Nightcrawler , Director: Dan Gilroy WINNER

Obvious Child, Director: Gillian Robespierre

She’s Lost Control, Director/Producer: Anja Marquardt

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 WINNER

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD

Blue Ruin, Writer/Director: Jeremy Saulnier

It Felt Like Love, Writer/Director/Producer: Eliza Hittman

Land Ho!, Writers/Directors: Aaron Katz & Martha Stephens WINNER

Man From Reno, Writer/Director: Dave Boyle

Test, Writer/Director/Producer: Chris Mason Johnson

Given to the best feature made for under $500,000.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Darius Khondji, The Immigrant

Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) WINNER

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 WINNER

John Gilroy, Nightcrawler

Ron Patane, A Most Violent Year

Adam Wingard, The Guest

BEST DOCUMENTARY

20,000 Days on Earth, Directors: Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard

CITIZENFOUR, Director/Producer: Laura Poitras WINNER

Stray Dog, Director: Debra Granik

The Salt of the Earth, Directors: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and Wim Wenders

Virunga, Director/Producer: Orlando von Einsiedel

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

Force Majeure, (Sweden), Director: Ruben Östlund

Ida, (Poland), Director: Pawel Pawlikowski WINNER

Leviathan, (Russia), Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev

Mommy, (Canada), Director: Xavier Dolan

Norte, the End of History, (Philippines), Director: Lav Diaz

Under the Skin, (United Kingdom), Director: Jonathan Glazer

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD

Inherent Vice WINNER

(Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast)

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 WINNER

Director/Producer: Bennett Miller

Producers: Anthony Bregman, Megan Ellison, Jon Kilik

Writers: E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman

Actors: Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum

18th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD

Chad Burris

Elisabeth Holm

Chris Ohlson WINNER

The 18th annual Producers Award, sponsored by Piaget, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films.

21st ANNUAL KIEHL’S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Director: Ana Lily Amirpour

H., Directors: Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia WINNER

The Retrieval, Director: Chris Eska

The 21st annual Someone to Watch Award, sponsored by Kiehl’s Since 1851, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.

20th ANNUAL LENSCRAFTERS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD

Approaching the Elephant, Director: Amanda Rose Wilder

Evolution of a Criminal, Director: Darius Clark Monroe

The Kill Team, Director: Dan Krauss WINNER

The Last Season, Director: Sara Dosa

The 20th annual Truer Than Fiction Award, sponsored by LensCrafters is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition.

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