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Film Independent Spirit Awards
30th Film Independent Spirit Awards
Nominations: November 25, 2014
Ceremony: February 21, 2015
And the Winner Goes To…
The Full Ballot
Film
BEST FEATURE
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) WINNER
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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