{"id":10210,"date":"2014-12-03T18:40:16","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T02:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviesharkdeblore.com\/site\/?p=10210"},"modified":"2014-12-03T18:40:16","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T02:40:16","slug":"and-the-nominees-for-the-30th-film-independent-spirit-awards-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/events\/and-the-nominees-for-the-30th-film-independent-spirit-awards-are\/","title":{"rendered":"And the Nominees for the 30th Film Independent Spirit Awards Are. . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/30th-spirit-awards-logo-download.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-8Qzt2LZm\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8491\" src=\"http:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/30th-spirit-awards-logo-download-400x258.jpg\" alt=\"30th spirit awards logo - download\" width=\"400\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/30th-spirit-awards-logo-download-400x258.jpg 400w, https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/30th-spirit-awards-logo-download-1024x661.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/30th-spirit-awards-logo-download-1400x904.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/30th-spirit-awards-logo-download-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/30th-spirit-awards-logo-download.jpg 1831w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the Los Angeles Film Festival and Film Independent at LACMA, announced nominations for the 2015 Spirit Awards.\u00a0 Film Independent President Josh Welsh presided over the press conference held at the W Hollywood, with actors Rosario Dawson and Diego Luna presenting the nominations. Nominees for Best Feature included <strong><em>Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)<\/em><\/strong><em>,<strong> Boyhood<\/strong>, <strong>Love is Strange<\/strong>, <strong>Selma<\/strong> <\/em>and <strong><em>Whiplash<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As we celebrate 30 years of great independent film,&#8221; said Josh Welsh, President of Film Independent, &#8220;this year\u2019s nominees are an astonishingly strong group of films and filmmakers which demonstrate the uniqueness of vision we honor at this show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Inherent Vice\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>was selected to receive the Robert Altman Award, which is bestowed upon one film\u2019s director, casting director and ensemble cast. The Altman Award was created in 2008 in honor of legendary director Robert Altman who was known for creating extraordinary ensemble casts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s <em>Inherent Vice<\/em> is a testament to the spirit of Altman\u2019s tradition of artistic collaboration,\u201d said Welsh. \u201cThe film features an exquisite ensemble of actors masterfully directed and cast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Film Independent also awarded a Special Distinction Award to Bennett Miller\u2019s <strong><em>Foxcatcher <\/em><\/strong>for its uniqueness of vision, honesty of direction and screenwriting, superb acting and achievement on every level of filmmaking. Due to Spirit Awards guidelines, <em>Inherent Vice <\/em>and <em>Foxcatcher <\/em>were not eligible for individual nominations.<\/p>\n<p>Winners will be announced at the Spirit Awards on Saturday, February 21, 2015. The awards ceremony will be held as a daytime luncheon in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica. This year the show will broadcast live exclusively on IFC at 2:00 PM PT\/ 5:00 PM ET.<\/p>\n<p>Winners of the Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grants will be highlighted during the awards ceremony and announced at the Film Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grants and Nominee Brunch on Saturday, January 10, 2015, at BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>The Spirit Awards Nominating Committees selected nominees from 341 submissions this year and applied the following guidelines in determining the nominations: uniqueness of vision, original and provocative subject matter, economy of means (with particular attention paid to total production cost and individual compensation) and percentage of financing from independent sources. The Spirit Awards Nominating Committees are comprised of writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, editors, actors, critics, casting directors, film festival programmers and other working film professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 30 years the Film Independent Spirit Awards has made a name for itself as the premiere awards show for the independent film community. Artists who have received industry recognition first at the Spirit Awards include Joel and Ethan Coen, Spike Lee, Oliver Stone, Ashley Judd, Robert Rodriguez, David O. Russell, Edward Burns, Aaron Eckhart, Neil LaBute, Darren Aronofsky, Spike Jonze, Charlie Kaufman, Hilary Swank, Marc Forster, Todd Field, Christopher Nolan, Zach Braff, Amy Adams, Lena Dunham and many more.<\/p>\n<p>The Film Independent Spirit Awards are sponsored by Premier Sponsors Piaget, The Lincoln Motor Company, Bank of America, Heineken and IFC. T-Mobile is the Official Arrivals Show Sponsor\u00a0and\u00a0FIJI Water is the Official Water of the 2015 Spirit Awards. WireImage is the Official Photographer of Film Independent.<\/p>\n<p>The Spirit Awards is the primary fundraiser for Film Independent\u2019s year-round programs.\u00a0To inquire about individual seating and tables at the Spirit Awards, please contact Jennifer Murby at <a href=\"mailto:jmurby@filmindependent.org\">jmurby@filmindependent.org<\/a> or 310.432.1253.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on submission guidelines, voting, media and publicist credentials, and the history of the Spirit Awards, please visit spiritawards.com.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AND THE 2015 FILM INDEPENDENT NOMINEES ARE . . .<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST FEATURE <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Award given to the Producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Producers: Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu, John Lesher, Arnon Milchan, James W. \u00a0 Skotchdopole<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Boyhood<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Producers: Richard Linklater, Jonathan Sehring, John Sloss, Cathleen \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sutherland<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Love is Strange<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Producers: Lucas Joaquin, Lars Knudsen, Ira Sachs, Jayne Baron Sherman, Jay Van Hoy<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Selma<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Producers: Christian Colson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Oprah Winfrey<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Whiplash<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Producers: Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, David Lancaster, Michael Litvak<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST DIRECTOR <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Damien Chazelle &#8211; <\/strong><em>Whiplash<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ava DuVernay &#8211; <\/strong><em>Selma<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu- <\/strong><em>Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Richard Linklater &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><em> Boyhood<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>David Zellner &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><em>Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST SCREENPLAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scott Alexander &amp; Larry Karaszewski &#8211;\u00a0 <\/strong><em>Big Eyes<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 J.C. Chandor &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><em> A Most Violent Year<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dan Gilroy &#8211; <\/strong><em>Nightcrawler<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jim Jarmusch &#8211; <\/strong><em>Only Lovers Left Alive<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Ira Sachs &amp; Mauricio Zacharias- <\/strong><em>Love is Strange<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST FIRST FEATURE <\/strong>(Award given to the director and producer)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dear White People<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nightcrawler<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Obvious Child<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She&#8217;s Lost Control<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Desiree Akhavan &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><em> Appropriate Behavior<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sara Colangelo &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><em> Little Accidents<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Justin Lader &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong> <em>The One I Love<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Anja Marquardt &#8211; <\/strong><em>She&#8217;s Lost Control<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Justin Simien &#8211; <\/strong><em>Dear White People<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD<\/strong> &#8211; Given to the best feature made for under $500,000. Award given to the writer, director and producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Blue Ruin<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Writer\/Director: Jeremy Saulnier<\/p>\n<p>Producers: Richard Peete, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It Felt Like Love<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Writer\/Director\/Producer: Eliza Hittman<\/p>\n<p>Producers: Shrihari Sathe, Laura Wagner<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Land Ho!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Writers\/Directors: Aaron Katz &amp; Martha Stephens<\/p>\n<p>Producers: Christina Jennings, Mynette Louie, Sara Murphy<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Man From Reno<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Writer\/Director: Dave Boyle<\/p>\n<p>Writers: Joel Clark, Michael Lerman<\/p>\n<p>Producer: Ko Mori<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Test<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Writer\/Director\/Producer: Chris Mason Johnson<\/p>\n<p>Producer: Chris Martin<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> BEST FEMALE LEAD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marion Cotillard &#8211; <\/strong><em>The Immigrant<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rinko Kikuchi &#8211; <\/strong><em>Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Julianne Moore &#8211; <\/strong><em>Still Alice<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jenny Slate &#8211; <\/strong><em>Obvious Child<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tilda Swinton &#8211; <\/strong><em>Only Lovers Left Alive\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEST MALE LEAD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Andr\u00e9 Benjamin &#8211; <\/strong><em>Jimi: All Is By My Side<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jake Gyllenhaal &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><em>Nightcrawler<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michael Keaton &#8211; <\/strong><em>Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 John Lithgow &#8211; <\/strong><em>Love is Strange<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 David Oyelowo &#8211; <\/strong><em>Selma<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Patricia Arquette &#8211; <\/strong><em>Boyhood<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jessica Chastain &#8211; <\/strong><em>A Most Violent Year<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Carmen Ejogo &#8211; <\/strong><em>Selma<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Andrea Suarez Paz &#8211; <\/strong><em>Stand Clear of the Closing Doors<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Emma Stone &#8211; <\/strong><em>Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>BEST SUPPORTING MALE<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Riz Ahmed &#8211; <\/strong><em>Nightcrawler<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ethan Hawke &#8211; <\/strong><em>Boyhood<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alfred Molina &#8211; <\/strong><em>Love is Strange<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Edward Norton &#8211; <\/strong><em>Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 J.K. 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