Here’s the complete nominee list for the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards. The awards ceremony will air live and uncut on Friday, March 5, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. PST\/11:00 p.m. EST on IFC (Independent Film Channel).<\/p>\n
BEST FEATURE
\n(500) Days Of Summer – Producers: Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Steven J. Wolfe
\nAmreeka – Producers: Paul Barkin, Christina Piovesan
\nPrecious – Producers: Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness
\nSin Nombre – Producer: Amy Kaufman
\nThe Last Station – Producers: Bonnie Arnold, Chris Curling, Jens Meuer<\/p>\n
BEST DIRECTOR
\nEthan Coen, Joel Coen – A Serious Man
\nLee Daniels – Precious
\nCary Joji Fukunaga – Sin Nombre
\nJames Gray – Two Lovers
\nMichael Hoffman – The Last Station<\/p>\n
BEST SCREENPLAY
\nAlessandro Camon, Oren Moverman – The Messenger
\nMichael Hoffman – The Last Station
\nLee Toland Krieger – The Vicious Kind
\nGreg Mottola – Adventureland
\nScott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber – (500) Days Of Summer<\/p>\n
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
\nA Single Man – Director: Tom Ford
\nProducers: Tom Ford, Andrew Miano, Robert Salerno, Chris Weitz<\/p>\n
Crazy Heart – Director: Scott Cooper
\nProducers: T Bone Burnett, Judy Cairo, Rob Carliner, Scott Cooper, Robert Duvall<\/p>\n
Easier With Practice – Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez
\nProducer: Cookie Carosella<\/p>\n
Paranormal Activity – Director: Oren Peli
\nProducer: Jason Blum, Oren Peli<\/p>\n
The Messenger – Director: Oren Moverman
\nProducers: Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee, Zach Miller<\/p>\n
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
\nSophie Barthes – Cold Souls
\nScott Cooper – Crazy Heart
\nCherien Dabis – Amreeka
\nGeoffrey Fletcher – Precious
\nTom Ford, David Scearce – A Single Man<\/p>\n
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – Given to the best feature made for under $500,000. Award given to the writer, director, and producer. Executive Producers are not listed
\nBig Fan – Writer\/Director: Robert Siegel
\nProducers: Elan Bogarin, Jean Kouremetis<\/p>\n
Humpday – Writer\/Director\/Producer: Lynn Shelton<\/p>\n
The New Year Parade – Writer\/Director: Tom Quinn
\nProducers: Steve Beal, Tom Quinn<\/p>\n
Treeless Mountain – Writer\/Director: So Yong Kim
\nProducers: Bradley Rust Gray, Ben Howe, So Yong Kim, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy<\/p>\n
Zero Bridge – Writer\/Director: Tariq Tapa
\nProducers: Jos\u00e9e Lajoie, Hilal Ahmed Langoo, Tariq Tapa<\/p>\n
BEST FEMALE LEAD
\nMaria Bello – Downloading Nancy
\nNisreen Faour – Amreeka
\nHelen Mirren – The Last Station
\nGwyneth Paltrow – Two Lovers
\nGabourey Sidibe – Precious<\/p>\n
BEST MALE LEAD
\nJeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
\nColin Firth – A Single Man
\nJoseph Gordon-Levitt – (500) Days Of Summer
\nSoul\u00e9ymane Sy Savan\u00e9 – Goodbye Solo
\nAdam Scott – The Vicious Kind<\/p>\n
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
\nDina Korzun – Cold Souls
\nMo’Nique – Precious
\nSamantha Morton – The Messenger
\nNatalie Press – Fifty Dead Men Walking
\nMia Wasikowska – That Evening Sun<\/p>\n
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
\nJemaine Clement – Gentlemen Broncos
\nWoody Harrelson – The Messenger
\nChristian McKay – Me and Orson Welles
\nRaymond McKinnon – That Evening Sun
\nChristopher Plummer – The Last Station<\/p>\n
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
\nRoger Deakins – A Serious Man
\nAdriano Goldman – Sin Nombre
\nAnne Misawa – Treeless Mountain
\nAndrij Parekh – Cold Souls
\nPeter Zeitlinger – Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans<\/p>\n
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director)
\nAnvil! The Story of Anvil – Director: Sacha Gervasi
\nFood, Inc. – Director: Robert Kenner
\nMore Than A Game – Director: Kristopher Belman
\nOctober Country – Directors: Donal Mosher, Michael Palmieri
\nWhich Way Home – Director: Rebecca Cammisa<\/p>\n
BEST FOREIGN FILM (Award given to the director)
\nA Prophet (France) – Director: Jacques Audiard
\nAn Education (UK\/France)- Director: Lone Scherfig
\nEverlasting Moments (Sweden) – Director: Jan Troell
\nMother (South Korea) -Director: Bong Joon-Ho
\nThe Maid (Chile) – Director: Sebasti\u00e1n Silva<\/p>\n
ACURA SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – The 16th annual Acura Someone to Watch Award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Acura.
\nKyle Patrick Alvarez – Easier With Practice
\nAsiel Norton – Redland
\nTariq Tapa – Zero Bridge<\/p>\n
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – The 15th annual Truer Than Fiction Award is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.
\nNatalia Almada – El General
\nJessica Oreck – Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
\nBill Ross, Turner Ross – 45365<\/p>\n
PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD – The 13th annual Piaget Producers Award honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.
\nKarin Chien – The Exploding Girl, Santa Mesa
\nLarry Fessenden – I Sell the Dead, The House of the Devil
\nDia Sokol – Beeswax, Nights & Weekends<\/p>\n
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – (Given to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)
\nA Serious Man<\/p>\n
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
\nCasting Directors: Ellen Chenoweth, Rachel Tenner
\nEnsemble Cast: Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus, Fred Melamed, Michael Stuhlbarg, Aaron Wolff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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