by Cookie N Screen
I don’t know about you but last year’s Independent Spirit Award was a point of contention for me last year. There is no denying that the features shown were miles away from blockbuster trash that fills our cinemas on a regular basis. However, probably because the heavily produced and championed movies that were puffing their way to statuette glory. The Independent Spirit Awards needed to stay away from the Weinstein gravy boat and swim into the sea of stirring, evocative and more importantly, unique style. And whilst people are lamenting that The Imitation Game or Foxcatcher seems snubbed, remember that there is a stark difference between Independent Spirit and Oscar bait.
I don’t know about you but last year’s Independent Spirit Award was a point of contention for me last year. There is no denying that the features shown were miles away from blockbuster trash that fills our cinemas on a regular basis. However, probably because the heavily produced and championed movies that were puffing their way to statuette glory. The Independent Spirit Awards needed to stay away from the Weinstein gravy boat and swim into the sea of stirring, evocative and more importantly, unique style. And whilst people are lamenting that The Imitation Game or Foxcatcher seems snubbed, remember that there is a stark difference between Independent Spirit and Oscar bait.
This year it seems much more of a ferocious independent spirit even though many have been tipped for Oscars too. The massively shiny Academy Award formula is miles away from here and if these awards do lend privee to how the “ultimate cinematic achievement” is going to go – then this year is going to be exciting. Nevertheless, all of our bets are on Boyhood and Selma scooping up the majority of prizes thanks to its intense twelve year passion project with J.K Simmons definitely needing to scoop up his award for performance in Whiplash. Not to mention the fantastic Nightcrawler, the wondrous Love Is Strange and the poetic Only Lovers Left Alive all have racked up nominations that show the diversity and intrigue of the entire awards.
Although, on a personal preference, any love to Birdman would be great, they are leading the way this year. Check out the full list of nominations below.
Although, on a personal preference, any love to Birdman would be great, they are leading the way this year. Check out the full list of nominations below.
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Marion Cotillard -The Immigrant
Rinko Kikuchi - Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
Julianne Moore - Still Alice
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)
John Lithgow - Love is Strange
David Oyelowo – Selma
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
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
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Darius Khondji – The Immigrant
Emmanuel Lubezki - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
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
John Gilroy - Nightcrawler
Ron Patane - A Most Violent Year
Adam Wingard - The Guest
Marion Cotillard -The Immigrant
Rinko Kikuchi - Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
Julianne Moore - Still Alice
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)
John Lithgow - Love is Strange
David Oyelowo – Selma
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
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
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Darius Khondji – The Immigrant
Emmanuel Lubezki - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
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
John Gilroy - Nightcrawler
Ron Patane - A Most Violent Year
Adam Wingard - The Guest
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer. Executive PRODUCERS are not awarded.)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
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
David Zellner - Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
BEST SCREENPLAY
Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski - Big Eyes
J.C. Chandor - A Most Violent Year
Dan Gilroy - Nightcrawler
Jim Jarmusch -Only Lovers Left Alive
Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zachariah - Love is Strange
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night -
Dear White People
Nightcrawler
Obvious Child
She’s Lost Control
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
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – Given to the best feature made for under $500,000.
Blue Ruin
It Felt Like Love
Land Ho!
Man From Reno
Test
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
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
David Zellner - Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
BEST SCREENPLAY
Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski - Big Eyes
J.C. Chandor - A Most Violent Year
Dan Gilroy - Nightcrawler
Jim Jarmusch -Only Lovers Left Alive
Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zachariah - Love is Strange
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night -
Dear White People
Nightcrawler
Obvious Child
She’s Lost Control
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
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – Given to the best feature made for under $500,000.
Blue Ruin
It Felt Like Love
Land Ho!
Man From Reno
Test
BEST DOCUMENTARY
20,000 Days on Earth
CITIZENFOUR
Stray Dog
The Salt of the Earth
Virunga
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Force Majeure
(Sweden)
Ida
(Poland)
Leviathan
(Russia)
Mommy
(Canada)
Norte, the End of History
(Philippines)
Under the Skin
(United Kingdom)
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – (Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast )
Inherent Vice
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
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 – 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. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.
Chad Burris
Elisabeth Holm
Chris Ohlson
21st ANNUAL KIEHL’S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – 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. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant by Kiehl’s Since 1851.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
H.
The Retrieval
20th ANNUAL LENSCRAFTERS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – 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.)
Approaching the Elephant
Director: Amanda Rose Wilder
Evolution of a Criminal
Director: Darius Clark Monroe
The Kill Team
Director: Dan Krauss
The Last Season
Director: Sara Dosa
20,000 Days on Earth
CITIZENFOUR
Stray Dog
The Salt of the Earth
Virunga
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Force Majeure
(Sweden)
Ida
(Poland)
Leviathan
(Russia)
Mommy
(Canada)
Norte, the End of History
(Philippines)
Under the Skin
(United Kingdom)
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – (Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast )
Inherent Vice
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
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 – 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. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.
Chad Burris
Elisabeth Holm
Chris Ohlson
21st ANNUAL KIEHL’S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – 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. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant by Kiehl’s Since 1851.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
H.
The Retrieval
20th ANNUAL LENSCRAFTERS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – 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.)
Approaching the Elephant
Director: Amanda Rose Wilder
Evolution of a Criminal
Director: Darius Clark Monroe
The Kill Team
Director: Dan Krauss
The Last Season
Director: Sara Dosa
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