INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS 2014 March 1st – NOMINEES ARE…

Written By: Marcelle - Feb• 25•14

THE SPIRIT AWARDS celebrates artist-driven filmmaking and recognizes the finest achievements of today’s independent filmmakers.

SA14_TUNEIN_300x250-2

BEST FEATURE

Award given to the producer)
* Executive Producers are not listed.
12 YEARS A SLAVE
PRODUCERS: Dede Gardner, Anthony Katagas,
Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan,
Brad Pitt, Bill Pohlad
ALL IS LOST
Producers: Neal Dodson, Anna Gerb
FRANCES HA
Producers: Noah Baumbach, Scott Rudin,
Rodrigo Teixeira, Lila Yacoub
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
Producers: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen,
Scott Rudin
NEBRASKA
ProducerS: Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa
BEST FIRST FEATURE
(Award given to the director and producer)
BLUE CAPRICE
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Alexandre Moors
PRODUCERS: Isen Robbins, Aimee Schoof, Ron
Simons, Stephen Tedeschi, Brian O’Carroll,
Kim Jackson, Will Rowbotham
CONCUSSION
DIRECTOR: Stacie Passon
PRODUCER: Rose Troche
FRUITVALE STATION
DIRECTOR: Ryan Coogler
PRODUCERS: Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker
UNA NOCHE
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Lucy Mulloy
PRODUCERS: Sandy Pérez Aguila, Maite Artieda,
Daniel Mulloy, Yunior Santiago
WADJDA
DIRECTOR: Haifaa Al Mansour
PRODUCERS: Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Award given to the best feature made for under $500,000;
award given to the writer, director, and producer)
* Executive Producers are not listed.
COMPUTER CHESS
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Andrew Bujalski
PRODUCERS: Houston King, Alex Lipschultz
CRYSTAL FAIRY
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Sebastián Silva
PRODUCERS: Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín
MUSEUM HOURS
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Jem Cohen
PRODUCERS: Paolo Calamita, Gabriele
Kranzelbinder
PIT STOP
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Yen Tan
WRITER: David Lowery
PRODUCERS: Jonathan Duffy, James M. Johnston,
Eric Steele, Kelly Williams
THIS IS MARTIN BONNER
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Chad Hartigan
PRODUCER: Cherie Saulter
BEST DIRECTOR
SHANE CARRUTH – Upstream Color
J.C. CHANDOR – All Is Lost
STEVE McQUEEN – 12 Years A Slave
JEFF NICHOLS – Mud
ALEXANDER PAYNE – Nebraska
BEST SCREENPLAY
WOODY ALLEN – Blue Jasmine
JULIE DELPY, ETHAN HAWKE,
RICHARD LINKLATER – Before Midnight
NICOLE HOLOFCENER – Enough Said
SCOTT NEUSTADTER
& MICHAEL H. WEBER – The Spectacular Now
JOHN RIDLEY – 12 Years A Slave
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
LAKE BELL – In A World…
JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT – Don Jon
BOB NELSON – Nebraska
JILL SOLOWAY – Afternoon Delight
MICHAEL STARRBURY – The Inevitable Defeat of
Mister and Pete
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
SEAN BOBBITT – 12 Years A Slave
BENOIT DEBIE – Spring Breakers
BRUNO DELBONNEL – Inside Llewyn Davis
FRANK G. DEMARCO, PETER ZUCCARINI –
All Is Lost
MATTHIAS GRUNSKY – Computer Chess
BEST EDITING
SHANE CARRUTH, DAVID LOWERY –
Upstream Color
JEM COHEN, MARC VIVES – Museum Hours
JENNIFER LAME – Frances Ha
CINDY LEE – Una Noche
NAT SANDERS – Short Term 12
BEST MALE LEAD
BRUCE DERN – Nebraska
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR – 12 Years A Slave
OSCAR ISAAC – Inside Llewyn Davis
MICHAEL B. JORDAN – Fruitvale Station
MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY – Dallas Buyers Club
ROBERT REDFORD – All Is Lost
BEST FEMALE LEAD
CATE BLANCHETT – Blue Jasmine
JULIE DELPY – Before Midnight
GABY HOFFMANN – Crystal Fairy
BRIE LARSON – Short Term 12
SHAILENE WOODLEY – The Spectacular Now
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
MICHAEL FASSBENDER – 12 Years A Slave
WILL FORTE – Nebraska
JAMES GANDOLFINI – Enough Said
JARED LETO – Dallas Buyers Club
KEITH STANFIELD – Short Term 12
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
MELONIE DIAZ – Fruitvale Station
SALLY HAWKINS – Blue Jasmine
LUPITA NYONG’O – 12 Years A Slave
YOLONDA ROSS – Go For Sisters
JUNE SQUIBB
BEST DOCUMENTARY
(Award given to the director and producer)
20 FEET FROM STARDOM
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Morgan Neville
PRODUCERS: Gil Friesen, Caitrin Rogers
AFTER TILLER
DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Martha Shane and
Lana Wilson
GIDEON’S ARMY
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Dawn Porter
PRODUCER: Julie Goldman
THE ACT OF KILLING
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Joshua Oppenheimer
PRODUCERS: Joram Ten Brink, Christine Cynn,
Anne Köhncke, Signe Byrge Sørensen, Michael
Uwemedimo, Anonymous
THE SQUARE
DIRECTOR: Jehane Noujaim
PRODUCER: Karim Amer
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
(Award given to one film’s director, casting director, and its
ensemble cast)
MUD
DIRECTOR: Jeff Nichols
CASTING DIRECTOR: Francine Maisler
ENSEMBLE CAST: Joe Don Baker, Jacob Lofland,
Matthew McConaughey, Ray McKinnon,
Sarah Paulson, Michael Shannon, Sam Shepard,
Tye Sheridan, Paul Sparks, Bonnie Sturdivant,
Reese Witherspoon