Tuesday, November 30, 2010

INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS


From one lesser celebrated award show to another, the 2011 Independent Spirit Award nominees were announced this morning. Leading the way was Debra Granik's terrific Winter's Bone landed seven nods; The Kids Are Alright with five; Black Swan, Greenberg and Rabbit Hole each had four; 127 Hours, Jack Goes Boating and Tiny Furniture finished with three.

At quick glance it's odd that Waiting for Superman was denied entry for the Documentary category. It recently won the Audience Award at the just completed Gotham Awards, and looked to be a mainstay leading up to the Oscars. Michelle Williams garnered a nomination for Blue Valentine, yet her costar Ryan Gosling was left off. It was a strong year for most leading acting groupings, so a few admirable performances were bound to be left off.

The 2011 Independent Spirit Awards will be broadcast on Saturday, February 26, 2011 in Santa Monica, California. Comedian Joel McHale (TV's Community) will host.

See all the nominees after the break.



BEST FILM

127 Hours
Black Swan
Greenberg
The Kids Are Alright
Winter's Bone

BEST DIRECTOR

Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Danny Boyle, 127 Hours
Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are Alright
Debra Granik, Winter's Bone
John Cameron Mitchell, Rabbit Hole

BEST SCREENPLAY

Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are Alright
Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini, Winter's Bone
Nicole Holofcener, Please Give
David Lindsay-Abaire, Rabbit Hole
Todd Solondz, Life During Wartime

BEST FIRST FEATURE

Everything Strange and New--Frazer Bradshaw, director
Get Low--Aaron Schneider, director
Night Catches Us--Tanya Hmilton, director
The Last Exorcism--Daniel Stamm, director
Tiny Furniture--Lena Dunham, director

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

Diane Bell--Obselidia
Lena Dunham--Tiny Furniture
Nik Fackler--Lovely, Still
Bob Glaudini--Jack Goes Boating
Dana Adam Shapiro, Evan M. Wiener--Monogamy

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Best feature made under $500,000)

Daddy Longlegs--Benny Safdie/Josh Safdie, directors
Lbs.--Matthew Bonifacio, director
Lovers of Hate--Bryan Poyser, director
Obselidia--Diane Bell, director
The Exploding Girl--Bradley Rust Gray, director

BEST FEMALE LEAD

Annette Bening, The Kids Are Alright
Greta Gerwig, Greenberg
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine

BEST MALE LEAD

Ronald Bronstein, Daddy Longlegs
Aaron Eckhart, Rabbit Hole
James Franco, 127 Hours
John C. Reilly, Cyrus
Ben Stiller, Greenberg

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

Ashley Bell, The Last Exorcism
Dale Dickey, Winter's Bone
Allison Janney, Life During Wartime
Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jack Goes Boating
Naomi Watts, Mother and Child

BEST SUPPORTING MALE

John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Samuel L. Jackson, Mother and Child
Bill Murray, Get Low
John Ortiz, Jack Goes Boating
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are Alright

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Adam Kimmel, Never Let Me Go
Matthew Libatique, Black Swan
Jody Lee Lipes, Tiny Furniture
Michael McDonough, Winter's Bone
Harris Savides, Greenberg

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Exit Through the Gift Shop--Banksy, director
Marwencol--Jeff Malmberg, director
Restrepo--Tim Hetherington/Sebastian Junger, directors
Sweetgrass--Ilisa Barbash/Lucien Castaing-Taylor, directors
Thunder Soul--Mark Landsman, director

BEST FOREIGN FILM

Kisses (Ireland)--Lance Daly, director
Mademoiselle Chambo (France)--Stéphane Brizé, director
Of Gods and Men (Morocco)--Xavier Beauvois, director
The King's Speech (United Kingdom)--Tom Hooper, director
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Thailand)--Apichatpong Weerasethakul, director

ACURA SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD (talented filmmaker who has not yet received appropriate recognition)

Hossein Keshavarz, Dog Sweat
Laurel Nakadate, The Wolf Knife
Mike Ott, Littlerock

PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD (emerging producers with limited resources)

In-Ah Le, Au Revoir Taipei
Adele Romanski, The Myth of the American Sleepover
Anish Savjani, Meek's Cutoff

AVEENO TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD (emerging director of non-fiction who has not yet received significant recognition)

Ilisa Barbash/Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Sweetgrass
Jeff Malmber, Marwencol
Lynn True/Nelson Walker, Summer Pasture

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD (given to one film's director, casting director and its ensemble cast)

Please Give
Nicole Holofcener, director
Jeanne McCarthy, casting director
Anna Guilbert, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Keener, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Lois Smith, Sarah Steele

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