Awards & Winners

2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards

Check winners and nominations of 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Check awards winners of 29th Independent Spirit Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

29th Independent Spirit Awards

Independent Spirit Someone to Watch Award

Shaka King

Honored for : Newlyweeds

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Nominee Nominated Work
Shaka King Newlyweeds
Aaron Douglas Johnston My Sister's Quinceañera
Madeleine Olnek The Foxy Merkins
Independent Spirit Truer than Fiction Award

Jason Osder

Honored for : Let the Fire Burn
(19th Annual Stella Artois Truer Than Fiction Award)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kalyanee Mam A River Changes Course
Jason Osder Let the Fire Burn
Stephanie Spray MANAKAMANA
Pacho Velez MANAKAMANA
Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature

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Nominee Nominated Work
Dede Gardner 12 Years a Slave
Anthony Katagas 12 Years a Slave
Jeremy Kleiner 12 Years a Slave
Steve McQueen 12 Years a Slave
Arnon Milchan 12 Years a Slave
Brad Pitt 12 Years a Slave
Bill Pohlad 12 Years a Slave
Anna Gerb All Is Lost
Neal Dodson All Is Lost
Noah Baumbach Frances Ha
Scott Rudin Frances Ha
Lila Yacoub Frances Ha
Rodrigo Teixeira Frances Ha
Ethan Coen Inside Llewyn Davis
Joel Coen Inside Llewyn Davis
Scott Rudin Inside Llewyn Davis
Albert Berger Nebraska
Ron Yerxa Nebraska
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director

Steve McQueen

Honored for : 12 Years a Slave

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Nominee Nominated Work
Shane Carruth Upstream Color
J. C. Chandor All Is Lost
Steve McQueen 12 Years a Slave
Jeff Nichols Mud
Alexander Payne Nebraska
Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay

John Ridley

Honored for : 12 Years a Slave

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Nominee Nominated Work
Woody Allen Blue Jasmine
Julie Delpy Before Midnight
Ethan Hawke Before Midnight
Richard Linklater Before Midnight
Nicole Holofcener Enough Said
Scott Neustadter The Spectacular Now
Michael H. Weber The Spectacular Now
John Ridley 12 Years a Slave
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature

Forest Whitaker, Ryan Coogler, Nina Yang Bongiovi

Honored for : Fruitvale Station

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alexandre Moors Blue Caprice
Isen Robbins Blue Caprice
Aimee Schoof Blue Caprice
Ron Simons Blue Caprice
Stephen Tedeschi Blue Caprice
Brian O'Carroll Blue Caprice
Kim Jackson Blue Caprice
Will Rowbotham Blue Caprice
Stacie Passon Concussion
Rose Troche Concussion
Ryan Coogler Fruitvale Station
Nina Yang Bongiovi Fruitvale Station
Forest Whitaker Fruitvale Station
Lucy Mulloy Una Noche
Sandy Perez Aguila Una Noche
Maite Artieda Una Noche
Daniel Mulloy Una Noche
Yunior Santiago Una Noche
Haifaa al-Mansour Wadjda
Gerhard Meixner Wadjda
Roman Paul Wadjda
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay

Bob Nelson

Honored for : Nebraska

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Nominee Nominated Work
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
Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography

Sean Bobbitt

Honored for : 12 Years a Slave

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sean Bobbitt 12 Years a Slave
Benoît Debie Spring Breakers
Bruno Delbonnel Inside Llewyn Davis
Frank DeMarco All Is Lost
Peter Zuccarini All Is Lost
Matthias Grunsky Computer Chess
Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing

Nat Sanders

Honored for : Short Term 12

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Nominee Nominated Work
Shane Carruth Upstream Color
David Lowery Upstream Color
Jem Cohen Museum Hours
Marc Vives Museum Hours
Jennifer Lame Frances Ha
Cindy Lee Una Noche
Nat Sanders Short Term 12
Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award

Chad Hartigan, Cherie Saulter

Honored for : This Is Martin Bonner

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Nominee Nominated Work
Chad Hartigan This Is Martin Bonner
Cherie Saulter This Is Martin Bonner
Andrew Bujalski Computer Chess
Houston King Computer Chess
Alex Lipschultz Computer Chess
Juan de Dios Larraín Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus
Sebastián Silva Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus
Pablo Larraín Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus
Jem Cohen Museum Hours
Paolo Calamita Museum Hours
Gabriele Kranzelbinder Museum Hours
Yen Tan Pit Stop
David Lowery Pit Stop
Jonathan Duffy Pit Stop
James M. Johnston Pit Stop
Eric Steele Pit Stop
Kelly Glenn Williams Pit Stop
Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead

Cate Blanchett

Honored for : Blue Jasmine

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Nominee Nominated Work
Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine
Julie Delpy Before Midnight
Gaby Hoffmann Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus
Brie Larson Short Term 12
Shailene Woodley The Spectacular Now
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead

Matthew McConaughey

Honored for : Dallas Buyers Club

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Nominee Nominated Work
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
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female

Lupita Nyong'o

Honored for : 12 Years a Slave

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Nominee Nominated Work
Melonie Diaz Fruitvale Station
Sally Hawkins Blue Jasmine
Lupita Nyong'o 12 Years a Slave
Yolonda Ross Go for Sisters
June Squibb Nebraska
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male

Jared Leto

Honored for : Dallas Buyers Club

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Fassbender 12 Years a Slave
Will Forte Nebraska
James Gandolfini Enough Said
Jared Leto Dallas Buyers Club
Keith Stanfield Short Term 12
Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature

Morgan Neville, Gil Friesen, Caitrin Rogers

Honored for : Twenty Feet from Stardom

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Morgan Neville Twenty Feet from Stardom
Gil Friesen Twenty Feet from Stardom
Caitrin Rogers Twenty Feet from Stardom
Martha Shane After Tiller
Lana Wilson After Tiller
Dawn Porter Gideon's Army
Julie Goldman Gideon's Army
Joshua Oppenheimer The Act of Killing
Joram ten Brink The Act of Killing
Christine Cynn The Act of Killing
Anne Köhncke The Act of Killing
Signe Byrge Sørensen The Act of Killing
Michael Uwemedimo The Act of Killing
Anonymous The Act of Killing
Jehane Noujaim The Square
Karim Amer The Square
Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film

Abdellatif Kechiche

Honored for : Blue Is the Warmest Colour
(Country: France)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jia Zhangke A Touch of Sin
Country: China
Abdellatif Kechiche Blue Is the Warmest Colour
Country: France
Sebastián Lelio Gloria
Country: Chile
Paolo Sorrentino The Great Beauty
Country: Italy
Thomas Vinterberg The Hunt
Country: Denmark
Independent Spirit Producers Award

Toby Halbrooks, James M. Johnston

(17th Annual Piaget Producers Award)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Toby Halbrooks
Piaget Producers Award
James M. Johnston
Piaget Producers Award
Jacob Jaffke
Piaget Producers Award
Andrea Roa
Piaget Producers Award
Frederick Fulton Henry Thornton
Piaget Producers Award

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