24th Independent Spirit Awards
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Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Nina Parikh |
Ballast
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| Lance Hammer |
Ballast
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| Heather Rae |
Frozen River
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| Chip Hourihan |
Frozen River
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| Marc E. Platt |
Rachel Getting Married
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| Jonathan Demme |
Rachel Getting Married
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| Neda Armian |
Rachel Getting Married
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| Scott Franklin |
The Wrestler
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| Darren Aronofsky |
The Wrestler
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| Anish Savjani |
Wendy and Lucy
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| Neil Kopp |
Wendy and Lucy
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| Larry Fessenden |
Wendy and Lucy
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Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| JimMyron Ross |
Ballast
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| Charlie McDermott |
Frozen River
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| James Franco |
Milk
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| Anthony Mackie |
The Hurt Locker
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| Haaz Sleiman |
The Visitor
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Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Misty Upham |
Frozen River
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| Debra Winger |
Rachel Getting Married
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| Rosemarie DeWitt |
Rachel Getting Married
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| Rosie Perez |
The Take
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| Penélope Cruz |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
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Independent Spirit Award for Best Director
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Lance Hammer |
Ballast
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| Ramin Bahrani |
Chop Shop
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| Courtney Hunt |
Frozen River
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| Jonathan Demme |
Rachel Getting Married
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| Thomas McCarthy |
The Visitor
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Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Christopher Zalla |
Our Father
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| Howard A. Rodman |
Savage Grace
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| Ryan Fleck |
Sugar
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| Anna Boden |
Sugar
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| Charlie Kaufman |
Synecdoche, New York
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| Woody Allen |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
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Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Lance Hammer |
Ballast
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| Courtney Hunt |
Frozen River
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| Dustin Lance Black |
Milk
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| Jenny Lumet |
Rachel Getting Married
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| Jonathan Levine |
The Wackness
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Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Maryse Alberti |
The Wrestler
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| Lol Crawley |
Ballast
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| James Laxton |
Medicine for Melancholy
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| Harris Savides |
Milk
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| Michael Simmonds |
Chop Shop
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Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Werner Herzog |
Encounters at the End of the World
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| James Marsh |
Man on Wire
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| Thavisouk Phrasavath |
Nerakhoon
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| Ellen Kuras |
Nerakhoon
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| Margaret Brown |
The Order of Myths
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| Yung Chang |
Up the Yangtze
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Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Laurent Cantet |
The Class
Country: France |
| Matteo Garrone |
Gomorrah
Country: Italy |
| Steve McQueen |
Hunger
Country: Ireland, UK |
| Abdellatif Kechiche |
The Secret of the Grain
Country: France |
| Carlos Reygadas |
Silent Light
Country: France, Germany, Netherlands, Mexico |
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Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Tarra Riggs |
Ballast
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| Melissa Leo |
Frozen River
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| Anne Hathaway |
Rachel Getting Married
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| Summer Bishil |
Towelhead
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| Michelle Williams |
Wendy and Lucy
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Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Josh Mond |
Afterschool
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| Sean Durkin |
Afterschool
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| Antonio Campos |
Afterschool
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| Justin Barber |
Medicine for Melancholy
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| Barry Jenkins |
Medicine for Melancholy
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| Christopher Zalla |
Our Father
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| Per Melita |
Our Father
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| Ben Odell |
Our Father
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| Anthony Bregman |
Sleep Dealer
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| Alex Rivera |
Sleep Dealer
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| Sidney Kimmel |
Synecdoche, New York
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| Anthony Bregman |
Synecdoche, New York
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| Charlie Kaufman |
Synecdoche, New York
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| Spike Jonze |
Synecdoche, New York
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Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Sean Penn |
Milk
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| Jeremy Renner |
The Hurt Locker
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| Richard Jenkins |
The Visitor
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| Mickey Rourke |
The Wrestler
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| Javier Bardem |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
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Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Alex Holdridge |
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
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| Seth Caplan |
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
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| Scoot McNairy |
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
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| Sean S. Baker |
Prince of Broadway
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| Darren Dean |
Prince of Broadway
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| Dan Bush |
The Signal
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| Jacob Gentry |
The Signal
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| David Bruckner |
The Signal
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| Alexander A. Motlagh |
The Signal
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| Sean S. Baker |
Take Out
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| Shih-Ching Tsou |
Take Out
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| Chris Eigeman |
Turn the River
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| Ami Armstrong |
Turn the River
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Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award
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Independent Spirit Truer than Fiction Award
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Sacha Gervasi |
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Lacoste Truer Than Fiction Award |
| Darius Marder |
Loot
Lacoste Truer Than Fiction Award |
| Margaret Brown |
The Order of Myths
Lacoste Truer Than Fiction Award |
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Independent Spirit Producers Award
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Heather Rae |
Frozen River","Ibid
Piaget Producers Award |
| Jay Van Hoy |
I'll Come Running","Treeless Mountain
Piaget Producers Award |
| Jason Orans |
Goodbye Solo","Year of the Fish
Piaget Producers Award |
| Lars Knudsen |
Treeless Mountain","I'll Come Running
Piaget Producers Award |
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Independent Spirit Someone to Watch Award
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Lynn Shelton |
My Effortless Brilliance
IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award |
| Barry Jenkins |
Medicine for Melancholy
IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award |
| Nina Paley |
Sita Sings the Blues
IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award |
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