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| Beasts Of No Nation |
The nominations for this year's Independent Spirit Awards have been announced, heralding the start of the film industry awards season proper. Five front runners have already emerged - Beasts Of No Nation, Carol, Anomalisa, Tangerine and Spotlight - all of which have received nominations in multiple categories, boosting their hopes for a strong showing throughout the season. It Follows, which was at Cannes last year and won this year's Glasgow Film Festival audience award, has also gained an impressive number of nominations, especially as it's a horror film, a genre that often flies under the radar.
The awards will be presented at a ceremony on the 27th of February.
Those nominations in full:-
Best Feature
Best Director
- Cary Joji Fukunaga - Beasts Of No Nation
- Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson - Anomalisa
- David Robert Mitchell - It Follows
- Sean Baker - Tangerine
- Todd Haynes - Carol
- Tom McCarthy - Spotlight
Best Male Lead
- Abraham Attah - Beasts Of No Nation
- Ben Mendelsohn - Mississippi Grind
- Christopher Abbott - James White
- Jason Segel - The End Of The Tour
- Koudous Seihon - Mediterranea
Best Female Lead
- Bel Powley - The Diary Of A Teenage Girl
- Brie Larson - Room
- Cate Blanchett - Carol
- Kitana Kiki Rodriguez - Tangerine
- Rooney Mara - Carol
Best Supporting Female
- Cynthia Nixon - James White
- Jennifer Jason Leigh - Anomalisa
- Marin Ireland - Glass Chin
- Mya Taylor - Tangerine
- Robin Bartlett - H
Best Supporting Male
- Idris Elba - Beasts Of No Nation
- Kevin Corrigan - Results
- Michael Shannon - 99 Homes
- Paul Dano - Love & Mercy
- Richard Jenkins - Bone Tomahawk
Best Documentary
- (T)error
- Best Of Enemies
- Heart Of A Dog
- Meru
- The Look Of Silence
- The Russian Woodpecker
Best International Film
- A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence
- Embrace Of The Serpent
- Girlhood
- Mustang
- Son Of Saul
Best First Feature
- James White
- Manos Sucias
- Mediterranea
- Songs My Brothers Taught Me
- The Diary Of A Teenage Girl
Best Screenplay
- Charlie Kaufman - Anomalisa
- Donald Margulies - The End Of The Tour
- Phyllis Nagy - Carol
- S Craig Zahler - Bone Tomahawk
- Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer - Spotlight
Best First Screenplay
- Emma Donaghue - Room
- Jesse Andrews - Me And Earl And The Dying Girl
- John Magary, Russell Harbaugh & Myna Joseph - The Mend
- Jonas Carpignano - Mediterranea
- Marielle Heller - The Diary Of A Teenage Girl
Best Cinematography
- Cary Joji Fukunaga - Beasts Of No Nation
- Ed Lachman - Carol
- Joshua James Richards - Songs My Brothers Taught Me
- Michael Gioulakis - It Follows
- Reed Morano - Meadowland
Best Editing
- Julio C Perez IV - It Follows
- Kristan Sprague - Manos Sucias
- Nathan Nugent - Room
- Ronald Bronstein & Benny Safdie - Heaven Knows What
- Tom McArdle - Spotlight
John Cassavetes Award
- Advantageous
- Christmas, Again
- Heaven Knows What
- Krisha
- Out Of My Hand
Robert Altman Award
Kiehl's Someone to Watch Award
- Chloe Zhao - Songs My Brothers Taught Me
- Felix Thompson - King Jack
- Robert Machoian & Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck - God Bless The Child
Piaget Producers' Award
- Daren Dean
- Mel Eslyn
- Rebecca Green & Laura D Smith
Truer Than Fiction Award
- Alex Sichel & Elizabeth Giamatti - A Woman Like Me
- Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi - Incorruptible
- Hemal Trivedi & Mohammed Ali Naqvi - Among The Believers
