A heartfelt and well-earned congratulations to our friends Lynn Shelton and Barry Jenkins for their nominations for this years Indie Spirit Awards!
This proves that the goal of doing good DIY work ultimately is making better films that go beyond just a filmmaker's indulgence, but do the job that all great films do. Communicate some indentifiable emotion within the hearts and minds of possibly a wider audience, while not sacrificing the integrity of the vision. There is no better thanks and support you can give your actors, your friends, your crew and your community, than to work hard on a film for little or nothing, and have the audacity to make it assessible and available to the widest amount of eyes and ears possible, while making intelligent usage of the channels of "corporate" entities. Win or lose, this is a huge acheivement. DIY filmmakers, and filmmakers in general should be incredibly proud. I know we are.
Incredible job guys. Its well deserved.
The 2009 Spirit Award Nominations
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 10:45 AM
Jason Bateman and Sandra Oh braved the early call time this morning in Los Angeles to announce this year's nominees for the Spirit Awards. The awards will take place on February 21st, and will be broadcast live and uncut on IFC at 5pm ET/2pm PT. Here are the nominees:
Best Feature
"Ballast"Producers: Lance Hammer, Nina Parikh
"Frozen River"Producers: Chip Hourihan, Heather Rae
"Rachel Getting Married"Producers: Neda Armian, Jonathan Demme, Marc Platt
"Wendy and Lucy"Producers: Larry Fessenden, Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani
"The Wrestler"Producers: Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin
Best Director
Ramin Bahrani, "Chop Shop"
Jonathan Demme, "Rachel Getting Married"
Lance Hammer, "Ballast"
Courtney Hunt, "Frozen River"
Thomas McCarthy, "The Visitor"
Best First Feature
"Afterschool"Director: Antonio CamposProducers: Sean Durkin, Josh Mond
"Medicine for Melancholy"Director: Barry JenkinsProducer: Justin Barber
"Sangre de Mi Sangre"Director: Christopher ZallaProducers: Per Melita, Benjamin Odell
"Sleep Dealer"Director: Alex RiveraProducer: Anthony Bregman
"Synecdoche, New York"Director: Charlie KaufmanProducers: Anthony Bregman, Spike Jonze, Charlie Kaufman, Sidney Kimmel
John Cassavetes Award (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000)
"In Search of a Midnight Kiss"Writer/Director: Alex HoldridgeProducers: Seth Caplan and Scoot McNairy
"Prince of Broadway"Director: Sean BakerWriters: Sean Baker, Darren DeanProducer: Darren Dean
"The Signal"Writer/Directors: David Bruckner, Dan Bush, Jacob GentryProducers: Jacob Gentry and Alexander Motiagh
"Take Out"Writer/Directors/Producers: Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou
"Turn the River"Writer/Director: Chris EigemanProducer: Ami Armstrong
Best First Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black, "Milk"
Lance Hammer, "Ballast"
Courtney Hunt, "Frozen River"
Jonathan Levine, "The Wackness"
Jenny Lumet, "Rachel Getting Married"
Best Screenplay
Woody Allen, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Anna Fleck and Ryan Boden, "Sugar"
Charlie Kaufman, "Synecdoche, New York"
Howard A. Rodman, "Savage Grace"
Christopher Zalla, "Sangre de Mi Sangre"
Best Female Lead
Summer Bishil, "Towelhead"
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Tarra Riggs, "Ballast"
Michelle Williams, "Wendy and Lucy"
Best Male Lead
Javier Bardem, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
Sean Penn, "Milk"
Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker"
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"
Best Supporting Female
Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Rosemarie DeWitt, "Rachel Getting Married"
Rosie Perez, "The Take"
Misty Upham, "Frozen River"
Debra Winger, "Rachel Getting Married"
Best Supporting Male
James Franco, "Milk"
Anthony Mackie, "The Hurt Locker"
Charlie McDermott, "Frozen River"
JimMyron Ross, "Ballast"
Haaz Sleiman, "The Visitor"
Best Cinematography
Maryse Alberti, "The Wrestler"
Lol Crowley, "Ballast"
James Laxton, "Medicine for Melancholy"
Harris Savides, "Milk"
Michael Simmonds, "Chop Shop"
Best Documentary
"The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)"Director: Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
"Encounters at the End of the World"Director: Werner Herzog
"Man on Wire"Director: James Marsh
"The Order of Myths"Director: Margaret Brown
"Up the Yangtze"Director: Yang Chung
Best Foreign Film
"The Class" (France)Director: Laurent Cantet
"Gomorrah" (Italy)Director: Matteo Garrone
"Hunger" (UK/Ireland)Director: Steve McQueen
"Secret of the Grain" (France)Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
"Silent Light" (Mexico/France/Netherlands/Germany)Director: Carlos Reygadas
Robert Altman Award (Given to one film's director, casting director and ensemble cast)
"Synecdoche, New York"Director: Charlie KaufmanCasting Director: Jeanne McCarthyEnsemble Cast: Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Tom Noonan, Dianne Wiest, Michelle Williams
Someone to Watch Award
Barry Jenkins, "Medicine for Melancholy"
Nina Paley, "Sita Sings the Blues"
Lynn Shelton, "My Effortless Brilliance"
Truer Than Fiction Award
Margaret Brown, "The Order of Myths"
Sacha Gervasi, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil"
Darius Marder, "Loot"
Producers Award
Lars Knudsen and Joy Van Hoy, "Treeless Mountain" and "I'll Come Running"
Jason Orans, "Goodbye Solo" and "Year of the Fish"
Heather Rae, "Frozen River" and "Ibid"
For more on this year's Independent Spirit Awards, check out the official site here
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