30th Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations Rosario Dawson and Diego Luna just announced the full list of nominees for the 30th Film Independent Spirit Awards. Mexican director/producer Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s “Birdman” leads the pack with six nominations, while “Boyhood,” “Nightcrawler” and “Selma” follow with five each. Winners will be revealed on February 21, 2015. 2015 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS NOMINATIONS FULL LIST BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.) Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Producers: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, Arnon Milchan, James W. Skotchdopole Boyhood Producers: Richard Linklater, Jonathan Sehring, John Sloss, Cathleen Sutherland Love is Strange Producers: Lucas Joaquin, Lars Knudsen, Ira Sachs, Jayne Baron Sherman, Jay Van Hoy Selma Producers: Christian Colson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Oprah Winfrey Whiplash Producers: Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, David Lancaster, Michael Litvak BEST DIRECTOR Damien Chazelle Whiplash Ava DuVernay Selma Alejandro G. Iñárritu Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Richard Linklater Boyhood David Zellner Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter BEST SCREENPLAY Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski Big Eyes J.C. Chandor A Most Violent Year Dan Gilroy Nightcrawler Jim Jarmusch Only Lovers Left Alive Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias Love is Strange BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer) A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Director: Ana Lily Amirpour Producers: Justin Begnaud, Sina Sayyah Dear White People Director/Producer: Justin Simien Producers: Effie T. Brown, Ann Le, Julia Lebedev, Angel Lopez, Lena Waithe Nightcrawler Director: Dan Gilroy Producers: Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Lancaster, Michel Litvak Obvious Child Director: Gillian Robespierre Producer: Elisabeth Holm She’s Lost Control Director/Producer: Anja Marquardt Producers: Mollye Asher, Kiara C. Jones BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY Desiree Akhavan Appropriate Behavior Sara Colangelo Little Accidents Justin Lader The One I Love Anja Marquardt She’s Lost Control Justin Simien Dear White People JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – Given to the best feature made for under $500,000. Award given to the writer, director and producer. Executive Producers are not awarded. Blue Ruin Writer/Director: Jeremy Saulnier Producers: Richard Peete, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani It Felt Like Love Writer/Director/Producer: Eliza Hittman Producers: Shrihari Sathe, Laura Wagner Land Ho! Writers/Directors: Aaron Katz & Martha Stephens Producers: Christina Jennings, Mynette Louie, Sara Murphy Man From Reno Writer/Director: Dave Boyle Writers: Joel Clark, Michael Lerman Producer: Ko Mori Test Writer/Director/Producer: Chris Mason Johnson Producer: Chris Martin BEST FEMALE LEAD Marion Cotillard The Immigrant Rinko Kikuchi Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter Julianne Moore Still Alice Jenny Slate Obvious Child Tilda Swinton Only Lovers Left Alive BEST MALE LEAD André Benjamin Jimi: All Is By My Side Jake Gyllenhaal Nightcrawler Michael Keaton Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) John Lithgow Love is Strange David Oyelowo Selma BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE Patricia Arquette Boyhood CIO, CTO & Developer Resources Jessica Chastain A Most Violent Year Carmen Ejogo Selma Andrea Suarez Paz Stand Clear of the Closing Doors Emma Stone Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) BEST SUPPORTING MALE Riz Ahmed Nightcrawler Ethan Hawke Boyhood Alfred Molina Love is Strange Edward Norton Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) J.K. Simmons Whiplash BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Darius Khondji The Immigrant Emmanuel Lubezki Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Sean Porter It Felt Like Love Lyle Vincent A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Bradford Young Selma BEST EDITING Sandra Adair Boyhood Tom Cross Whiplash John Gilroy Nightcrawler Ron Patane A Most Violent Year Adam Wingard The Guest BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer) 20,000 Days on Earth Directors: Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard Producers: Dan Bowen, James Wilson CITIZENFOUR Director/Producer: Laura Poitras Producers: Mathilde Bonnefoy, Dirk Wilutzky Stray Dog Director: Debra Granik Producer: Anne Rosellini The Salt of the Earth Directors: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and Wim Wenders Producer: David Rosier Virunga Director/Producer: Orlando von Einsiedel Producer: Joanna Natasegara BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director) Force Majeure (Sweden) Director: Ruben Östlund Ida (Poland) Director: Pawel Pawlikowski Leviathan (Russia) Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev Mommy (Canada) Director: Xavier Dolan Norte, the End of History (Philippines) Director: Lav Diaz Under the Skin (United Kingdom) Director: Jonathan Glazer ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – (Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast) Inherent Vice Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Casting Director: Cassandra Kulukundis Ensemble Cast: Josh Brolin, Martin Donovan, Jena Malone, Joanna Newsom, Joaquin Phoenix, Eric Roberts, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short Serena Scott Thomas, Benicio Del Toro, Katherine Waterston, Michael Kenneth Williams, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon SPECIAL DISTINCTION AWARD Foxcatcher Director/Producer: Bennett Miller Producers: Anthony Bregman, Megan Ellison, Jon Kilik Writers: E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman Actors: Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum 18th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD – The 18th annual Producers Award, sponsored by Piaget, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget. Chad Burris Elisabeth Holm Chris Ohlson 21st ANNUAL KIEHL’S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – The 21st annual Someone to Watch Award, sponsored by Kiehl’s Since 1851, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Kiehl’s Since 1851. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Director: Ana Lily Amirpour H. Directors: Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia The Retrieval Director: Chris Eska 20th ANNUAL LENSCRAFTERS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – The 20th annual Truer Than Fiction Award, sponsored by LensCrafters is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by LensCrafters. Approaching the Elephant Director: Amanda Rose Wilder Evolution of a Criminal Director: Darius Clark Monroe The Kill Team Director: Dan Krauss The Last Season Director: Sara Dosa Source: Variety.com.