{"id":2954,"date":"2016-11-23T21:56:58","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T19:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=2954"},"modified":"2016-11-23T21:56:58","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T19:56:58","slug":"32nd-film-independent-spirit-awards-nominations-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2016\/11\/23\/32nd-film-independent-spirit-awards-nominations-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"32nd Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"fi_spiritawards_primary_logo\"Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the LA Film Festival and Film Independent at LACMA, announced nominations for the 2017 Spirit Awards this morning. The Awards are the primary fundraiser for Film Independent\u2019s year-round programs, which cultivate the careers of emerging filmmakers and promote diversity in the industry. Film Independent President Josh Welsh presided over the press conference held at W Hollywood, with actors Jenny Slate and Edgar Ramirez presenting the nominations. Nominees for Best Feature included American Honey, Chronic,\u00a0Jackie, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow more than ever, the voices of independent artists play a critically important role in our culture,\u201d said Film Independent President Josh Welsh. \u201cThe films we celebrate at this year\u2019s Spirit Awards embody the diversity, innovation and uniqueness of vision that we champion all year long.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moonlight was selected to receive the Robert Altman Award, which is bestowed upon one film\u2019s director, casting director and ensemble cast. The Altman Award was created in 2008 in honor of legendary director Robert Altman who was known for creating extraordinary ensemble casts.<\/p>\n

Winners, who are selected by Film Independent Members, will be announced at the Spirit Awards on Saturday, February 25, 2017. The awards ceremony will be held on the beach in Santa Monica, just north of the Santa Monica Pier. The show will broadcast live exclusively on IFC at 2:00 pm PT\/ 5:00 pm ET.<\/p>\n

Winners of the Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grants will be announced at the Film Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grants and Nominee Brunch on Saturday, January 7, 2017, at BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grants enable us to not only recognize great work but also to provide much needed direct financial support to filmmakers,\u201d said Josh Welsh. \u201cWe\u2019re so appreciative of our grant funders, Kiehl\u2019s Since 1851 and Piaget. Through their funding of the Producers Award, Piaget has been a steadfast supporter of film artists for the last decade.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Spirit Awards Nominating Committees selected nominees from 382 submissions this year and applied the following guidelines in determining the nominations: uniqueness of vision, original and provocative subject matter, economy of means (with particular attention paid to total production cost and individual compensation) and percentage of financing from independent sources. The Spirit Awards Nominating Committees are comprised of writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, editors, actors, critics, casting directors, film festival programmers and other working film professionals.<\/p>\n

2017 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS<\/h6>\n

BEST FEATURE<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Award given to the producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.<\/p>\n

American Honey
\n<\/strong>Producers: Thomas Benski, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Lucas Ochoa, Pouya Shahbazian, Alice Weinberg<\/p>\n

Chronic
\n<\/strong>Producers: Michel Franco, Gina Kwon, Gabriel Ripstein, Mois\u00e9s Zonana<\/p>\n

Jackie
\n<\/strong>Producers: Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin, Ari Handel, Juan de Dios Larra\u00edn, Mickey Liddell<\/p>\n

Manchester by the Sea
\n<\/strong>Producers: Lauren Beck, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Kimberly Steward, Kevin J. Walsh<\/p>\n

Moonlight
\n<\/strong>Producers: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Adele Romanski<\/p>\n

BEST FIRST FEATURE<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Award given to the director and producer.<\/p>\n

The Childhood of a Leader
\n<\/strong>Director: Brady Corbet
\nProducers: Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Chris Coen, Ron Curtis,
\nHelena Danielsson, Mona Fastvold, Istv\u00e1n Major<\/p>\n

The Fits
\n<\/strong>Director\/Producer: Anna Rose Holmer
\nProducer: Lisa Kjerulff<\/p>\n

Other People
\n<\/strong>Director: Chris Kelly
\nProducers: Sam Bisbee, Adam Scott, Naomi Scott<\/p>\n

Swiss Army Man
\n<\/strong>Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
\nProducers: Miranda Bailey, Lawrence Inglee, Lauren Mann, Amanda Marshall, Eyal Rimmon, Jonathan Wang<\/p>\n

The Witch
\n<\/strong>Director: Robert Eggers
\nProducers: Daniel Bekerman, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Jodi Redmond, Rodrigo Teixeira<\/p>\n

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Given to the best feature made for under $500,000. Award given to the writer, director and producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.<\/p>\n

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Free In Deed
\n<\/strong>Writer\/Director: Jake Mahaffy
\nProducers: Mike Bowes, Mike S. Ryan, Brent Stiefel<\/p>\n

Hunter Gatherer
\n<\/strong>Writer\/Director: Josh Locy
\nProducers: Michael Covino, April Lamb, Sara Murphy, Isaiah Smallman<\/p>\n

Lovesong
\n<\/strong>Writer\/Director: So Yong Kim
\nWriter\/Producer: Bradley Rust Gray
\nProducers: David Hansen, Alex Lipschultz, Johnny Mac<\/p>\n

Nakom
\n<\/strong>Writer\/Director\/Producer: TW Pittman
\nDirector\/Producer: Kelly Daniela Norris
\nWriter\/Producer: Isaac Adakudugu
\nProducer: Giovanni Xim\u00e9nez<\/p>\n

Spa Night
\n<\/strong>Writer\/Director: Andrew Ahn
\nProducers: David Ariniello, Giulia Caruso, Ki Jin Kim, Kelly Thomas<\/p>\n

BEST DIRECTOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrea Arnold
\n<\/strong>American Honey<\/p>\n

Barry Jenkins
\n<\/strong>Moonlight<\/p>\n

Pablo Larra\u00edn
\n<\/strong>Jackie<\/p>\n

Jeff Nichols
\n<\/strong>Loving<\/p>\n

Kelly Reichardt
\n<\/strong>Certain Women<\/p>\n

BEST SCREENPLAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Barry Jenkins
\n<\/strong>Story By Tarell Alvin McCraney \u00a0<\/strong>
\nMoonlight<\/p>\n

Kenneth Lonergan
\n<\/strong>Manchester by the Sea<\/p>\n

Mike Mills
\n<\/strong>20th Century Women<\/p>\n

Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias
\n<\/strong>Little Men<\/p>\n

Taylor Sheridan
\n<\/strong>Hell or High Water<\/p>\n

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Robert Eggers
\n<\/strong>The Witch<\/p>\n

Chris Kelly
\n<\/strong>Other People<\/p>\n

Adam Mansbach
\n<\/strong>Barry<\/p>\n

Stella Meghie
\n<\/strong>Jean of the Joneses<\/p>\n

Craig Shilowich
\n<\/strong>Christine<\/p>\n

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ava Berkofsky
\n<\/strong>Free In Deed<\/p>\n

Lol Crawley
\n<\/strong>The Childhood of a Leader<\/p>\n

Zach Kuperstein
\n<\/strong>The Eyes of My Mother<\/p>\n

James Laxton
\n<\/strong>Moonlight<\/p>\n

Robbie Ryan
\n<\/strong>American Honey<\/p>\n

BEST EDITING\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matthew Hannam
\n<\/strong>Swiss Army Man<\/p>\n

Jennifer Lame
\n<\/strong>Manchester by the Sea<\/p>\n

Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders
\n<\/strong>Moonlight<\/p>\n

Jake Roberts
\n<\/strong>Hell or High Water<\/p>\n

Sebasti\u00e1n Sep\u00falveda
\n<\/strong>Jackie<\/p>\n

BEST FEMALE LEAD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Annette Bening
\n<\/strong>20th Century Women<\/p>\n

Isabelle Huppert
\n<\/strong>Elle<\/p>\n

Sasha Lane
\n<\/strong>American Honey<\/p>\n

Ruth Negga
\n<\/strong>Loving<\/p>\n

Natalie Portman
\n<\/strong>Jackie<\/p>\n

BEST MALE LEAD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Casey Affleck
\n<\/strong>Manchester by the Sea<\/p>\n

David Harewood
\n<\/strong>Free In Deed<\/p>\n

Viggo Mortensen
\n<\/strong>Captain Fantastic<\/p>\n

Jesse Plemons
\n<\/strong>Other People<\/p>\n

Tim Roth
\n<\/strong>Chronic<\/p>\n

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Edwina Findley
\n<\/strong>Free In Deed<\/p>\n

Paulina Garcia
\n<\/strong>Little Men<\/p>\n

Lily Gladstone
\n<\/strong>Certain Women<\/p>\n

Riley Keough
\n<\/strong>American Honey<\/p>\n

Molly Shannon
\n<\/strong>Other People<\/p>\n

BEST SUPPORTING MALE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ralph Fiennes
\n<\/strong>A Bigger Splash<\/p>\n

Ben Foster
\n<\/strong>Hell or High Water<\/p>\n

Lucas Hedges
\n<\/strong>Manchester by the Sea<\/p>\n

Shia LaBeouf
\n<\/strong>American Honey<\/p>\n

Craig Robinson
\n<\/strong>Morris from America<\/p>\n

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Given to one film\u2019s director, casting director and ensemble cast.<\/p>\n

Moonlight
\n<\/strong>Director: Barry Jenkins
\nCasting Director: Yesi Ramirez
\nEnsemble Cast: Mahershala Ali, Patrick Decile, Naomie Harris, Alex Hibbert, Andr\u00e9 Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Mon\u00e1e, Jaden Piner, Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders<\/p>\n

BEST DOCUMENTARY<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Award given to the director and producer.<\/p>\n

13th
\n<\/strong>Director\/Producer: Ava DuVernay
\nProducers: Spencer Averick, Howard Barish<\/p>\n

Cameraperson
\n<\/strong>Director\/Producer: Kirsten Johnson
\nProducer: Marilyn Ness<\/p>\n

I Am Not Your Negro
\n<\/strong>Director\/Producer: Raoul Peck
\nProducers: R\u00e9mi Grellety, H\u00e9rbert Peck
\nO.J.: Made in America
\nDirector\/Producer: Ezra Edelman
\nProducers: Nina Krstic, Tamara Rosenberg, Caroline Waterlow<\/p>\n

Sonita
\n<\/strong>Director: Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
\nProducer: Gerd Haag<\/p>\n

Under the Sun
\n<\/strong>Director: Vitaly Mansky
\nProducer: Natalya Manskaya<\/p>\n

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Award given to the director.<\/p>\n

Aquarius
\n<\/strong>(Brazil)
\nDirector: Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho<\/p>\n

Chevalier
\n<\/strong>(Greece)
\nDirector: Athina Tsangari<\/p>\n

My Golden Days
\n<\/strong>(France)
\nDirector: Arnaud Desplechin<\/p>\n

Toni Erdmann
\n<\/strong>(Germany and Romania)
\nDirector: Maren Ade<\/p>\n

Under the Shadow
\n<\/strong>(Iran and U.K.)
\nDirector: Babak Anvari<\/p>\n

20th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD<\/strong> \u2013 The 20th 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.<\/p>\n

Lisa Kjerulff<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jordana Mollick<\/strong><\/p>\n

Melody C. Roscher & Craig Shilowich<\/strong><\/p>\n

23rd ANNUAL KIEHL\u2019S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD<\/strong> \u2013 The 23rd annual Someone to Watch Award, sponsored by Kiehl\u2019s 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\u2019s Since 1851.<\/p>\n

Andrew Ahn
\n<\/strong>Director of Spa Night<\/p>\n

Claire Carr\u00e9
\n<\/strong>Director of Embers<\/p>\n

Anna Rose Holmer
\n<\/strong>Director of The Fits<\/p>\n

Ingrid Jungermann
\n<\/strong>Director of Women Who Kill<\/p>\n

22nd TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD<\/strong> \u2013 The 22nd annual Truer Than Fiction Award 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.<\/p>\n

Kristi Jacobson
\n<\/strong>Director of Solitary<\/p>\n

Sara Jorden\u00f6
\n<\/strong>Director of Kiki<\/p>\n

Nanfu Wang
\n<\/strong>Director of Hooligan Sparrow<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS<\/h6>\n

Now in its 32nd year, the Film Independent Spirit Awards is an annual celebration honoring artist-driven films made with an economy of means by filmmakers whose films embody independence and originality. The Spirit Awards recognizes the achievements of American independent filmmakers and promotes the finest independent films of the year to a wider audience.<\/p>\n

The Film Independent Spirit Awards are sponsored by Premier Sponsors Piaget, American Airlines, Jeep brand, IFC, and Principal Sponsor AT&T, as well as Breyers Gelato Indulgences.\u00a0FIJI Water is the Official Water.\u00a0WireImage is the Official Photographer.<\/p>\n

ABOUT FILM INDEPENDENT<\/h6>\n

Film Independent is the non-profit arts organization that champions creative independence in visual storytelling and supports a community of artists who embody diversity, innovation and uniqueness of vision. Film Independent helps filmmakers make their movies, builds an audience for their projects, and works to diversify the film industry. Film Independent\u2019s Board of Directors, filmmakers, staff, and constituents, is comprised of an inclusive community of individuals across ability, age, ethnicity, gender, race, and sexual orientation. Anyone passionate about film can become a member, whether you are a filmmaker, industry professional, or a film lover.<\/p>\n

Film Independent produces the Spirit Awards, the annual celebration honoring artist-driven films and recognizing the finest achievements of American independent filmmakers. Film Independent also produces the LA Film Festival, showcasing the best of American and international cinema and Film Independent at LACMA, a year-round, weekly program that offers unique cinematic experiences for the Los Angeles creative community and the general public.
\nWith over 250 annual screenings and events, Film Independent provides access to a network of like-minded artists who are driving creativity in the film industry. Film Independent\u2019s Artist Development program offers free Labs for selected writers, directors, producers and documentary filmmakers and presents year-round networking opportunities. Project Involve is Film Independent\u2019s signature program dedicated to fostering the careers of talented filmmakers from communities traditionally underrepresented in the film industry.<\/p>\n

ABOUT IFC<\/h6>\n

IFC\u00a0is the home of offbeat, unexpected comedies. Series like\u00a0Portlandia, Documentary Now!, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Stan Against Evil and 2017\u2019s\u00a0Brockmire air alongside fan-favorite movies and comedic cult TV shows.\u00a0IFC is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc., and available across multiple platforms. IFC is\u00a0Always On Slightly Off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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