by Marla Lewin
Film Independent announced nominations this morning for the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards. Nominees for Best Feature include (500) Days Of Summer, Amreeka, Precious, Sin Nombre and The Last Station. Taraji P. Henson and Matt Dillon also announced finalists for the Acura Someone to Watch Award, the Truer Than Fiction Award, and the Piaget Producers Award.
A Serious Man was selected for the Robert Altman Award, which is given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast.
“It’s astonishing to look back upon the wealth of fresh and diverse filmmaking talent that has been nominated over the past 25 years,” said Film Independent’s Executive Director Dawn Hudson. “This year’s nominees continue to uphold that independent spirit, and have created exceptional work that we are proud to spotlight and celebrate.”
The Spirit Awards Nominating Committee applies uniqueness of vision, original & provocative subject matter, economy of means (with particular attention paid to total production cost & individual compensation), and percentage of financing from independent sources as guidelines when making its selections.
The 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony will air live and uncut on Friday, March 5, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. PST/11:00 p.m. EST on IFC (Independent Film Channel).
2010 SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer, Executive Producers are not listed)
(500) Days Of Summer Producers: Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Steven J. Wolfe
Amreeka Producers: Paul Barkin, Christina Piovesan
Precious Producers: Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness
Sin Nombre Producer: Amy Kaufman
The Last Station Producers: Bonnie Arnold, Chris Curling, Jens Meuer
BEST DIRECTOR
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen A Serious Man
Lee Daniels Precious
Cary Joji Fukunaga Sin Nombre
James Gray Two Lovers
Michael Hoffman The Last Station
BEST SCREENPLAY
Alessandro Camon, Oren Moverman The Messenger
Michael Hoffman The Last Station
Lee Toland Krieger The Vicious Kind
Greg Mottola Adventureland
Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber (500) Days Of Summer
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
A Single Man Director: Tom Ford
Producers: Tom Ford, Andrew Miano, Robert Salerno, Chris Weitz
Crazy Heart Director: Scott Cooper
Producer: T Bone Burnett, Judy Cairo, Rob Carliner, Scott Cooper, Robert Duvall
Easier With Practice Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Producer: Cookie Carosella
Paranormal Activity Director: Oren Peli
Producer: Jason Blum, Oren Peli
The Messenger Director: Oren Moverman
Producers: Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee, Zach Miller
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Sophie Barthes Cold Souls
Scott Cooper Crazy Heart
Cherien Dabis Amreeka
Geoffrey Fletcher Precious
Tom Ford, David Scearce A Single Man
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 listed
Big Fan Writer/Director: Robert Siegel
Producers: Elan Bogarin, Jean Kouremetis
Humpday Writer/Director/Producer: Lynn Shelton
The New Year Parade Writer/Director: Tom Quinn
Producers: Steve Beal, Tom Quinn
Treeless Mountain Writer/Director: So Yong Kim
Producers: Bradley Rust Gray, Ben Howe, So Yong Kim, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy
Zero Bridge Writer/Director: Tariq Tapa
Producers: Josée Lajoie, Hilal Ahmed Langoo, Tariq Tapa
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Maria Bello Downloading Nancy
Nisreen Faour Amreeka
Helen Mirren The Last Station
Gwyneth Paltrow Two Lovers
Gabourey Sidibe Precious
BEST MALE LEAD
Jeff Bridges Crazy Heart
Colin Firth A Single Man
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500) Days Of Summer
Souléymane Sy Savané Goodbye Solo
Adam Scott The Vicious Kind
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Dina Korzun Cold Souls
Mo’Nique Precious
Samantha Morton The Messenger
Natalie Press Fifty Dead Men Walking
Mia Wasikowska That Evening Sun
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Jemaine Clement Gentlemen Broncos
Woody Harrelson The Messenger
Christian McKay Me and Orson Welles
Raymond McKinnon That Evening Sun
Christopher Plummer Last Station
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Roger Deakins A Serious Man
Adriano Goldman Sin Nombre
Anne Misawa Treeless Mountain
Andrij Parekh Cold Souls
Peter Zeitlinger Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director)
Anvil! The Story of Anvil Director: Sacha Gervasi
Food, Inc. Director: Robert Kenner
More Than A Game Director: Kristopher Belman
October Country Directors: Donal Mosher, Michael Palmieri
Which Way Home Director: Rebecca Cammisa
BEST FOREIGN FILM (Award given to the director)
A Prophet(France) Director: Jacques Audiard
An Education(UK/France) Director: Lone Scherfig
Everlasting Moments(Sweden) Director: Jan Troell
Mother(South Korea) Director: Bong Joon-Ho
The Maid(Chile) Director: Sebastián Silva
ACURA SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.
Kyle Patrick Alvarez Easier With Practice
Asiel Norton Redland
Tariq Tapa Zero Bridge
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.
Natalia Almada El General
Jessica Oreck Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
Bill Ross, Turner Ross 45365
PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD – 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.
Karin Chien The Exploding Girl, Santa Mesa
Larry Fessenden I Sell the Dead, The House of the Devil
Dia Sokol Beeswax, Nights & Weekends
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD - (Given to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)
A Serious Man Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Casting Directors: Ellen Chenoweth, Rachel Tenner
Ensemble Cast: Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus, Fred Melamed, Michael Stuhlbarg, Aaron Wolff
BY DISTRIBUTOR
DISTRIBUTOR FILM TITLE(S) # OF NOMINATIONS
Fox Searchlight (500) Days Of Summer,
Crazy Heart,
Gentlemen Broncos 7
Sony Pictures Classics An Education,
The Last Station,
A Prophet 7
Focus Features A Serious Man,
Sin Nombre 6
Lionsgate More Than A Game,
Precious 6
Oscilloscope Laboratories The Messenger,
Treeless Mountain 6
Magnolia Pictures Food, Inc.,
Humpday, Mother,
Two Lovers 5
Freestyle Releasing Me and Orson Welles,
That Evening Sun 3
National Geographic Entertainment Amreeka 3
Samuel Goldwyn Films Cold Souls 3
The Weinstein Company A Single Man 3
72nd Street Productions The Vicious Kind 2
Abramaorama Films Anvil! The Story of Anvil 1
Carnivaleque Films The New Year Parade 1
Elephant Eye Films The Maid 1
First Independent Pictures Big Fan 1
First Look Pictures Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans1
IFC Films Everlasting Moments 1
HBO Documentary Films Which Way Home 1
Miramax Adventureland 1
Paramount Pictures Paranormal Activity 1
Phase 4 Films Fifty Dead Men Walking 1
Roadside Attractions Goodbye Solo 1
Strand Releasing Downloading Nancy 1
No Distributor October Country 1
No Distributor Easier With Practice 1
No Distributor Zero Bridge 1
FILMS NOMINATED 35
TOTALS PER FILM
FILM TITLE # OF NOMINATIONS (2 or more nominations)
The Last Station 5
Precious 5
The Messenger 4
(500) Days Of Summer 3
Amreeka 3
Cold Souls 3
Crazy Heart 3
A Serious Man 3
A Single Man 3
Sin Nombre 3
That Evening Sun 2
Treeless Mountain 2
Two Lovers 2
The Vicious Kind 2
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