Tuesday, December 2, 2008

2009 Independent Spirit Awards Nominees Announced


The Independent Spirit Awards are an annual award given in the name of independent film, featuring those little indies which deserve the honor and recognition that they won't necessarily be receiving at the Oscars. The nominees for the 2009 awards have been announced today. The three films with the most nominations include Ballast, Frozen River, and Rachel Getting Married. Also rounding out the list of films nominated for Best Features are The Wrestler and Wendy and Lucy. A very interesting selection and not at all what I was expecting, but nevertheless a great selection of the finest in independent film. Read on!

You'll notice an [IMDb] link next to each one. This is so you can explore and discover great new films, because there is guaranteed to be an indie movie you've never heard of on this list.
BEST FEATURE
Ballast [IMDb]
Frozen River [IMDb]
Rachel Getting Married [IMDb]
Wendy and Lucy [IMDb]
The Wrestler [IMDb]

BEST FIRST FEATURE
Afterschool [IMDb]
Medicine for Melancholy [IMDb]
Sangre De Mi Sangre [IMDb]Sleep Dealer [IMDb]
Synecdoche, New York [IMDb]

BEST DIRECTOR
Ramin Bahrani - Chop Shop [IMDb]
Jonathan Demme - Rachel Getting Married [IMDb]
Lance Hammer - Ballast [IMDb]
Courtney Hunt - Frozen River [IMDb]
Tom McCarthy - The Visitor [IMDb]

BEST MALE LEAD
Javier Bardem - Vicky Cristina Barcelona [IMDb]
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor [IMDb]
Sean Penn - Milk [IMDb]
Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker [IMDb]
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler [IMDb]

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Summer Bishil - Towelhead [IMDb]
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married [IMDb]
Melissa Leo - Frozen River [IMDb]
Tarra Riggs - Ballast [IMDb]
Michelle Williams - Wendy and Lucy [IMDb]

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
James Franco - Milk [IMDb]
Anthony Mackie - The Hurt Locker [IMDb]
Charlie McDermott - Frozen River [IMDb]
JimMyron Ross - Ballast [IMDb]
Haaz Sleiman - The Visitor [IMDb]

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona [IMDb]
Rosemarie DeWitt - Rachel Getting Married [IMDb]
Rosie Perez - The Take [IMDb]
Misty Upham - Frozen River [IMDb]
Debra Winger - Rachel Getting Married [IMDb]

BEST SCREENPLAY
Woody Allen - Vicky Cristina Barcelona [IMDb]
Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck - Sugar [IMDb]
Charlie Kaufman - Synecdoche, New York [IMDb]
Howard A. Rodman - Savage Grace [IMDb]
Christopher Zalla - Sangre De Mi Sangre [IMDb]

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Maryse Alberti - The Wrestler [IMDb]
Lol Crawley - Ballast [IMDb]
James Laxton - Medicine for Melancholy [IMDb]
Harris Savides - Milk [IMDb]
Michael Simmonds - Chop Shop [IMDb]

BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Betrayal [IMDb]
Encounters at the End of the World [IMDb]
Man on Wire [IMDb]
The Order of Myths [IMDb]
Up the Yangtze [IMDb]

BEST FOREIGN FILM
The Class (France) [IMDb]
Gomorra (Italy) [IMDb]
Hunger (U.K./Ireland) [IMDb]
Secret of the Grain (France) [IMDb]
Silent Light (Mexico/France/Netherlands/Germany) [IMDb]
source : www.firstshowing.net

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