Award season is in full swing, everybody. Today the Film Independent Spirit Awards announced their nominations. (Read the full list of nominations below.) Not surprisingly, 12 Years a Slave leads all nominees, with seven nominations, including Best Feature. The slightly less heralded Nebraska comes in second, with six nods, also including Best Feature. All Is Lost, Frances Ha, and Inside Llewyn Davis round out the rest of the crop aiming for the top prize. With films like Gravity and American Hustle too expensive to be considered, you get a lot of quirky nominations, like Shailene Woodley (The Spectacular Now) for lead actress, Will Forte (Nebraska) for supporting actor, and Shane Carruth (Upstream Color) for director. The winners will be announced on March 1, 2014, the night before the Academy Awards, which is good if rich and famous actors are looking to save some coin on tux rentals.
BEST FEATURE
12 Years A Slave
All Is Lost
Frances Ha
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
BEST LEAD FEMALE
Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
Julie Delpy - Before Midnight
Gaby Hoffman - Crystal Fairy
Brie Larson - Short Term 12
Shailene Woodley - The Spectacular Now
BEST LEAD MALE
Bruce Dern - Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years A Slave
Oscar Isaac - Inside Llewyn Davis
Michael B. Jordan - Fruitvale Station
Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford - All Is Lost
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Melonie Diaz - Fruitvale Station
Sally Hawkins - Blue Jasmine
Lupita N’Yongo - 12 Years A Slave
Yolanda Ross - Go For Sisters
June Squibb - Nebraska
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Michael Fassbender - 12 Years A Slave
Will Forte - Nebraska
James Gandolfini - Enough Said
Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club
Keith Stanfield - Short Term 12
BEST DIRECTOR
Shane Carruth - Upstream Color
J.C. Chandor - All Is Lost
Steve McQueen - 12 Years A Slave
Jeff Nichols - Mud
Alexander Payne - Nebraska
BEST FIRST FEATURE
ABlue Caprice
Ryan Coogler - Fruitvale Station
Lucy Mulloy - Una Noche
Haifaa Al Mansour - Wadjda
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000)
Computer Chess
Crystal Fairy
Museum Hours
Pit Stop
This Is Martin Bonner
BEST SCREENPLAY
Woody Allen - Blue Jasmine
Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater - Before Midnight
Nicole Holofcener - Enough Said
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber - The Spectacular Now
John Ridley - 12 Years A Slave
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Lake Bell - In A World
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Don Jon
Bob Nelson - Nebraska
Jill Soloway - Afternoon Delight
Michael Starburry - The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister & Pete
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Sean Bobbitt - 12 Years A Slave
Benoit Debie - Spring Breakers
Bruno Delbonnel - Inside Llewyn Davis
Frank G. Demarco - All Is Lost
Matthias Grunsky - Computer Chess
BEST EDITING
Shane Carruth & David Lowery - Upstream Color
Jem Cohen & Marc Vives - Museum Hours
Jennifer Lame - Frances Ha
Cindy Lee - Una Noche
Nat Sanders - Short Term 12
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
A Touch Of Sin
Blue Is The Warmest Color
Gloria
The Great Beauty
The Hunt
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Act Of Killing
After Tiller
Gideon’s Army
The Square
Twenty Feet From Stardom
PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD
Toby Halbrooks & James M. Johnson
Jacob Jaffke
Andrea Roa
Ferderick Thornton
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARDS (Given to emerging director of non-fiction features)
Kalyanee Mam - A River Changes Course
Jason Osder - Let The Fire Burn
Stephanie Spray & Pancho Valez - Manakamana
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARDS
Aaron Douglas Johnston - My Sisters’ Quinceanera
Shaka King - Newlyweeds
Madeleine Olnek - The Foxy Merkins
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD (Best ensemble)
Mud