Oscar 2015: Birdman guida le nomination degli Independent Spirit Awards

È con le nomination alla trentesima edizione degli Independent Spirit Awards che parte la Awards Season del 2015. Ironicamente perché, assegnati tradizionalmente 24 ore prima degli Academy Awards e organizzati dalla Film Independent (associazione nonprofit a sostegno delle arti), hanno poco a che fare con Hollywood e si preoccupano di premiare il cinema indipendente americano - anche se spesso finiscono per avere molti nominati e premiati in comune con i ben più blasonati Oscar.

A guidare le nomination quest'anno Birdman di Alejandro G. Inarritu, presentato al Festival di Venezia, con sei nomination (miglior film, regista, montaggio e tre categorie recitative, ma NON fotografia). Boyhood, Nightcrawler - Lo Sciacallo e Selma ottengono cinque nomination ciascuno, mentre Vizio di Forma riceverà il premio speciale Robert Altman.

La lista completa è disponibile qui sotto, i premi verranno assegnati il 21 febbraio:

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

• 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

18^th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD – The 18^th 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

21^st ANNUAL KIEHL'S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – The 21^st 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

20^th ANNUAL LENSCRAFTERS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – The 20^th 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