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2009 | 2008
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Precious Leads Spirit Nominations
17 hours ago | Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news »
The Spirit nominations were announced, and Precious is leading the pack alongside The Last Station. Each film was nominated for five awards apiece. Precious starring Mariah Carey, and The Last Station starring Paul Giamatti were both nominated for best feature, as well as 500 Days of Summer, Amreeka, and Sin Nombre. For the best male actor category, the race is between Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart, Colin Firth for A Single Man, Joseph Gordon Levitt for 500 Days of Summer Souleymane Sy Savane for Goodbye Solo and Adam Scott for The Vicious Kind. Mario Bellow in Downloading Nancy, Nisreen Faour... »
Precious Leads Spirit Nominations
17 hours ago | Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news »
The Spirit nominations were announced, and Precious is leading the pack alongside The Last Station. Each film was nominated for five awards apiece. Precious starring Mariah Carey, and The Last Station starring Paul Giamatti were both nominated for best feature, as well as 500 Days of Summer, Amreeka, and Sin Nombre. For the best male actor category, the race is between Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart, Colin Firth for A Single Man, Joseph Gordon Levitt for 500 Days of Summer Souleymane Sy Savane for Goodbye Solo and Adam Scott for The Vicious Kind. Mario Bellow in Downloading Nancy, Nisreen Faour... »
The Independent Spirit Awards
21 hours ago | Makingof.com | See recent Makingof.com news »
The Independent Spirit Awards announced their nominees earlier today. Listed below is the complete list of this year's nominated films, cast and crew members. MakingOf would like to congratulate the nominees and applaud the diverse roster of talented filmmakers. Please scroll down for links to exclusive interviews we've conducted with some of the nominated directors and writers.
The Independent Spirit Awards eligibility requirements for consideration are that the feature film must be 70 minutes in length and the total cost must be below $20 million. A film also must have screened at a major film festival or had a one-week engagement at a commercial theater.
The awards' ceremony has taken place the past 24 years the Saturday afternoon before the Academy Awards in Santa Monica. The ceremony is moving this year to downtown L.A. and will be held in the evening on Friday, March 5th.
This year's Independent Spirit Awards Nominees:
Best »
(95) Days of Spirit
1 December 2009 4:10 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
The Spirit Awards are coming! In 95 days. The nominees have a long time to decide which pair of jeans or casual designer wear would best suit the event. Though the Spirits have traditionally passed out their ever-so-slightly off mainstream prizes the day before the Oscars this year they’re moving to a Friday night situation on March 5th. All the better for partying? Still time to use those hangover cures before the Oscars on Sunday.
Sin Nombre, a 3 time nomineeHere are the nominees
Best Feature(500) Days Of Summer | Amreeka |Precious | Sin Nombre | The Last StationI warned y'all that The Last Station would have more awards strength than many pundits are indicating. I must get around to Sin Nombre before the end of this year. I suspect Precious is your winner since the Spirits generally award the actual Oscar hopefuls.
Best Director
The Coen Bros A Serious Man | Lee Daniels Precious »
- NATHANIEL R
2010 Independent Spirit Award Nominees Announced
1 December 2009 3:00 PM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Although the nominees for the Academy Awards won't be announced until sometime next year, a few of the other award ceremonies are already in full swing including the Independent Spirit Awards, which recognize the best films shot for $20 million or less. This year's Spirit Award nominees were announced earlier today, and I think there are definitely some interesting choices. First off, the big one that everyone is picking up on is the fact that Paranormal Activity was nominated for Best First Feature. And why shouldn't it be? The Blair Witch Project won the exact same award back in 2000. Anvil! The Story of Anvil has been redeemed somewhat for the Oscar snub by getting a nod here for Best Documentary, and surprisingly, Jemaine Clement picked up a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Gentlemen Broncos. Other than that, some of the movies that scored multiple nominations include Precious, (500) Days of Summer, »
- Sean
'The Last Station,' 'Precious' Lead Spirit Award Noms
1 December 2009 1:32 PM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »
Actors Taraji P. Henson and Matt Dillon announced the nominees for the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards on Tuesday morning. Dramatic films "The Last Station" and "Precious" lead the pack with five nods each.
The winners will be announced on Friday, March 5, 2010 in L.A.
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, »
2010 Independent Spirit Award Nominees
1 December 2009 1:23 PM, PST | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire and The Last Station led the nominations for the 2010 Independent Spirit Awards with five each.
Both were nominated for best feature along with (500) Days of Summer, Amreeka, and Sin Nombre.
If you’re wondering where indie favorite and Oscar hopeful The Hurt Locker is, the movie was submitted for consideration last year and was no eligible for this year’s list. Though Kathryn Bigelow picked up “Best Feature” for the film at the Gotham Independent Film Awards last night.
As far as I know, Duncan Jones’ Moon is considered a British film and was correctly included in the British Indie Film nominees with several other solid picks (though I didn’t care for Fish Tank).
I was glad to see Anvil! included in the documentaries after it was left off the Oscar short list — though where’s The Cove? — plus love for 500 Days and Adventureland, »
- Jeff Leins
Spirit Awards Nominations Announced! "Precious," "The Last Station" Score!
1 December 2009 12:31 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization behind the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, 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.
The awards show will be held March 5, two days before the Oscars. The event will be held at the La Live campus downtown.
Visit the Spirit Awards official site right here.
And now, the nominees of the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards:
Best Feature
"(500) Days Of Summer" - Producers: Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Steven J. Wolfe
"Amreeka" - Producers: Paul Barkin, »
- Manny
Spirit Awards 2010
1 December 2009 11:15 AM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
2010 Spirit Awards 2010 Spirit Award nominations: Dec. 1, 2009 2010 Spirit Award winners: La Live in Los Angeles on Mar. 5, 2010 ("*" denotes the winner in each category) Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique in Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire Best Feature (Award given to the Producer) (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 Foreign Film (Award given to the director) A Prophet (France) – Director: Jacques Audiard An Education (UK/France)- Director: Lone Scherfig Everlasting Moments (Sweden) – [...] »
- Anna Robinson
Precious, Station & 500 Days Lead Independent Spirit Awards Nominations
1 December 2009 11:11 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Precious, The Last Station and (500) Days Of Summer lead the Best Film nominations for the 25th Independent Spirit Awards.
Amreeka and Sin Nombre also made the list, which was announced in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning.
The Last Station, which chronicles the final days of Russian author Leo Tolstoy, and the acclaimed Precious scored the most nominations with five each.
Early Oscar favourite The Hurt Locker missed out on a nomination because it was selected last year.
Maria Bello (Downloading Nancy), Nisreen Faour (Amreeka), Helen Mirren (The Last Station), Gywneth Paltrow (Two Lovers) and Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) will fight for the Best Female Lead prize, while the Best Male Lead honour will be contested by Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart), Colin Firth (A Single Man), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, ((500) Days of Summer) Souleymane Sy Savane (Goodbye Solo) and Adam Scott (The Vicious Kind).
Meanwhile, Ethan & Joel Coen (A Serious Man), Lee Daniels (Precious) and Michael Hoffman (The Last Station) lead the Best Director nominations list.
Anvil! The Story of Anvil, Food, Inc., More Than a Game, October Country and Which Way Home will battle for the Best Documentary honours, while A Prophet, An Education, Everlasting Moments, Mother and The Maid will compete for Best Foreign Film.
To be eligible for an Independent Spirit nod, all films must have been made for less than $20 million (£12.5 million). Films must have either screened at a major film festival including Sundance, Toronto or Film Independent’s own Los Angeles Film Festival or had a one-week engagement at a commercial theatre.
The awards will be handed out in Los Angeles on 5 March. »
2009 Spirit Award Nominees
1 December 2009 10:47 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Film Independent’s Spirit Awards are meant to honor “indie” films, i.e. no blockbuster movies allowed but if you played at some festivals and didn’t cost a lot of money, you’re in consideration. The Spirit Awards are a good indicator of what smaller films could be getting a shot at Oscar nominations in various categories. Usually, their nominees are pretty solid and play like a nice alternative universe where the Oscars went to more deserving nominees (last year The Wrestler won Best Film and Best Actor).
But this year’s choices are obvious mixed with disappointingly bizarre. In a year where some strong, hard-sell films came out of Sundance with strong buzz, the Spirit Awards have instead shown love to movies like Two Lovers, Cold Souls, and (500) Days of Summer. It’s not that any of these films are resoundingly bad, but when placed alongside obvious contenders »
- Matt Goldberg
'Last Station' and 'Precious' Lead the 2010 Independent Spirit Award Nominees
1 December 2009 10:41 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
This morning, Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced the nominees for the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards. The leading nomination getters where Sony Pictures Classics' The Last Station and Lionsgate's Precious, both of which earned five nominations including Best Feature along with Amreeka, 500 Days of Summer and Sin Nombre. Precious also enjoyed nominations in Best Director (Lee Daniels), Best Actress (Gabourey Sidibe), Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique) and Best First Screenplay.
The leading studios where Fox Searchlight and Sony Classics, each of which took home 7 nominations, Searchlight even earning one for the critically loathed Gentlemen Broncos with Jemaine Clement earning a Best Supporting Male nod.
I'm very happy to see Christian McKay for Me and Orson Welles enjoying some love and hope it can translate to an Oscar nomination and I wonder if Samantha Morton's nomination for »
- Brad Brevet
Precious, Station & 500 Days Lead Independent Spirit Awards Nominations
1 December 2009 8:56 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Precious, The Last Station and (500) Days Of Summer lead the Best Film nominations for the 25th Independent Spirit Awards. Amreeka and Sin Nombre also made the list, which was announced in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning.
The Last Station, which chronicles the final days of Russian author Leo Tolstoy, and the acclaimed Precious scored the most nominations with five each.
Early Oscar favourite The Hurt Locker missed out on a nomination because it was selected last year.
To be eligible for an Independent Spirit nod, all films must have been made for less than $20 million (GBP12.5 million). Films must have either screened at a major film festival including Sundance, Toronto or Film Independent’s own Los Angeles Film Festival or had a one-week engagement at a commercial theatre.
The awards will be handed out in Los Angeles on 5 March. »
'Precious' and '500 Days' of Summer dominate 2010 Independent Spirit Award Nominees
1 December 2009 8:40 AM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
The 25th Annual Indiependnent Spirit Awards were announced today in Los Angeles. The awards will be handed out at a ceremony at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles on Sat. March 5 at 8:00 Pm Pst, 11:00 Pm Est on IFC. The complete list of nominees are below. 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... »
Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations
1 December 2009 8:30 AM, PST | Deadline Hollywood | See recent Deadline Hollywood news »
For Best Feature, the nominations announced this morning are: "500 Days of Summer," "Amreeka," "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," "Sin Nombre" and "The Last Station". For Best Director, the nominations went to Joel and Ethan Coen for "A Serious Man," Lee Daniels for "Precious," Cary Joji Fukunaga for "Sin Nombre," James Gray for "Two Lovers" and Michael Hoffman for "The Last Station." "The Last Station," which opens Friday, and "Precious" scored the most nominations with five each. "The Hurt Locker" can't be nominated because it was put forward last year. Best Feature (Award given to the Producer) 500 Days [...] »
- Nikki Finke
For Your Consideration: 10 Surprises From The Spirit Award Nominations
1 December 2009 7:57 AM, PST | IndieWIRE | See recent indieWIRE news »
Lee Daniels’ “Precious: Based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” and Michael Hoffman’s “The Last Station” topped the 2010 Film Independent Spirit Award nominations, each nabbing five nods including best feature. The pair were joined in that category by Marc Webb’s “(500) Days of Summer,” Cherien Dabis’s “Amreeka,” and Cary Joji Fukunaga’s “Sin Nombre,” and led a list of nominations that was at times entirely expected, and at others quite perplexing. … »
Gotham Awards 2009
30 November 2009 5:28 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
2009 Gotham Awards 2009 Gotham Award nominations: Oct. 19, 2009 2009 Gotham Award winners: Nov. 30, 2009 in New York City ("*" denotes the winner in each category) The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow Best Feature Amreeka Cherien Dabis, director; Christina Piovesan, Paul Barkin, producers (National Geographic Entertainment) Big Fan Robert Siegel, director; Jean Kouremetis, Elan Bogarin, producers (First Independent Pictures) * The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow, director; Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro, producers (Summit Entertainment) The Maid Sebastian Silva, director; Gregorio Gonzales, producer (Elephant Eye Films) A Serious Man Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, directors/producers (Focus Features) Best Documentary * Food, Inc. Robert Kenner, director; Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein, producers (Magnolia Pictures) Good Hair Jeff Stilson, director; Chris Rock, Kevin O’Donnell, Nelson George Jenny Hunter, producers (Liddell Entertainment and Roadside Attractions in [...] »
- Anna Robinson
The Hurt Locker and Big Fan Lead the Gotham Indie Award Noms
30 November 2009 1:32 AM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker (Best Feature, Ensemble, Breakthrough Actor) and Robert Siegel Big Fan (Best Feature, Breakthrough Director and Actor) managed to pick up three mentions each for the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Award nominations, but the big winner on November 30th might actually be The Coen Bros. A Serious Man who have noms in the Best Feature and Best Ensemble Perf. categories. - Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker (Best Feature, Ensemble, Breakthrough Actor) and Robert Siegel Big Fan (Best Feature, Breakthrough Director and Actor) managed to pick up three mentions each for the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Award nominations, but the big winner on November 30th might actually be The Coen Bros. A Serious Man who have noms in the Best Feature and Best Ensemble Perf. categories. Sebastian Silva's (who we just recently interviewed) picked up pair »
- Ioncinema.com Staff
Super Shorts: Make a Wish (Itmanna)
30 October 2009 2:00 AM, PDT | TribecaFilm.com | See recent Tribeca Film news »
Click on the photo to check out the film. Make a Wish (Itmanna) dir. Cherien Dabis (2006) 12 min. Want to see the short that put Cherien Dabis, the director of this year's heartwarming story of Palestinan immigrants in America, Amreeka? Make a Wish, which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, was filmed on the streets of Palestine, following a young girl who is on a mission: to buy a birthday cake. What should be a simple task is complicated by the dangers and poverty of the area, and the film ends on an eloquent note. Make a Wish is one of a series on TribecaFilm @ YouTube and the YouTube Screening Room that celebrates Middle Eastern stories and filmmakers, available only through November 11. Other films are listed below. Eclipse official selection of the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival dir. Mark Lapwood (2007) 10 min. A hypnotic work of art, Eclipse journeys into the ... »
Nominees of 2009 Gotham Awards Announced
20 October 2009 12:01 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
On Monday, October 19, the Independent Filmmaker Project has announced the nominees for the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, unraveling the dominance of "The Hurt Locker" and "Big Fan". Both feature films received the most nominations with three gongs each, and will battle it out in two categories, Best Feature and Breakthrough Actor.
In the Best Feature category, the two are up against Cherien Dabis' "Amreeka", Sebastian Silva's "The Maid" and the Coen brothers' "A Serious Man". As for the actor title, "Hurt Locker" enlisted Jeremy Renner and "Big Fan" put Patton Oswalt in competition with Ben Foster, Catalina Saavedra and Soulemane Sy Savane.
The third nod "Hurt Locker" collected is for Best Ensemble Performance, placing it to compete against "Adventureland" and "Cold Souls" among other movies. Meanwhile, "Big Fan" lands its third nomination for its director Robert Siegel. In the particular category, Siegel is listed against Cruz Angeles, »
- AceShowbiz.com
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