The 21st 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 Piaget. The 19th 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. Robert Machoian and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, “God Bless the Child” The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Kiehl’s Since 1851.Ĭhloe Zhao, “Songs My Brothers Taught Me” The 22nd 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. Award given to the writer, director and producer Executive Producers are not awarded. Given to the best feature made for under $500,000. “A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence” Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie, “Heaven Knows What” Joshua James Richards, “Songs My Brothers Taught Me” Other films benefitting from multiple nominations include “Heaven Knows What,” “Songs My Brother Taught Me,” “It Follows” and Sundance hits “James White” and “The Diary of a Teenage Girl.”īel Powley, “The Diary of a Teenage Girl”Ĭary Joji Fukunaga, “Beasts of No Nation” Both films are nominated for Best Feature and Best Director, and they both surprised in the acting categories as Jennifer Jason Leigh’s vocal performance in the former landed her a Best Supporting Actress nomination, while acclaimed “Tangerine” actresses Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor earned Best Female Lead and Best Supporting Female nods for the latter, respectively.
While current Oscar power players “ Carol” and “ Spotlight” had a strong showing among this morning’s nominees - “Carol” leads all films with six nominations total, while “Spotlight” is tied for second place with “ Beasts of No Nation” with five - it looks like the Spirit Awards largely rejected some of the season’s big favorites in favor of worthy smaller titles.Ĭase in point: “Anomalisa” and “ Tangerine,” both of which walked away with four nominations in some of the biggest categories.
READ MORE: For Your Consideration: Indiewire Predicts the 2015 Independent Spirit Award Nominationsįilm Independent has announced the nominees for the 31st Independent Spirt Awards, which will take place Saturday, February 27 at 2:00pm PT / 5:00pm ET.
0 kommentar(er)
