LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Film
Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film
Independent Spirit Awards, the LA Film Festival and Film
Independent at LACMA, announced nominations for the 2017 Spirit
Awards this morning. The Awards are the primary fundraiser for Film
Independent's year-round programs, which cultivate the careers of
emerging filmmakers and promote diversity in the industry. Film
Independent President Josh Welsh
presided over the press conference held at W Hollywood, with actors Jenny Slate and Edgar
Ramirez presenting the nominations. Nominees for Best
Feature included American Honey,
Chronic, Jackie, Manchester by the Sea and
Moonlight.
"Now more than ever, the voices of independent artists play a
critically important role in our culture," said Film Independent
President Josh Welsh. "The films we
celebrate at this year's Spirit Awards embody the diversity,
innovation and uniqueness of vision that we champion all year
long."
Moonlight was selected to receive the Robert Altman Award, which is bestowed upon one
film's director, casting director and ensemble cast. The Altman
Award was created in 2008 in honor of legendary director
Robert Altman who was known for
creating extraordinary ensemble casts.
Winners, who are selected by Film Independent Members, will be
announced at the Spirit Awards on Saturday,
February 25, 2017. The awards ceremony will be held on the
beach in Santa Monica, just north
of the Santa Monica Pier. The show will broadcast live exclusively
on IFC at 2:00 pm PT/ 5:00 pm ET.
Winners of the Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grants will be announced
at the Film Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grants and Nominee
Brunch on Saturday, January 7, 2017,
at BOA Steakhouse in West
Hollywood.
"The Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grants enable us to not only
recognize great work but also to provide much needed direct
financial support to filmmakers," said Josh
Welsh. "We're so appreciative of our grant funders, Kiehl's
Since 1851 and Piaget. Through their funding of the Producers
Award, Piaget has been a steadfast supporter of film artists for
the last decade."
The Spirit Awards Nominating Committees selected nominees from
382 submissions this year and applied the following guidelines in
determining the nominations: uniqueness of vision, original and
provocative subject matter, economy of means (with particular
attention paid to total production cost and individual
compensation) and percentage of financing from independent sources.
The Spirit Awards Nominating Committees are comprised of writers,
directors, producers, cinematographers, editors, actors, critics,
casting directors, film festival programmers and other working film
professionals.
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2017 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS
BEST FEATURE
(Award given to the producer. Executive
Producers are not awarded.)
American Honey
Producers: Thomas Benski, Jay Van
Hoy, Lars Knudsen,
Lucas Ochoa, Pouya Shahbazian, Alice
Weinberg
Chronic
Producers: Michel Franco, Gina
Kwon, Gabriel Ripstein,
Moisés Zonana
Jackie
Producers: Darren Aronofsky, Scott
Franklin, Ari Handel, Juan de
Dios Larraín, Mickey Liddell
Manchester by the
Sea
Producers: Lauren
Beck, Matt Damon,
Chris Moore, Kimberly Steward, Kevin
J. Walsh
Moonlight
Producers: Dede Gardner, Jeremy
Kleiner, Adele Romanski
BEST FIRST FEATURE
(Award given to the director and
producer)
The Childhood of a Leader
Director:
Brady Corbet
Producers: Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Chris Coen, Ron
Curtis, Helena Danielsson,
Mona Fastvold, István Major
The Fits
Director/Producer: Anna Rose Holmer
Producer: Lisa Kjerulff
Other People
Director: Chris Kelly
Producers: Sam Bisbee, Adam Scott, Naomi
Scott
Swiss Army Man
Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel
Scheinert
Producers: Miranda Bailey,
Lawrence Inglee, Lauren Mann, Amanda
Marshall, Eyal Rimmon,
Jonathan Wang
The Witch
Director: Robert Eggers
Producers: Daniel Bekerman,
Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Jodi
Redmond, Rodrigo Teixeira
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.
Free In Deed
Writer/Director: Jake Mahaffy
Producers: Mike Bowes, Mike S. Ryan, Brent
Stiefel
Hunter Gatherer
Writer/Director: Josh Locy
Producers: Michael Covino,
April Lamb, Sara Murphy, Isaiah
Smallman
Lovesong
Writer/Director: So Yong Kim
Writer/Producer: Bradley Rust
Gray
Producers: David Hansen,
Alex Lipschultz, Johnny Mac
Nakom
Writer/Director/Producer: TW Pittman
Director/Producer: Kelly Daniela
Norris
Writer/Producer: Isaac Adakudugu
Producer: Giovanni Ximénez
Spa Night
Writer/Director: Andrew Ahn
Producers: David Ariniello,
Giulia Caruso, Ki Jin Kim,
Kelly Thomas
BEST DIRECTOR
Andrea
Arnold
American Honey
Barry
Jenkins
Moonlight
Pablo Larraín
Jackie
Jeff
Nichols
Loving
Kelly
Reichardt
Certain Women
BEST SCREENPLAY
Barry Jenkins
Story By
Tarell Alvin McCraney
Moonlight
Kenneth
Lonergan
Manchester by the Sea
Mike Mills
20th
Century Women
Ira Sachs &
Mauricio
Zacharias
Little Men
Taylor Sheridan
Hell
or High Water
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Robert Eggers
The
Witch
Chris Kelly
Other
People
Adam
Mansbach
Barry
Stella Meghie
Jean
of the Joneses
Craig
Shilowich
Christine
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ava Berkofsky
Free
In Deed
Lol Crawley
The
Childhood of a Leader
Zach Kuperstein
The
Eyes of My Mother
James
Laxton
Moonlight
Robbie Ryan
American
Honey
BEST
EDITING
Matthew Hannam
Swiss
Army Man
Jennifer
Lame
Manchester
by the Sea
Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders
Moonlight
Jake Roberts
Hell or
High Water
Sebastián Sepúlveda
Jackie
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Annette Bening
20th
Century Women
Isabelle
Huppert
Elle
Sasha Lane
American
Honey
Ruth
Negga
Loving
Natalie
Portman
Jackie
BEST MALE LEAD
Casey
Affleck
Manchester by the Sea
David Harewood
Free
In Deed
Viggo
Mortensen
Captain Fantastic
Jesse Plemons
Other
People
Tim
Roth
Chronic
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Edwina Findley
Free
In Deed
Paulina
Garcia
Little Men
Lily
Gladstone
Certain Women
Riley
Keough
American Honey
Molly Shannon
Other
People
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Ralph Fiennes
A
Bigger Splash
Ben Foster
Hell or
High Water
Lucas
Hedges
Manchester
by the Sea
Shia
LaBeouf
American Honey
Craig
Robinson
Morris from America
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD -
(Given to one film's director, casting director and ensemble
cast)
Moonlight
Director: Barry Jenkins
Casting Director: Yesi Ramirez
Ensemble Cast: Mahershala Ali, Patrick Decile, Naomie Harris, Alex
Hibbert, André Holland,
Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, Jaden
Piner, Trevante Rhodes,
Ashton Sanders
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and
producer)
13th
Director/Producer: Ava DuVernay
Producers: Spencer Averick,
Howard Barish
Cameraperson
Director/Producer: Kirsten Johnson
Producer: Marilyn Ness
I Am Not Your
Negro
Director/Producer: Raoul Peck
Producers: Rémi Grellety, Hérbert
Peck
O.J.: Made in America
Director/Producer:
Ezra Edelman
Producers: Nina Krstic, Tamara Rosenberg, Caroline Waterlow
Sonita
Director: Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
Producer: Gerd Haag
Under the Sun
Director: Vitaly Mansky
Producer: Natalya Manskaya
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)
Aquarius
(Brazil)
Director: Kleber Mendonça
Filho
Chevalier
(Greece)
Director: Athina Tsangari
My Golden
Days
(France)
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Toni
Erdmann
(Germany
and Romania)
Director: Maren Ade
Under the Shadow
(Iran and U.K.)
Director: Babak Anvari
20th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD – The 20th 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.
Lisa
Kjerulff
Jordana
Mollick
Melody C.
Roscher & Craig
Shilowich
23rd ANNUAL KIEHL'S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – The 23rd
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.
Andrew
Ahn
Director of Spa Night
Claire Carré
Director of Embers
Anna Rose
Holmer
Director of The Fits
Ingrid
Jungermann
Director of Women Who Kill
22nd TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – The 22nd annual Truer
Than Fiction Award 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.
Kristi
Jacobson
Director of
Solitary
Sara Jordenö
Director of Kiki
Nanfu Wang
Director of Hooligan
Sparrow
BY DISTRIBUTOR
Distributor
|
NOMINATIONS
|
#
Nominations
|
A24
|
20th Century
Women, Best Female Lead
20th Century
Women, Best Screenplay
American
Honey, Best Cinematography
American
Honey, Best Director
American
Honey, Best Feature
American
Honey, Best Female Lead
American
Honey, Best Supporting Female
American
Honey, Best Supporting Male
Moonlight,
Best Cinematography
Moonlight,
Best Director
Moonlight,
Best Editing
Moonlight,
Best Feature
Moonlight,
Best Screenplay
Moonlight,
Robert Altman Award
Morris from
America, Best Supporting Male
Swiss Army
Man, Best Editing
Swiss Army
Man, Best First Feature
The Witch,
Best First Feature
The Witch,
Best First Screenplay
|
19
|
Amazon
Studios
|
Manchester by the
Sea, Best Editing
Manchester by the
Sea, Best Feature
Manchester by the
Sea, Best Male Lead
Manchester by the
Sea, Best Screenplay
Manchester by the
Sea, Best Supporting Male
|
5
|
Bleecker
Street
|
Captain
Fantastic, Best Male Lead
|
1
|
CBS Films /
Lionsgate
|
Hell or High
Water, Best Editing
Hell or High
Water, Best Screenplay
Hell or High
Water, Best Supporting Male
|
3
|
Corinth
Films
|
Nakom, John
Cassavetes Award
|
1
|
ESPN Films
|
O.J.: Made in
America, Best Documentary
|
1
|
The Film
Collaborative / Kino Lorber
|
Hooligan
Sparrow, Truer Than Fiction Award
|
1
|
Focus
Features
|
Loving, Best
Director
Loving, Best
Female Lead
|
2
|
Fox Searchlight
Pictures
|
A Bigger
Splash, Best Supporting Male
Jackie, Best
Director
Jackie, Best
Editing
Jackie, Best
Feature
Jackie, Best
Female Lead
|
5
|
HBO Documentary
Films
|
Solitary,
Truer Than Fiction Award
|
1
|
Icarus
Films
|
Under the Sun,
Best Documentary
|
1
|
IFC Films
|
Certain Women,
Best Director
Certain Women,
Best Supporting Female
The Childhood of a
Leader, Best Cinematography
The Childhood of a
Leader, Best First Feature
|
4
|
Janus
Films
|
Cameraperson,
Best Documentary
|
1
|
Magnolia
Pictures
|
I Am Not Your
Negro, Best Documentary
Little Men,
Best Screenplay
Little Men,
Best Supporting Female
My Golden
Days, Best International Film
The Eyes of My
Mother, Best Cinematography
|
5
|
Monument
Releasing
|
Chronic, Best
Feature
Chronic, Best
Male Lead
|
2
|
Netflix
|
13th, Best
Documentary
Barry, Best
First Screenplay
|
2
|
The
Orchard
|
Christine,
Best First Screenplay
Embers,
Someone to Watch Award
Hunter
Gatherer, John Cassavetes Award
|
3
|
Oscilloscope
Laboratories
|
The Fits, Best
First Feature
The Fits,
Someone to Watch Award
|
2
|
Sony Pictures
Classics
|
Elle, Best
Female Lead
Toni Erdmann,
Best International Film
|
2
|
Strand
Releasing
|
Chevalier,
Best International Film
Lovesong, John
Cassavetes Award
Spa Night,
John Cassavetes Award
Spa Night,
Someone to Watch Award
|
4
|
Sundance
Selects
|
Kiki, Truer
Than Fiction Award
|
1
|
Vertical
Entertainment
|
Other People,
Best First Feature
Other People,
Best First Screenplay
Other People,
Best Male Lead
Other People,
Best Supporting Female
Under the
Shadow, Best International Film
|
5
|
Vitagragh
Films
|
Aquarius, Best
International Film
|
1
|
Women Make
Movies
|
Sonita, Best
Documentary
|
1
|
No
Distributor
|
Free In Deed,
Best Cinematography, Best Male Lead, Best Supporting Female, John
Cassavetes Award
Jean of the
Joneses, Best First Screenplay
Women Who
Kill, Someone to Watch Award
|
# of films without
distributor 3
|
44 FILMS NOMINATED
FILM
TITLE
|
CATEGORIES
|
#
|
13th
|
Best
Documentary
|
1
|
20th Century
Women
|
Best Female
Lead
Best
Screenplay
|
2
|
American
Honey
|
Best
Cinematography
Best
Director
Best
Feature
Best Female
Lead
Best Supporting
Female
Best Supporting
Male
|
6
|
Aquarius
|
Best International
Film
|
1
|
Barry
|
Best First
Screenplay
|
1
|
A Bigger
Splash
|
Best Supporting
Male
|
1
|
Cameraperson
|
Best
Documentary
|
1
|
Captain
Fantastic
|
Best Male
Lead
|
1
|
Certain
Women
|
Best
Director
Best Supporting
Female
|
2
|
Chevalier
|
Best International
Film
|
1
|
Christine
|
Best First
Screenplay
|
1
|
The Childhood of a
Leader
|
Best
Cinematography
Best First
Feature
|
2
|
Chronic
|
Best
Feature
Best Male
Lead
|
2
|
Elle
|
Best Female
Lead
|
1
|
Embers
|
Someone to Watch
Award
|
1
|
The Eyes of My
Mother
|
Best
Cinematography
|
1
|
The
Fits
|
Best First
Feature
Someone to Watch
Award
|
2
|
Free In
Deed
|
Best
Cinematography
Best Male
Lead
Best Supporting
Female
John Cassavetes
Award
|
4
|
Hell or High
Water
|
Best
Editing
Best
Screenplay
Best Supporting
Male
|
3
|
Hooligan
Sparrow
|
Truer Than Fiction
Award
|
1
|
Hunter
Gatherer
|
John Cassavetes
Award
|
1
|
I Am Not Your
Negro
|
Best
Documentary
|
1
|
Jackie
|
Best
Director
Best
Editing
Best
Feature
Best Female
Lead
|
4
|
Jean of the
Joneses
|
Best First
Screenplay
|
1
|
Kiki
|
Truer Than Fiction
Award
|
1
|
Little
Men
|
Best
Screenplay
Best Supporting
Female
|
2
|
Lovesong
|
John Cassavetes
Award
|
1
|
Loving
|
Best
Director
Best Female
Lead
|
2
|
Manchester by the
Sea
|
Best
Editing
Best
Feature
Best Male
Lead
Best
Screenplay
Best Supporting
Male
|
5
|
Moonlight
|
Best
Cinematography
Best
Director
Best
Editing
Best
Feature
Best
Screenplay
Robert Altman
Award
|
6
|
Morris from
America
|
Best Supporting
Male
|
1
|
My Golden
Days
|
Best International
Film
|
1
|
Nakom
|
John Cassavetes
Award
|
1
|
O.J.: Made in
America
|
Best
Documentary
|
1
|
Other
People
|
Best First
Feature
Best First
Screenplay
Best Male
Lead
Best Supporting
Female
|
4
|
Solitary
|
Truer Than Fiction
Award
|
1
|
Sonita
|
Best
Documentary
|
1
|
Spa
Night
|
John Cassavetes
Award
Someone to Watch
Award
|
2
|
Swiss Army
Man
|
Best
Editing
Best First
Feature
|
2
|
Toni
Erdmann
|
Best International
Film
|
1
|
Under the
Shadow
|
Best International
Film
|
1
|
Under the
Sun
|
Best
Documentary
|
1
|
The
Witch
|
Best First
Feature
Best First
Screenplay
|
2
|
Women Who
Kill
|
Someone to Watch
Award
|
1
|
ABOUT THE FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS
Now in its
32nd year, the Film Independent Spirit Awards is an
annual celebration honoring artist-driven films made with an
economy of means by filmmakers whose films embody independence and
originality. The Spirit Awards recognizes the achievements of
American independent filmmakers and promotes the finest independent
films of the year to a wider audience.
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310.432.1252.
ABOUT FILM INDEPENDENT
Film Independent is the
non-profit arts organization that champions creative independence
in visual storytelling and supports a community of artists who
embody diversity, innovation and uniqueness of vision. Film
Independent helps filmmakers make their movies, builds an audience
for their projects, and works to diversify the film industry. Film
Independent's Board of Directors, filmmakers, staff, and
constituents, is comprised of an inclusive community of individuals
across ability, age, ethnicity, gender, race, and sexual
orientation. Anyone passionate about film can become a member,
whether you are a filmmaker, industry professional, or a film
lover.
Film Independent produces the Spirit Awards, the annual
celebration honoring artist-driven films and recognizing the finest
achievements of American independent filmmakers. Film Independent
also produces the LA Film Festival, showcasing the best of American
and international cinema and Film Independent at LACMA, a
year-round, weekly program that offers unique cinematic experiences
for the Los Angeles creative
community and the general public.
With over 250 annual screenings and events, Film Independent
provides access to a network of like-minded artists who are driving
creativity in the film industry. Film Independent's Artist
Development program offers free Labs for selected writers,
directors, producers and documentary filmmakers and presents
year-round networking opportunities. Project Involve is Film
Independent's signature program dedicated to fostering the careers
of talented filmmakers from communities traditionally
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