Independent Spirit Awards Nominations
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Jonathan
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 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations
Surprised no one else has posted them yet. Not exactly an Oscar precursor (Though the winners are usually also Oscar nominees), but still. Anyway:
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer)
American Gun
The Dead Girl
Half Nelson
Little Miss Sunshine
Pan's Labyrinth
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
Day Night Day Night
Man Push Cart
The Motel
Sweet Land
Wristcutters: A Love Story
BEST DIRECTOR
Robert Altman, A Prairie Home Companion
Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris, Little Miss Sunshine
Ryan Fleck, Half Nelson
Karen Moncrieff, The Dead Girl
Steven Soderbergh, Bubble
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer)
Chalk
Four Eyed Monsters
Old Joy
Quinceañera
Twelve and Holding
BEST SCREENPLAY
The Illusionist
Friends with Money
The Painted Veil
Thank You For Smoking
Sorry, Haters
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Little Miss Sunshine
Half Nelson
Wristcutters: A Love Story
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Conversations with Other Women
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Shareeka Epps, Half Nelson
Catherine O'Hara, For Your Consideration
Elizabeth Reaser, Sweet Land
Michelle Williams, Land of Plenty
Robin Wright Penn, Sorry, Haters
BEST MALE LEAD
Aaron Eckhart, Thank You For Smoking
Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
Edward Norton, The Painted Veil
Ahmad Razvi, Man Push Cart
Forest Whitaker, American Gun
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Melonie Diaz, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Marcia Gay Harden, American Gun
Mary Beth Hurt, The Dead Girl
Frances McDormand, Friends with Money
Amber Tamblyn, Stephanie Daley
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Raymond J. Barry, Steel City
Daniel Craig, Infamous
Paul Dano, Little Miss Sunshine
Channing Tatum, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Four Eyed Monsters
Brothers of the Head
Pan's Labyrinth
Wild Tigers I Have Known
Man Push Cart
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director)
A Lion in the House
My Country, My Country
The Road to Guantanamo
The Trials of Darryl Hunt
You're Gonna Miss Me
BEST FOREIGN FILM (Award given to the director)
12:08 East of Bucharest (Romania)
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (Philippines)
Chronicle of an Escape (Argentina)
Days of Glory (France/Morocco/Algeria/Belgium)
The Lives of Others (Germany)
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Jonathan
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Lots of Little Miss Sunshine and Half Nelson love. Loyal is gonna LOVE these.
And the Paul Dano love makes me
Something I find interesting though is that, outside of Little Miss Sunshine, these are very low-key nominees, especially after awarding Brokeback Mountain last year and Sideways the year before.
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:11 pm |
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Christian
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Whoa, they nominated a Philippine-made indie!!!
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:13 pm |
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android
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Veeeery interesting sup. actor nominees. Paul Dano (instead of Steve Carell - guess they don't consider him indie enough, eheh), Daniel Craig, ... and Channing Tatum!!! lool Cool.
And Soderbergh got nominated for Bubble!
Really good for Little Miss Sunshine and specially Half Nelson, which seems to be headed for at least oscar nominations for Gosling and Screenplay (maybe Shareeka Epps, who knows...)
I also noticed the lack of real oscar contenders this year. The cerimony won't be as big (in terms of media exposure) as last year's I think. The only people with a chance: Ryan Gosling, Edward Norton, Alan Arkin, Shareeka Epps and Catherine O'Hara (very slim for these two).
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:35 pm |
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xiayun
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With The Queen, Little Children, and The Last King of Scotland being ineligible, the options are pretty limited for ISA, and I'm happy to see the low-key films getting recognized; more in line with the spirit of awarding real independent film-making.
The Painted Veil did fine, but no Naomi Watts.
I think it's retarded to nominate LMS and HN in Best First Screenplay instead of Best Screenplay, especially considering they're nominated in Best Feature, not Best First Feature. Can't have it both ways.
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:46 pm |
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Jonathan
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 Re: Independent Spirit Awards Nominations
And, because I'm a predictions junkie:
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer)
1. Little Miss Sunshine
2. Pan's Labyrinth
3. Half Nelson
4. American Gun
5. The Dead Girl
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
1. Man Push Cart
2. Sweet Land
3. Wristcutters: A Love Story
4. Day Night Day Night
5. The Motel
BEST DIRECTOR
1. Robert Altman, A Prairie Home Companion
2. Ryan Fleck, Half Nelson
3. Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris, Little Miss Sunshine
4. Karen Moncrieff, The Dead Girl
5. Steven Soderbergh, Bubble
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer)
1. Old Joy
2. Quinceañera
3. Four Eyed Monsters
4. Twelve and Holding
5. Chalk
BEST SCREENPLAY
1. Thank You For Smoking
2. The Painted Veil
3. Friends with Money
4. The Illusionist
5. Sorry, Haters
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
1. Little Miss Sunshine
2. Half Nelson
3. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
4. Wristcutters: A Love Story
5. Conversations with Other Women
BEST FEMALE LEAD
1. Shareeka Epps, Half Nelson
2. Catherine O'Hara, For Your Consideration
3. Robin Wright Penn, Sorry, Haters
4. Elizabeth Reaser, Sweet Land
5. Michelle Williams, Land of Plenty
BEST MALE LEAD
1. Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
2. Edward Norton, The Painted Veil
3. Aaron Eckhart, Thank You For Smoking
4. Forest Whitaker, American Gun
5. Ahmad Razvi, Man Push Cart
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
1. Frances McDormand, Friends with Money
2. Amber Tamblyn, Stephanie Daley
3. Marcia Gay Harden, American Gun
4. Melonie Diaz, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
5. Mary Beth Hurt, The Dead Girl
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
1. Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
2. Paul Dano, Little Miss Sunshine
3. Daniel Craig, Infamous
4. Channing Tatum, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
5. Raymond J. Barry, Steel City
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. Pan's Labyrinth
2. Man Push Cart
3. Four Eyed Monsters
4. Brothers of the Head
5. Wild Tigers I Have Known
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director)
1. The Road to Guantanamo
2. My Country, My Country
3. The Trials of Darryl Hunt
4. A Lion in the House
5. You're Gonna Miss Me
BEST FOREIGN FILM (Award given to the director)
1. The Lives of Others (Germany)
2. Days of Glory (France/Morocco/Algeria/Belgium)
3. 12:08 East of Bucharest (Romania)
4. The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (Philippines)
5. Chronicle of an Escape (Argentina)
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:06 pm |
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Alex Y.
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Surprised that Sherrybaby and Maggie Gyllenhaal were snubbed.
And was there a child actor category, or was Abigail Breslin also ignored for Little Miss Sunshine?
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:05 pm |
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Harry Warden
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What?! No Hard Candy?!!!!
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:31 pm |
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android
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Yep. No Hard Candy, Little Children, Breslin for Little Miss Sunshine, Last King of Scotland (Whitaker in particular), Sherrybaby (Gyllenhaal in particular), Come Early Morning (Judd in particular), ...
lots of omissions...
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:55 pm |
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Jonathan
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android wrote: Yep. No Hard Candy, Little Children, Breslin for Little Miss Sunshine, Last King of Scotland (Whitaker in particular), Sherrybaby (Gyllenhaal in particular), Come Early Morning (Judd in particular), ...
lots of omissions...
I think I read somewhere that The Last King of Scotland and Little Children didn't qualify, for some reason. And
However, the Breslin and Sherrybaby snubs are quite odd.
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:04 pm |
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Christian
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Mood-Swing Jon wrote: android wrote: Yep. No Hard Candy, Little Children, Breslin for Little Miss Sunshine, Last King of Scotland (Whitaker in particular), Sherrybaby (Gyllenhaal in particular), Come Early Morning (Judd in particular), ...
lots of omissions... I think I read somewhere that The Last King of Scotland and Little Children didn't qualify, for some reason. And However, the Breslin and Sherrybaby snubs are quite odd. Tom O'Neill from goldderby wrote: Meantime, "The Queen," "Venus," "Last King of Scotland," "The History Boys" and "Borat" didn't qualify because their filmmakers or production companies are based in Britain. There is the separate category for foreign films, but they didn't pop up there. Other films like "Little Children" and "Bobby" didn't qualify because they didn't fit all four criteria cited by Film Independent, which bestows the prizes: 1. Uniqueness of vision; 2. Original, provocative subject matter; 3. Economy of means (with particular attention paid to total production cost and individual compensation); 4. Percentage of financing from independent sources. Nominees were determined by a panels of 15 filmakers (directors, writers, actors) and journalists. Also, films must be made for less than $20 million; 250 qualified for entry.
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:11 pm |
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android
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Hmmm, ok...
and yet they nominated The Painted Veil with its 35 million budget. Nothing against that movie - I'm quite curious about it, actually. I just see a double standard in here, that's all. 
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:13 pm |
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Jonathan
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android wrote: Hmmm, ok... and yet they nominated The Painted Veil with its 35 million budget. Nothing against that movie - I'm quite curious about it, actually. I just see a double standard in here, that's all. 
I point that out in my article. V. odd.
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:18 pm |
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Christian
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Mood-Swing Jon wrote: android wrote: Hmmm, ok... and yet they nominated The Painted Veil with its 35 million budget. Nothing against that movie - I'm quite curious about it, actually. I just see a double standard in here, that's all.  I point that out in my article. V. odd.
True. Actually, I remember when the budget limit was lower than now, yet Greek Wedding was nominated, and critics griped about that.
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:22 pm |
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Jonathan
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Christian wrote: Mood-Swing Jon wrote: android wrote: Hmmm, ok... and yet they nominated The Painted Veil with its 35 million budget. Nothing against that movie - I'm quite curious about it, actually. I just see a double standard in here, that's all.  I point that out in my article. V. odd. True. Actually, I remember when the budget limit was lower than now, yet Greek Wedding was nominated, and critics griped about that.
Well, the budget for that was $5M, so it did qualify. They were probably mad they went for something so big.
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:24 pm |
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Christian
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Mood-Swing Jon wrote: Christian wrote: Mood-Swing Jon wrote: android wrote: Hmmm, ok... and yet they nominated The Painted Veil with its 35 million budget. Nothing against that movie - I'm quite curious about it, actually. I just see a double standard in here, that's all.  I point that out in my article. V. odd. True. Actually, I remember when the budget limit was lower than now, yet Greek Wedding was nominated, and critics griped about that. Well, the budget for that was $5M, so it did qualify. They were probably mad they went for something so big.
Or... not original/unique, lol.
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:26 pm |
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Jonathan
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Christian wrote: Mood-Swing Jon wrote: Christian wrote: Mood-Swing Jon wrote: android wrote: Hmmm, ok... and yet they nominated The Painted Veil with its 35 million budget. Nothing against that movie - I'm quite curious about it, actually. I just see a double standard in here, that's all.  I point that out in my article. V. odd. True. Actually, I remember when the budget limit was lower than now, yet Greek Wedding was nominated, and critics griped about that. Well, the budget for that was $5M, so it did qualify. They were probably mad they went for something so big. Or... not original/unique, lol.
Hey, what was the last film you saw about a Greek Wedding?
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:31 pm |
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Christian
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Damn, you got me there Jon.
Anywho...
They had to nominate Quinceanera for an award! 
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:33 pm |
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No Breslin and Judd, hmmmm.
And I'm head over heels with the Half Nelson and Little Miss Sunshine love.
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:36 pm |
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Libs
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Let's hope some of that Little Miss Sunshine loving continues on to the Oscars.
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:40 pm |
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Christian
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...and Ryan Gosling, Oscar-nominee!!! YAY
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:45 pm |
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Libs
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Christian wrote: ...and Ryan Gosling, Oscar-nominee!!! YAY
Is Half Nelson on DVD yet? I really need to see it
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:50 pm |
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Anonymous
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Libs wrote: Christian wrote: ...and Ryan Gosling, Oscar-nominee!!! YAY Is Half Nelson on DVD yet? I really need to see it
I know you'll love it.
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:57 pm |
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David
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I'm so glad Abigail Breslin was snubbed for her incredibly overrated performance in Little Miss Sunshine! She was better in Signs! I truly hope LMS doesn't receive a Best Picture nomination. It's so undeserving. I wish The Illusionist had the buzz LMS has.
Anyways, it's too bad Maggie Gyllenhaal and Sherrybaby were ignored, but woo-hoo about The Illusionist being recognized!
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 7:01 pm |
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dolcevita
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Pathetic.
Quote: JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer)
Quinceañera
It's going to win, too.
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:01 pm |
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