2013 Spirit Awards

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2013 SPIRIT AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

Co-presidents Sean Mc Manus and Josh Welsh presided over the press conference held at the W Hollywood, with actors Anna Kendrick, Zoe Saldana and Common presenting the nominations.

Nominees for Best Feature include Beasts of the Southern Wild, Bernie, Keep the Lights On, Moonrise Kingdom and Silver Linings Playbook.

“The nominations this year represent an astonishingly strong group of artists both in front of and behind the camera,” said Film Independent Co-president Josh Welsh. “At Film Independent, we nurture artist-driven filmmaking all year long and I can’t imagine a more fitting or worthy group of films to celebrate here today.”

The Spirit Awards Nominating Committees selected nominees from 299 submissions this year, applying 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 & individual compensation), and percentage of financing from independent sources. The Spirit Awards Nominating Committee is comprised of writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, actors, critics, casting directors, festival programmers and other working film professionals.

Winners will be announced at the Spirit Awards on Saturday, February 23, 2013. The awards ceremony will be held in its usual tent on the beach in Santa Monica, and the premiere broadcast will air later that evening at 10:00 pm ET/PT on IFC. Winners of the Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grants will be highlighted during the awards ceremony and announced at the Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominee Brunch on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood.


And the nominees are…

BEST FEATURE
Award given to the producer — Executive Producers are not awarded

Beasts of the Southern Wild
PRODUCERS: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey, Josh Penn

Bernie
PRODUCERS: Liz Glotzer, Richard Linklater, David McFadzean, Dete Meserve, Judd Payne, Celine Rattray, Martin Shafer, Ginger Sledge, Matt Williams

Keep the Lights On
PRODUCERS: Marie Therese Guirgis, Lucas Joaquin, Ira Sachs

Moonrise Kingdom
PRODUCERS: Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales, Scott Rudin

Silver Linings Playbook
PRODUCERS: Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon

BEST DIRECTOR
WES ANDERSON – Moonrise Kingdom
JULIA LOKTEV – The Loneliest Planet
DAVID O. RUSSELL – Silver Linings Playbook
IRA SACHS – Keep the Lights On
BENH ZEITLIN – Beasts of the Southern Wild

BEST SCREENPLAY
WES ANDERSON & ROMAN COPPOLA – Moonrise Kingdom
ZOE KAZAN – Ruby Sparks
MARTIN McDONAGH – Seven Psychopaths
DAVID O. RUSSELL – Silver Linings Playbook
IRA SACHS and MAURICIO ZACHARIAS – Keep the Lights On

BEST FIRST FEATURE
Award given to the director and producer
Fill the Void
DIRECTOR: Rama Burshtein PRODUCER: Assaf Amir
Gimme the Loot
DIRECTOR: Adam Leon PRODUCERS: Dominic Buchanan, Natalie Difford, Jamund Washington
Safety Not Guaranteed
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Colin Trevorrow PRODUCERS: Derek Connolly, Stephanie Langhoff, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub
Sound of My Voice
DIRECTOR: Zal Batmanglij PRODUCERS: Brit Marling, Hans Ritter, Shelley Surpin
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
DIRECTOR: Stephen Chbosky PRODUCERS: Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Russell Smith

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
RAMA BURSHTEIN – Fill the Void
DEREK CONNOLLY – Safety Not Guaranteed
CHRISTOPHER FORD – Robot & Frank
RASHIDA JONES & WILL McCORMACK – Celeste and Jesse Forever
JONATHAN LISECKI – Gayby

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
Award given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer — Executive Producers are not awarded

Breakfast With Curtis
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Laura Colella
Middle of Nowhere
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Ava DuVernay PRODUCERS: Howard Barish, Paul Garnes
Mosquita y Mari
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Aurora Guerrero PRODUCER: Chad Burris
Starlet
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Sean Baker WRITER: Chris Bergoch PRODUCERS: Blake Ashman-Kipervaser, Kevin Chinoy, Patrick Cunningham, Chris Maybach, Francesca Silvestri
THE COLOR WHEEL
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Alex Ross Perry WRITER: Carlen Altman

BEST FEMALE LEAD
LINDA CARDELLINI – Return
EMAYATZY CORINEALDI – Middle of Nowhere
JENNIFER LAWRENCE – Silver Linings Playbook
QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS – Beasts of the Southern Wild
MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD – Smashed

BEST MALE LEAD
JACK BLACK – Bernie
BRADLEY COOPER – Silver Linings Playbook
JOHN HAWKES – The Sessions
THURE LINDHARDT – Keep the Lights On
MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY – Killer Joe
WENDELL PIERCE – Four

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
ROSEMARIE DeWITT – Your Sister’s Sister
ANN DOWD – Compliance
HELEN HUNT – The Sessions
BRIT MARLING – Sound of My Voice
LORRAINE TOUSSAINT – Middle of Nowhere

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY – Magic Mike
DAVID OYELOWO – Middle of Nowhere
MICHAEL PEÑ A- End of Watch
SAM ROCKWELL – Seven Psychopaths
BRUCE WILLIS – Moonrise Kingdom

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
YONI BROOK – Valley of Saints
LOL CRAWLEY – Here
BEN RICHARDSON – Beasts of the Southern Wild
ROMAN VASYANOV – End of Watch
ROBERT YEOMAN – Moonrise Kingdom

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Award given to the director and producer
How to Survive a Plague
DIRECTOR: David France PRODUCERS: David France, Howard Gertler
Marina Abromović The Artist is Present
DIRECTOR: Matthew Akers PRODUCERS: Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre
The Central Park Five
DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon
The Invisible War
DIRECTOR: Kirby Dick PRODUCERS: Tanner King Barklow, Amy Ziering
The Waiting Room
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Peter Nicks PRODUCERS: Linda Davis, William B. Hirsch

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Award given to the director
Amour (France)
DIRECTOR: Michael Haneke
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Turkey)
DIRECTOR: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Rust and Bone (France/Belgium)
DIRECTOR: Jacques Audiard
Sister (Switzerland)
DIRECTOR: Ursula Meier
War Witch (Democratic Republic of Congo)
DIRECTOR: Kim Nguyen

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
Award given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast
Starlet
DIRECTOR: Sean Baker
CASTING DIRECTOR: Julia Kim
ENSEMBLE CAST: Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson, Karren Karagulian, Stella Maeve, James Ransone

PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD
The 16th annual Piaget Producers Award 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. The Finalists are:
ALICIA VAN COUVERING
MYNETTE LOUIE
DERRICK TSENG

SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
The 19th annual Someone To Watch Award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant. The Finalists are:
DAVID FENSTER director of Pincus
ADAM LEON director of Gimme the Loot
REBECCA THOMAS director of Electrick Children

STELLA ARTOIS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
The 18th annual Stella Artois 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 unre- stricted grant. The Finalists are:
LUCIEN CASTAING-TAYLOR AND VÉ RÉ NA PARAVEL, directors of Leviathan
PETER NICKS, director of The Waiting Room
JASON TIPPET & ELIZABETH MIMS, directors of Only the Young

For more on the 2013 Spirit Awards and the nominees, visit: SpiritAwards.com

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