We just announced nominations for the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards this morning! 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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