The 2020 Film Independent #SpiritAwards Nominees for Best Feature [award given to the producer(s)] are:
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A HIDDEN LIFE
CLEMENCY
THE FAREWELL
MARRIAGE STORY
UNCUT GEMS
Film Independent announced the nominees for the Independent Spirit Awards this morning. Films have to have a total budget of $22.5 million or less to qualify for a Spirit Award, and all nominations are for American productions except Best Documentary and Best International Film. Read on for a full list of the nominees.
BEST FIRST FEATURE
BOOKSMART
DIRECTOR: Olivia Wilde
PRODUCERS: Chelsea Barnard, David Distenfeld, Jessica Elbaum, Megan Ellison, Katie Silberman
THE CLIMB
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Michael Angelo Covino PRODUCERS: Noah Lang, Kyle Marvin
DIANE
DIRECTOR: Kent Jones
PRODUCERS: Luca Borghese, Ben Howe, Caroline Kaplan, Oren Moverman
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Joe Talbot PRODUCERS: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Khaliah Neal, Christina Oh
THE MUSTANG
DIRECTOR: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre PRODUCER: Ilan Goldman
SEE YOU YESTERDAY
DIRECTOR: Stefon Bristol PRODUCER: Spike Lee
BEST DIRECTOR
ROBERT EGGERS - The Lighthouse
ALMA HAR’EL - Honey Boy
JULIUS ONAH - Luce
BENNY SAFDIE, JOSH SAFDIE - Uncut Gems
LORENE SCAFARIA - Hustlers
BEST SCREENPLAY
NOAH BAUMBACH - Marriage Story
JASON BEGUE, SHAWN SNYDER - To Dust
RONALD BRONSTEIN, BENNY SAFDIE, JOSH SAFDIE - Uncut Gems
CHINONYE CHUKWU - Clemency
TARELL ALVIN MCCRANEY - High Flying Bird
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Award given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer)
BURNING CANE
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Phillip Youmans PRODUCERS: Ojo Akinlana, Jakob Johnson, Karen Kaia Livers, Mose Mayer, Wendell Pierce, Isaac Webb, Cassandra Youmans
COLEWELL
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Tom Quinn PRODUCERS: Joshua Blum, Alexandra Byer, Craig Shilowich, Matthew Thurm
GIVE ME LIBERTY
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Kirill Mikhanovsky WRITER/PRODUCER: Alice Austen
PRODUCERS: Val Abel, Wally Hall, Michael Manasseri, George Rush, Sergey Shtern
PREMATURE
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Rashaad Ernesto Green WRITER: Zora Howard
PRODUCERS: Darren Dean, Joy Ganes
WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Madeleine Olnek PRODUCERS: Anna Margarita Albelo, Casper Andreas, Max Rifkind-Barron
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
FREDRICA BAILEY, STEFON BRISTOL - See You Yesterday
HANNAH BOS, PAUL THUREEN - Driveways
BRIDGET SAVAGE COLE, DANIELLE KRUDY - Blow the Man Down
JOCELYN DEBOER, DAWN LUEBBE - Greener Grass
JAMES MONTAGUE, CRAIG W. SANGER - The Vast of Night
BEST EDITING
JULIE BÉZIAU - The Third Wife
RONALD BRONSTEIN, BENNY SAFDIE - Uncut Gems
TYLER L. COOK - Sword of Trust
LOUISE FORD - The Lighthouse
KIRILL MIKHANOVSKY - Give Me Liberty
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
TODD BANHAZL - Hustlers
JARIN BLASCHKE - The Lighthouse NATASHA BRAIER - Honey Boy
CHANANUN CHOTRUNGROJ - The Third Wife PAWEL POGORZELSKI - Midsommar
BEST FEMALE LEAD
KAREN ALLEN - Colewell
HONG CHAU - Driveways
ELISABETH MOSS - Her Smell
MARY KAY PLACE - Diane
ALFRE WOODARD - Clemency
RENÉE ZELLWEGER - Judy
BEST MALE LEAD
CHRIS GALUST - Give Me Liberty
KELVIN HARRISON JR. - Luce
ROBERT PATTINSON - The Lighthouse
ADAM SANDLER - Uncut Gems
MATTHIAS SCHOENAERTS - The Mustang
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
JENNIFER LOPEZ - Hustlers
TAYLOR RUSSELL - Waves
ZHAO SHUZHEN - The Farewell
LAUREN “LOLO” SPENCER - Give Me Liberty
OCTAVIA SPENCER - Luce
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
WILLEM DAFOE - The Lighthouse
NOAH JUPE - Honey Boy
SHIA LABEOUF - Honey Boy
JONATHAN MAJORS - The Last Black Man in San Francisco
WENDELL PIERCE - Burning Cane
BEST DOCUMENTARY
(Award given to the director and producer)
AMERICAN FACTORY
DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert PRODUCERS: Julie Parker Benello, Jeff Reichert
APOLLO 11
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Todd Douglas Miller PRODUCERS: Evan Krauss, Thomas Baxley Petersen
FOR SAMA
DIRECTOR: Edward Watts DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Waad al-Kateab
HONEYLAND
DIRECTOR: Tamara Kotevska DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Ljubo Stefanov PRODUCER: Atanas Georgiev
ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Gabrielle Brady PRODUCERS: Gizem Acarla, Samm Haillay, Alex Kelly, Alexander Wadouh
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
INVISIBLE LIFE, Brazil - Karim Aïnouz
LES MISÉRABLES, France - Ladj Ly
PARASITE, South Korea - Bong Joon-Ho
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, France - Céline Sciamma
RETABLO, Peru - Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio
THE SOUVENIR, United Kingdom - Joanna Hogg
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
MARRIAGE STORY
DIRECTOR: Noah Baumbach
CASTING DIRECTORS: Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler ENSEMBLE CAST: Alan Alda, Laura Dern, Adam Driver, Julie Hagerty, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Liotta, Azhy Robertson, Merritt Wever
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