2014 Independent Spirt Award Nominations

The nominees for the 2014 Independent Spirt Awards were announced today, kicking off the annual movie awards season. The awards honor independent films produced outside of the Hollywood studio system. Here is the complete list of nominees:

Best Feature:
12 YEARS A SLAVE
ALL IS LOST
FRANCES HA
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
NEBRASKA

Best Director:
Shane Carruth – UPSTREAM COLOR
J.C. Chandor – ALL IS LOST
Steve McQueen – 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Jeff Nichols – MUD
Alexander Payne – NEBRASKA

Best First Feature:
BLUE CAPRICE
CONCUSSION
FRUITVALE STATION
UNA NOCH
WADJDA

Best Male Lead:
Bruce Dern – NEBRASKA
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Oscar Isaac – INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
Michael B. Jordan – FRUITVALE STATION
Matthew McConaughey – DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
Robert Redford – ALL IS LOST

Best Female Lead:
Cate Blanchett – BLUE JASMINE
Julie Delpy – BEFORE MIDNIGHT
Gaby Hoffman – CRYSTAL FAIRY
Brie Larson – SHORT TERM 12
Shailene Woodley – THE SPECTACULAR NOW

Best Supporting Male:
Michael Fassbender – 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Will Forte – NEBRASKA
James Gandolfini – ENOUGH SAID
Jared Leto – DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
Keith Stanfield – SHORT TERM 12

Best Supporting Female:
Melonie Diaz – FRUITVALE STATION
Sally Hawkins – BLUE JASMINE
Lupita Nyong’o – 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Yolonda Ross – GO FOR SISTERS
June Squibb – NEBRASKA

Best Screenplay:
Woody Allen – BLUE JASMINE
Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke & Richard Linklater – BEFORE MIDNIGHT
Nichole Holofcener – ENOUGH SAID
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber – THE SPECTACULAR NOW
John Ridley – 12 YEARS A SLAVE

Best First Screenplay:
Lake Bell – IN A WORLD
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – DON JON
Bob Nelson – NEBRASKA
Jill Soloway – AFTERNOON DELIGHT
Michael Starrbury – THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER AND PETE

John Cassavetes Award:
COMPUTER CHESS
CRYSTAL FAIRY
MUSEUM HOURS
PIT STOP
THIS IS MARTIN BONNER

Best Documentary:
20 FEET FROM STARDOM
AFTER TILLER
GIDEON’S ARMY
THE ACT OF KILLING
MICHAEL UWEMEDIMO
THE SQUARE

Best International Film:
A TOUCH OF SIN – China
BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR – France
GLORIA – Chile
THE GREAT BEAUTY – Italy
THE HUNT – Denmark

Best Cinematography:
12 YEARS A SLAVE
SPRING BREAKERS
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
ALL IS LOST
COMPUTER CHESS

Best Editing:
UPSTREAM COLOR
MUSEUM HOURS
FRANCIS HA
UNA NOCHE
SHORT TERM 12