The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced yesterday.
BEST FEATURE
American Gun
The Dead Girl
Half Nelson
Little Miss Sunshine
Pan’s Labyrinth
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
American Gun
The Dead Girl
Half Nelson
Little Miss Sunshine
Pan’s Labyrinth
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
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
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
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
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
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
Agree? Disagree? All this says to me is that Little Miss Sunshine will be this year’s Indie movie of choice at the Oscars and that Robert Altman will be most likely nominated for A Prarie Home Companion.
The ISA air on February 24.
@Cinefille 