30th Independent Spirit Award Winner Predictions
Here are my surefire winner predictions for the 30th Independent Spirit Awards. It’s weird to think that there is a real possibility that all four acting winners here today could repeat at the Oscars tomorrow. Go independent film?
2014 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD WINNER PREDICTIONS
BEST FEATURE
(Award given to the Producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)
Boyhood
Producers: Richard Linklater, Jonathan Sehring, John Sloss, Cathleen Sutherland
BEST DIRECTOR
Richard Linklater
Boyhood
BEST SCREENPLAY
Dan Gilroy
Nightcrawler
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
Nightcrawler
Director: Dan Gilroy
Producers: Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Lancaster, Michel Litvak
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Justin Simien
Dear White People
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000. Award given to the writer, director and producer. Executive Producers are not awarded)
Blue Ruin
Writer/Director: Jeremy Saulnier
Producers: Richard Peete, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Julianne Moore
Still Alice
BEST MALE LEAD
Michael Keaton
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Patricia Arquette
Boyhood
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
J.K. Simmons
Whiplash
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Emmanuel Lubezki
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
BEST EDITING
Sandra Adair
Boyhood
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)
CITIZENFOUR
Director/Producer: Laura Poitras
Producers: Mathilde Bonnefoy, Dirk Wilutzky
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)
Force Majeure
(Sweden)
Director: Ruben Östlund
21st ANNUAL KIEHL’S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – The 21st annual Someone to Watch Award, sponsored by Kiehl’s Since 1851, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Kiehl’s Since 1851.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour
20th ANNUAL LENSCRAFTERS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – The 20th annual Truer Than Fiction Award, sponsored by LensCrafters is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by LensCrafters.
The Kill Team
Director: Dan Krauss
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