Complete List of Nominees for the 29th Independent Spirit Awards

Let the award season buzz begin. Film Independent, the organizers of the Independent Spirit Awards announced today the nominees for the 29th Independent Spirit Awards. The award ceremony will take place on 3/1/2014. Here's the complete list of nominees

BEST FEATURE

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

BEST FIRST FEATURE

BLUE CAPRICE
CONCUSSION
FRUITVALE STATION
UNA NOCHE
WADJDA

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Best feature made for under $500,000)

COMPUTER CHESS
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Andrew Bujalski
PRODUCERS: Houston King, Alex Lipschultz

CRYSTAL FAIRY
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Sebastián Silva
PRODUCERS: Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín

MUSEUM HOURS
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Jem Cohen
PRODUCERS: Paolo Calamita, Gabriele Kranzelbinder

PIT STOP
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Yen Tan
WRITER: David Lowery
PRODUCERS: Jonathan Duffy, James M. Johnston, Eric Steele, Kelly Williams

THIS IS MARTIN BONNER


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 SCREENPLAY

WOODY ALLEN – Blue Jasmine
JULIE DELPY, ETHAN HAWKE, RICHARD LINKLATER – Before Midnight
NICOLE 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

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

SEAN BOBBITT – 12 Years A Slave

BENOIT DEBIE – Spring Breakers

BRUNO DELBONNEL – Inside Llewyn Davis
FRANK G. DEMARCO – All Is Lost
MATTHIAS GRUNSKY – Computer Chess

BEST EDITING

SHANE CARRUTH, DAVID LOWERY -Upstream Color
JEM COHEN, MARC VIVES – Museum Hours
JENNIFER LAME – Frances Ha
CINDY LEE – Una Noche
NAT SANDERS – Short Term 12

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 HOFFMANN –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 INTERNATIONAL FILM

A TOUCH OF SIN (China)
BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR (France)
GLORIA (Chile)
THE GREAT BEAUTY (Italy)
THE HUNT (Denmark)

BEST DOCUMENTARY

20 FEET FROM STARDOM
AFTER TILLER
GIDEON'S ARMY
THE ACT OF KILLING
THE SQUARE

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD

MUD (Cast & Crew)

17th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD

TOBY HALBROOKS & JAMES M. JOHNSTON
JACOB JAFFKE
ANDREA ROA
FREDERICK THORNTON

20th ANNUAL SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD

AARON DOUGLAS JOHNSTON, director of MY SISTER'S QUINCEAÑERA
SHAKA KING, director of NEWLYWEEDS
MADELINE OLNEK, director of THE FOXY MERKINS


19th ANNUAL STELLA ARTOIS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD

KALYANEE MAM, director of A RIVER CHANGES COURSE
JASON OSDER, director of LET THE FIRE BURN
STEPHANIE SPRAY & PACHO VALEZ, directors of MANAKAMANA