2013 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS

BEST FEATURE

• Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Bernie
• Keep the Lights On
• Moonrise Kingdom
• Silver Linings Playbook

BEST DIRECTOR

• Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom
• Julia Loktev, The Loneliest Planet
• David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
• Ira Sachs, Keep the Lights On
• Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild

BEST SCREENPLAY

• Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom
• Zoe Kazan, Ruby Sparks
• Martin McDonagh, Seven Psychopaths
• David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
• Ira Sachs, Keep the Lights On

BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)

• Fill the Void
• Gimme the Loot
• Safety Not Guaranteed
• Sound of My Voice
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

• Rama Burshtein, Fill the Void
• Derek Connolly, Safety Not Guaranteed
• Christopher Ford, Robot & Frank
• Rashida Jones & Will McCormack, Celeste and Jesse Forever
• Jonathan Lisecki, Gayby

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD

• Breakfast with Curtis, WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Laura Colella
• Middle of Nowhere, WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Ava DuVernay, PRODUCERS: Howard Barish, Paul Garnes,
• Mosquita y Mari, WRITER/DIRECTOR: Aurora Guerrero, PRODUCER: Chad Burris
• Starlet, WRITER/DIRECTOR: Sean Baker, PRODUCERS: Blake Ashman-Kipervaser, Kevin Chinoy, Patrick Cunningham, Chris Maybach, Francesca Silvestri
• The Color Wheel, WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Alex Ross Perry, WRITER: Carlen Altman

BEST FEMALE LEAD

• Linda Cardellini, Return
• Emayatzy Corinealdi, Middle of Nowhere
• Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
• Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Smashed

BEST MALE LEAD

• Jack Black, Bernie
• Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
• John Hawkes, The Sessions
• Thure Lindhardt, Keep the Lights On
• Matthew McConaughey, Killer Joe
• Wendell Pierce, Four

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

• Rosemarie DeWitt, Your Sister’s Sister
• Ann Dowd, Compliance
• Helen Hunt, The Sessions
• Brit Marling, Sound of My Voice
• Lorraine Toussaint, Middle of Nowhere

BEST SUPPORTING MALE

• Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike
• David Oyelowo, Middle of Nowhere
• Michael Péna, End of Watch
• Sam Rockwell, Seven Psychopaths
• Bruce Willis, Moonrise Kingdom

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Yoni Brook, Valley of Saints
• Lol Crawley, Here
• Ben Richardson, Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Roman Vasyanov, End of Watch
• Robert Yeoman, Moonrise Kingdom

BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)

• How to Survive a Plague - DIRECTOR: David France - PRODUCERS: David France, Howard Gertler, Marina Abramoviæ:
• The Artist is Present - DIRECTOR: Matthew Akers - PRODUCERS: Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre
• The Central Park Five - DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon
• The Invisible War - DIRECTOR: Kirby Dick - PRODUCERS: Tanner King Barklow, Amy Ziering
• The Waiting Room - DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Peter Nicks - PRODUCERS: Linda Davis, William B. Hirsch

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)

• Amour
• Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
• Rust And Bone
• Sister
• War Witch

16th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD – The 16th annual Piaget Producers Award honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.

• Nobody Walks PRODUCER: Alicia Van Couvering
• Prince Avalanche, PRODUCER: Derrick Tseng
• Stones in the Sun, PRODUCER: Mynette Louie

19th ANNUAL SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – The 19th annual Someone to Watch Award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.

• Pincus, DIRECTOR: David Fenster
• Gimme the Loot, DIRECTOR: Adam Leon
• Electrick Children, DIRECTOR: Rebecca Thomas

STELLA ARTOIS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – The 18th annual Truer Than Fiction Award 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.

• Leviathan - DIRECTOR: Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel
• The Waiting Room, DIRECTOR: Peter Nicks
• Only the Young, DIRECTOR: Jason Tippet & Elizabeth Mims

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – (Given to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)

• Starlet, Director: Sean Baker

BY DISTRIBUTOR
Fox Searchlight
Beasts of the Southern Wild, Ruby Sparks, Sound of My Voice, The Sessions
9
Music Box Films
Keep the Lights On, Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present, Starlet
7
IFC Films
Gimme the Loot, How to Survive a Plague, The Central Park Five, The
Loneliest Planet, Your Sister’s Sister
6
Focus Features
Moonrise Kingdom, Return
6
Sony Pictures Classics
Amour, Celeste and Jesse Forever, Fill the Void, Rust and Bone, Smashed
6
The Weinstein Company
Silver Linings Playbook
5
AFFRM (or Participant)
Middle of Nowhere
4
FilmDistrict
Safety Not Guaranteed
2
Millenium Entertainment
Bernie
2
International Film Circuit
The Waiting Room
2
The Cinema Guild
Leviathan, Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
2
CBS Films
Seven Psychopaths
2
Magnolia Pictures
Compliance, Nobody Walks
2
Open Road Films
End of Watch
2
Summit Entertainment
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
1
Docurama Films/Cinedigm Entertainment
The Invisible War
1
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Only the Young
1
Artists Public Domain
The Color Wheel
1
No Distributor
Mosquita y Mari
1
Warner Brothers
Magic Mike
1
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Robot & Frank
1
LD Entertainment
Killer Joe
1
Adopt Films
Sister
1
The Film Collaborative
Gayby
1
Strand Releasing
Here
1
Phase 4 Films
Electrick Children
1
No Distributor
Valley of Saints
1
No Distributor
Stones in the Sun
1
No Distributor
Prince Avalanche
1
No Distributor
Pincus
1
No Distributor
Four
1
No Distributor
Breakfast with Curtis
1

49 FILMS NOMINATED TOTALS PER FILM FILM TITLE # OF NOMINATIONS
Silver Linings Playbook
5
Moonrise Kingdom
5
Keep the Lights On
4
Beasts of the Southern Wild
4
Middle of Nowhere
4
Starlet
2
Bernie
2
Safety Not Guaranteed
2
Sound of My Voice
2
Gimme the Loot
2
The Waiting Room
2
Fill the Void
2
End of Watch
2
Seven Psychopaths
2
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
1
Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present
1
The Central Park Five
1
The Invisible War
1
Celeste and Jesse Forever
1
How to Survive a Plague
1
Leviathan
1
Mosquita y Mari
1
Only the Young
1
The Color Wheel
1
The Sessions
1
Amour
1
Robot & Frank
1
Breakfast with Curtis
1
Four
1
Gayby
1
Here
1
Compliance
1
Killer Joe
1
Magic Mike
1
Nobody Walks
1
Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
1
Pincus
1
Prince Avalanche
1
Return
1
Ruby Sparks
1
Rust and Bone
1
Sister
1
Smashed
1
Stones in the Sun
1
The Loneliest Planet
1
Electrick Children
1
Valley of Saints
1
War Witch
1
Your Sister’s Sister
1

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