The Independent Film Organisation revealed the projects in cinema that could win the Spirit award.
The movie I’m Not There, based on the life of folk singer, Bob Dylan, seems to be at the top of the list of nominees. It received four nominations for Best Film and Best Supporting Actor. The movie will also receive the Robert Altman award, given to Todd Hayes for production and distribution.
There were many female actresses that have been nominated for their role in independent films including: Angelina Jolie in A Mighty Heart, Sienna Miller in Interview, Ellen Page in Juno, Parker Posey in Broken English and Tang Wei in Lust, Caution.
The male nominees for Best Actor are: Pedro Castaneda for August Evening, Don Cheadle for Talk To Me, Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Savages, Frank Langella for Starting Out in the Evening and Tony Leung for Lust, Caution.
The Independent Spirit Awards are on February 23, the day before the Oscars.
The list of nominations is as follows:
Best Film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
I’m Not There
Juno
A Mighty Heart
Paranoid Park
Best Director
Todd Haynes – I’m Not There
Tamara Jenkins – The Savages
Jason Reitman – Juno
Julian Schnabel – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Gus Van Sant – Paranoid Park
Best Film Premier
Julie Delpy – 2 Days in Paris
Craig Zobel – Great World of Sound
Scott Frank – The Lookout
Jeffrey Blitz – Rocket Science
Rajnesh Domalpalli – Vanaja
John Cassavetes Award (award given for a film whose budget is under $500 000)
Chris Eska – August Evening
Stephane Gauger – Owl and the Sparrow
Chris Smith – The Pool
Aaron Katz – Quiet City
Jeff Nichols – Shotgun Stories
Best Screenplay
Ronald Harwood – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Tamara Jenkins – The Savages
Fred Parnes et Andrew Wagner – Starting Out in the Evening
Adrienne Shelly – Waitress
Mike White – Year of the Dog
Best Screenplay Premier
Jeffrey Blitz – Rocket Science
Zoe Cassavetes – Broken English
Diablo Cody – Juno
Kelly Masterson – Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
John Orloff – A Mighty Heart
Best Actress in a Starring Role
Angelina Jolie – A Mighty Heart
Sienna Miller – Interview
Ellen Page – Juno
Parker Posey – Broken English
Tang Wei –Lust, Caution
Best Actor in a Starring Role
Pedro Castaneda – August Evening
Don Cheadle – Talk To Me
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Savages
Frank Langella – Starting Out in the Evening
Tony Leung – Lust, Caution
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett – I’m Not There
Anna Kendrick – Rocket Science
Jennifer Jason Leigh – Margot at the Wedding
Tamara Podemski – Four Sheets to the Wind
Marisa Tomei – Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Talk To Me
Marcus Carl Franklin – I’m Not There
Kene Holliday – Great World of Sound
Irrfan Khan – The Namesake
Steve Zahn – Rescue Dawn
Best Cinematography Mott Hupfel – The Savages
Janusz Kaminski – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Milton Kam – Vanaja
Mihai Malaimare, Jr. – Youth Without Youth
Rodrigo Prieto – Lust, Caution
Best Documentary Dan Klores – Crazy Love
Tony Kaye – Lake of Fire
Jennifer Baichwal – Manufactured Landscapes
Pernille Rose Grønkjær – The Monastery
Petra Epperlein et Michael Tucker – The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair
Best Foreign Film
Cristian Mungiu – 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Eran Kolirin – The Band’s Visit
Pascale Ferran – Lady Chatterley
John Carney – Once
Vincent Paronnaud et Marjane Satrapi – Persepolis
Robert Altman Award
Todd Haynes – I’m Not There