Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the The Independent Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced nominations for the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards this morning. Anthony Mackie and Kate Beckinsale served as presenters. Nominees for Best Feature include 50/50, Beginners, Drive, Take Shelter and The Artist.
Margin Call was selected to receive the annual Robert Altman Award, which is bestowed upon one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast.
“The Independent Spirit Awards recognize the finest artistic achievements across the broad spectrum of independent filmmaking-from emerging talent working on a shoestring budget to established auteurs,” said Film Independent Senior Director Sean Mc Manus. “The 2012 nominees tell their stories in such an authentic way and reflect the inclusive nature of the independent filmmaking community. We are delighted to support them and expand the audience for their work.”
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“Sean Mc Manus focuses primarily on American independents, so it was an honor to serve alongside an esteemed and dedicated group of indie film colleagues to determine many of the 2012 nominees,” said producer and Chair of the American Narrative Feature Nominating Committee Gail Mutrux. “It was an invigorating process-experiencing first-hand the vast array of storytelling that defines independent film, and discovering many new talents whose films inspired us.”
Winners will be announced at The Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, February 25, 2012. The 27th annual awards ceremony will be held as a daytime luncheon in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica, and the premiere broadcast will air later that evening at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on IFC. Winners of the Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grants will be highlighted during the awards ceremony and announced at the Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominee Brunch on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood.
The Spirit Awards Nominating Committees selected nominees from 277 submissions this year and applied the following guidelines in determining the nominations: uniqueness of vision, original and provocative subject matter, economy of means (with particular attention paid to total production cost & individual compensation), and percentage of financing from independent sources.
50/50 - Producers: Evan Goldberg, Ben Karlin, Seth RogenBeginners - Producers: Miranda de Pencier, Lars Knudsen, Leslie Urdang, Dean Vanech, Jay Van HoyDrive - Producers: Michel Litvak, John Palermo, Marc Platt, Gigi Pritzker, Adam SiegelTake Shelter - Producers: Tyler Davidson, Sophia LinThe Artist - Producer: Thomas LangmannThe Descendants - Producers: Jimmy Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Michel Hazanavicius - The ArtistMike Mills - BeginnersJeff Nichols - Take ShelterAlexander Payne - The DescendantsNicolas Winding Refn - Drive
Joseph Cedar - FootnoteMichel Hazanavicius - The ArtistThomas McCarthy - Win WinMike Mills - BeginnersAlexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash - The Descendants
Another Earth - Director: Mike Cahill Producers: Mike Cahill, Hunter Gray, Brit Marling, Nicholas ShumakerIn the Family - Director: Patrick Wang Producers: Robert Tonino, Andrew van den Houten, Patrick WangMargin Call - Director: J.C. Chandor Producers: Robert Ogden Barnum, Michael Benaroya, Neal Dodson, Joe Jenckes, Corey Moosa, Zachary QuintoMartha Marcy May Marlene - Director: Sean Durkin Producers: Antonio Campos, Patrick Cunningham, Chris Maybach, Josh MondNatural Selection - Director: Robbie Pickering Producers: Brion Hambel, Paul Jensen
Mike Cahill, Brit Marling - Another EarthJ.C. Chandor - Margin CallPatrick Dewitt - TerriPhil Johnston - Cedar RapidsWill Reiser - 50/50
Bellflower - Writer/Director: Evan Glodell Producers: Evan Glodell, Vincent GrashawCircumstance - Writer/Director: Maryam Keshavarz Producers: Karin Chien, Maryam Keshavarz, Melissa M. LeeHello Lonesome - Writer/Director/Producer: Adam ReidPariah - Writer/Director: Dee Rees Producer: Nekisa CooperThe Dynamiter - Writer: Brad Inglesby Director: Matthew Gordon Producers: Kevin Abrams, Matthew Gordon, Merilee Holt, Art Jones, Mike Jones, Nate Tuck, Amile Wilson
Lauren Ambrose - Think of MeRachael Harris - Natural SelectionAdepero Oduye - PariahElizabeth Olsen - Martha Marcy May MarleneMichelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn
Demián Bichir - A Better LifeJean Dujardin - The ArtistRyan Gosling - DriveWoody Harrelson - RampartMichael Shannon - Take Shelter
Jessica Chastain - Take ShelterAnjelica Huston - 50/50Janet McTeer - Albert NobbsHarmony Santana - Gun Hill RoadShailene Woodley - The Descendants
Albert Brooks - DriveJohn Hawkes - Martha Marcy May MarleneChristopher Plummer - BeginnersJohn C. Reilly - Cedar RapidsCorey Stoll - Midnight in Paris
Joel Hodge - BellflowerBenjamin Kasulke - The Off HoursDarius Khondji - Midnight in ParisGuillaume Schiffman - The ArtistJeffrey Waldron - The Dynamiter
An African Election - Director/Producer: Jarreth J. MerzBill Cunningham New York - Director: Richard Press Producer: Philip GefterThe Interrupters - Director/Producer: Steve James Producer: Alex KotlowitzThe Redemption of General Butt Naked - Director/Producers: Eric Strauss, Daniele AnastasionWe Were Here - Director/Producer: David Weissman
A Separation (Iran) Director: Asghar FarhadiMelancholia (Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany) Director: Lars von TrierShame (UK) Director: Steve McQueenThe Kid with a Bike (Belgium/France/Italy) Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc DardenneTyrannosaur (UK) Director: Paddy Considine
Chad Burris - Mosquita y MariSophia Lin - Take ShelterJosh Mond - Martha Marcy May Marlene
Simon Arthur - Silver TonguesMark Jackson - WithoutNicholas Ozeki - Mamitas
Heather Courtney - Where Soldiers Come FromDanfung Dennis - Hell and Back AgainAlma Har’el - Bombay Beach
Margin Call - Director: J.C. Chandor Casting Director: Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey Ensemble Cast: Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Stanley Tucci
50/50 - Producers: Evan Goldberg, Ben Karlin, Seth RogenBeginners - Producers: Miranda de Pencier, Lars Knudsen, Leslie Urdang, Dean Vanech, Jay Van HoyDrive - Producers: Michel Litvak, John Palermo, Marc Platt, Gigi Pritzker, Adam SiegelTake Shelter - Producers: Tyler Davidson, Sophia LinThe Artist - Producer: Thomas LangmannThe Descendants - Producers: Jimmy Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Michel Hazanavicius - The ArtistMike Mills - BeginnersJeff Nichols - Take ShelterAlexander Payne - The DescendantsNicolas Winding Refn - Drive
Joseph Cedar - FootnoteMichel Hazanavicius - The ArtistThomas McCarthy - Win WinMike Mills - BeginnersAlexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash - The Descendants
Another Earth - Director: Mike Cahill Producers: Mike Cahill, Hunter Gray, Brit Marling, Nicholas ShumakerIn the Family - Director: Patrick Wang Producers: Robert Tonino, Andrew van den Houten, Patrick WangMargin Call - Director: J.C. Chandor Producers: Robert Ogden Barnum, Michael Benaroya, Neal Dodson, Joe Jenckes, Corey Moosa, Zachary QuintoMartha Marcy May Marlene - Director: Sean Durkin Producers: Antonio Campos, Patrick Cunningham, Chris Maybach, Josh MondNatural Selection - Director: Robbie Pickering Producers: Brion Hambel, Paul Jensen
Mike Cahill, Brit Marling - Another EarthJ.C. Chandor - Margin CallPatrick Dewitt - TerriPhil Johnston - Cedar RapidsWill Reiser - 50/50
Bellflower - Writer/Director: Evan Glodell Producers: Evan Glodell, Vincent GrashawCircumstance - Writer/Director: Maryam Keshavarz Producers: Karin Chien, Maryam Keshavarz, Melissa M. LeeHello Lonesome - Writer/Director/Producer: Adam ReidPariah - Writer/Director: Dee Rees Producer: Nekisa CooperThe Dynamiter - Writer: Brad Inglesby Director: Matthew Gordon Producers: Kevin Abrams, Matthew Gordon, Merilee Holt, Art Jones, Mike Jones, Nate Tuck, Amile Wilson
Lauren Ambrose - Think of MeRachael Harris - Natural SelectionAdepero Oduye - PariahElizabeth Olsen - Martha Marcy May MarleneMichelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn
Demián Bichir - A Better LifeJean Dujardin - The ArtistRyan Gosling - DriveWoody Harrelson - RampartMichael Shannon - Take Shelter
Jessica Chastain - Take ShelterAnjelica Huston - 50/50Janet McTeer - Albert NobbsHarmony Santana - Gun Hill RoadShailene Woodley - The Descendants
Albert Brooks - DriveJohn Hawkes - Martha Marcy May MarleneChristopher Plummer - BeginnersJohn C. Reilly - Cedar RapidsCorey Stoll - Midnight in Paris
Joel Hodge - BellflowerBenjamin Kasulke - The Off HoursDarius Khondji - Midnight in ParisGuillaume Schiffman - The ArtistJeffrey Waldron - The Dynamiter
An African Election - Director/Producer: Jarreth J. MerzBill Cunningham New York - Director: Richard Press Producer: Philip GefterThe Interrupters - Director/Producer: Steve James Producer: Alex KotlowitzThe Redemption of General Butt Naked - Director/Producers: Eric Strauss, Daniele AnastasionWe Were Here - Director/Producer: David Weissman
A Separation (Iran) Director: Asghar FarhadiMelancholia (Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany) Director: Lars von TrierShame (UK) Director: Steve McQueenThe Kid with a Bike (Belgium/France/Italy) Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc DardenneTyrannosaur (UK) Director: Paddy Considine
Chad Burris - Mosquita y MariSophia Lin - Take ShelterJosh Mond - Martha Marcy May Marlene
Simon Arthur - Silver TonguesMark Jackson - WithoutNicholas Ozeki - Mamitas
Heather Courtney - Where Soldiers Come FromDanfung Dennis - Hell and Back AgainAlma Har’el - Bombay Beach
Margin Call - Director: J.C. Chandor Casting Director: Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey Ensemble Cast: Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Stanley Tucci
