{"id":25131,"date":"2012-11-27T21:10:17","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T02:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=25131"},"modified":"2018-12-05T21:06:44","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T02:06:44","slug":"moonrise-kingdom-and-silver-linings-playbook-lead-2012-independent-spirit-awards-noms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2012\/11\/27\/moonrise-kingdom-and-silver-linings-playbook-lead-2012-independent-spirit-awards-noms\/","title":{"rendered":"MOONRISE KINGDOM And SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK Lead 2012 Independent Spirit Awards Noms"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>You could probably argue about how “independent” many of the nominees for this year’s Independent Apirit Awards are, but there is no denying that those responsibile for nominating the films for the awards ceremony really like Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom <\/strong>and David O. Russell’s The Silver Linings Playbook<\/strong>. Each of the films received nominations in five categories and are going head-to-head in the Best Feature film, Best Director and Best Screenplay categories.<\/p>\n

The Nominees for the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards:<\/p>\n

BEST FEATURE:
\nBeasts of the Southern Wild
\nBernie
\nKeep the Lights On
\nMoonrise Kingdom
\nSilver Linings Playbook<\/p>\n

BEST DIRECTOR
\nWes Anderson – Moonrise Kingdom
\nJulia Loktev – The Loneliest Planet
\nDavid O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
\nIra Sachs – Keep the Lights On
\nBenh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild<\/p>\n

BEST SCREENPLAY
\nWes Anderson & Roman Coppola – Moonrise Kingdom
\nZoe Kazan – Ruby Sparks
\nMartin McDonagh – Seven Psychopaths
\nDavid O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
\nIra Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias – Keep the Lights On<\/p>\n

BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
\nFill the Void \u2013 (Director: Rama Burshtein, Producer: Assaf Amir)
\nGimme the Loot \u2013 (Director: Adam Leon, Producers: Dominic Buchanan, Natalie Difford, Jamund Washington)
\nSafety Not Guaranteed \u2013 (Director: Colin Trevorrow, Producers: Derek Connolly, Stephanie Langhoff, Peter Saraf, Colin Trevorrow, Marc Turtletaub)
\nSound of My Voice \u2013 (Director: Zal Batmanglij, Producers: Brit Marling, Hans Ritter, Shelley Surpin)
\nThe Perks of Being a Wallflower \u2013 (Director: Stephen Chbosky, Producers: Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Russell Smith)<\/p>\n

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
\nRama Burshtein – Fill the Void
\nDerek Connolly – Safety Not Guaranteed
\nChristopher Ford – Robot & Frank
\nRashida Jones & Will McCormack – Celeste and Jesse Forever
\nJonathan Lisecki – Gayby<\/p>\n

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.
\nBreakfast with Curtis – WRITER\/DIRECTOR\/PRODUCER: Laura Colella
\nMiddle of Nowhere – WRITER\/DIRECTOR\/PRODUCER: Ava DuVernay, PRODUCERS: Howard Barish, Paul Garnes
\nMosquita y Mari – WRITER\/DIRECTOR: Aurora Guerrero, PRODUCER: Chad Burris
\nStarlet – WRITER\/DIRECTOR: Sean Baker, PRODUCERS: Blake Ashman-Kipervaser, Kevin Chinoy, Patrick Cunningham, Chris Maybach, Francesca Silvestri
\nThe Color Wheel – WRITER\/DIRECTOR\/PRODUCER: Alex Ross Perry, WRITER: Carlen Altman<\/p>\n

BEST FEMALE LEAD
\nLinda Cardellini – Return
\nEmayatzy Corinealdi – Middle of Nowhere
\nJennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
\nQuvenzhan\u00e9 Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
\nMary Elizabeth Winstead – Smashed<\/p>\n

BEST MALE LEAD
\nJack Black – Bernie
\nBradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
\nJohn Hawkes – The Sessions
\nThure Lindhardt – Keep the Lights On
\nMatthew McConaughey – Killer Joe
\nWendell Pierce – Four<\/p>\n

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
\nRosemarie DeWitt – Your Sister\u2019s Sister
\nAnn Dowd – Compliance
\nHelen Hunt – The Sessions
\nBrit Marling – Sound of My Voice
\nLorraine Toussaint – Middle of Nowhere<\/p>\n

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
\nMatthew McConaughey – Magic Mike
\nDavid Oyelowo – Middle of Nowhere
\nMichael P\u00e9na – End of Watch
\nSam Rockwell – Seven Psychopaths
\nBruce Willis – Moonrise Kingdom<\/p>\n

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
\nYoni Brook – Valley of Saints
\nLol Crawley – Here
\nBen Richardson – Beasts of the Southern Wild
\nRoman Vasyanov – End of Watch
\nRobert Yeoman – Moonrise Kingdom<\/p>\n

BEST DOCUMENTARY
\nHow to Survive a Plague
\nMarina Abramovi\u0107: The Artist is Present
\nThe Central Park Five
\nThe Invisible War
\nThe Waiting Room<\/p>\n

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)
\nAmour – (France) Director: Michael Haneke
\nOnce Upon A Time in Anatolia – (Turkey) Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
\nRust And Bone – (France\/Belgium) Director: Jacques Audiard
\nSister – (Switzerland) Director: Ursula Meier
\nWar Witch – (Democratic Republic of Congo\/Canada) Director: Kim Nguyen<\/p>\n

16th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD \u2013 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.
\nNobody Walks – Producer: Alicia Van Couvering
\nPrince Avalanche – Producer: Derrick Tseng
\nStones in the Sun – Producer: Mynette Louie<\/p>\n

19th ANNUAL SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD \u2013 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.
\nPincus – Director: David Fenster
\nGimme the Loot – Director: Adam Leon
\nElectrick Children – Director: Rebecca Thomas<\/p>\n

STELLA ARTOIS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD \u2013 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.
\nLeviathan – Director: Lucien Castaing-Taylor and V\u00e9r\u00e9na Paravel
\nThe Waiting Room – Director: Peter Nicks
\nOnly the Young – Director: Jason Tippet & Elizabeth Mims<\/p>\n

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – (Given to one film\u2019s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)
\nStarlet – Director: Sean Baker, Casting Director: Julia Kim, Ensemble Cast: Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson, Karren Karagulian, Stella Maeve, James Ransone<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The awards season is finally here!<\/div>\n

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