The Independent Spirit Awards were handed out in Santa Monica this afternoon, and the crop of winners includes two accolades for Nightcrawler, two for Boyhood, and three for Birdman, including Best Feature. Whiplash also did well, and in general the Indie Spirit awards this year lined up very strongly with the Oscar predictions we and many other people have made. Check out all the winners for the Independent Spirit Awards 2015 below.
Winners are indicated by bold text in the list of nominees for each category.
Best Feature
- Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Boyhood
- Love is Strange
- Selma
- Whiplash
Best Director
- Damien Chazelle, Whiplash
- Ava DuVernay, Selma
- Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman
- Richard Linklater, Boyhood
- David Zellner, Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
Best Screenplay
- Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, Big Eyes
- J.C. Chandor, A Most Violent Year
- Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler
- Jim Jarmusch, Only Lovers Left Alive
- Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias, Love is Strange
Best First Feature
- A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
- Dear White People
- Nightcrawler
- Obvious Child
- She’s Lost Control
Best First Screenplay
- Desiree Akhavan, Appropriate Behavior
- Sara Colangelo, Little Accidents
- Justin Lader, The One I Love
- Anja Marquardt, She’s Lost Control
- Justin Simien, Dear White People
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.
- Blue Ruin
- It Felt Like Love
- Land Ho!
- Man From Reno
- Test
Best Female Lead
- Marion Cotillard, The Immigrant
- Rinko Kikuchi, Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
- Julianne Moore, Still Alice
- Jenny Slate, Obvious Child
- Tilda Swinton, Only Lovers Left Alive
Best Male Lead
- André Benjamin, Jimi: All Is By My Side
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
- Michael Keaton, Birdman
- John Lithgow, Love is Strange
- David Oyelowo, Selma
Best Supporting Female
- Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
- Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
- Carmen Ejogo, Selma
- Andrea Suarez Paz, Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
- Emma Stone, Birdman
Best Supporting Male
- Riz Ahmed, Nightcrawler
- Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
- Alfred Molina, Love is Strange
- Edward Norton, Birdman
- J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Best Cinematography
- Darius Khondji, The Immigrant
- Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman
- Sean Porter, It Felt Like Love
- Lyle Vincent, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
- Bradford Young, Selma
Best Editing
- Sandra Adair, Boyhood
- Tom Cross, Whiplash
- John Gilroy, Nightcrawler
- Ron Patane, A Most Violent Year
- Adam Wingard, The Guest
Best Documentary
- 20,000 Days on Earth
- Citizenfour
- Stray Dog
- The Salt of the Earth
- Virunga
Best International Film
- Force Majeure
- Ida
- Leviathan
- Mommy
- Norte, the End of History
- Under the Skin
Robert Altman Award
(Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast)
Inherent Vice
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Casting Director: Cassandra Kulukundis
Ensemble Cast: Josh Brolin, Martin Donovan, Jena Malone, Joanna Newsom, Joaquin Phoenix, Eric Roberts, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, Serena Scott Thomas, Benicio Del Toro, Katherine Waterston, Michael Kenneth Williams, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon
Special Distinction Award
Foxcatcher
Piaget Producers Award: Chris Ohlson
Lenscrafters Truer Than Fiction Award: Dan Krauss, director of The Kill Team
Kiehl’s Someone To Watch Award: Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia, directors of H
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