2018: 3. Independent Spirits
Independent Spirit Awards 2018 nominees.
* EXCLUDING: Oscars, Golden Globes and BAFTA 2018 nominees.
Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (_n|_w):
* EXCLUDING: Oscars, Golden Globes and BAFTA 2018 nominees.
Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (_n|_w):
- Best Feature
- Best First Feature
- Best Director
- Best Male Lead
- Best Female Lead
- Best Supporting Male
- Best Supporting Female
- Best Screenplay
- Best First Screenplay
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Best International Film
- Best Documentary
- Robert Altman Award (ensemble cast, dir. and casting dir.)
- John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature Under $500,000)
- Truer Than Fiction Award
- Someone to Watch Award
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- DirectorChloé ZhaoStarsBrady JandreauMooneyTim JandreauAfter suffering a near fatal head injury, a young cowboy undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (4n|_w):
- Best Feature
- Best Director
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
Cannes 2017: Directors' Fortnight- C.I.C.A.E. Award (Chloé Zhao)
- DirectorKogonadaStarsJohn ChoHaley Lu RichardsonParker PoseyA Korean-born man finds himself stuck in Columbus, Indiana, where his architect father is in a coma. The man meets a young woman who wants to stay in Columbus with her mother, a recovering addict, instead of pursuing her own dreams.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (3n|_w):
- Best First Feature
- Best First Screenplay
- Best Cinematography
Sundance 2017: Next - DirectorMatt SpicerStarsAubrey PlazaElizabeth OlsenO'Shea Jackson Jr.An unhinged social media stalker moves to LA and ingratiates herself into the life of an Instagram star.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (2n|_w):
- Best First Feature
- Best First Screenplay
Sundance 2017: U.S. Dramatic Competition- Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic
- DirectorGeremy JasperStarsDanielle MacdonaldSahr NgaujahBridget EverettPATTI CAKE$ is centered on aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, who is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in New Jersey.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (1n|_w):
- Best First Feature
Sundance 2017: U.S. Dramatic Competition
Cannes 2017: Directors' Fortnight - DirectorAtsuko HirayanagiStarsShinobu TerajimaSoseki YamatoyaMiyu YagyuA lonely woman living in Tokyo decides to take an English class, where she discovers her alter-ego, Lucy.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (2n|_w):
- Best First Feature
- Best Female Lead
- DirectorJoshua Z WeinsteinStarsMenashe LustigAnna Gansburg NahmaniAriel VaysmanWithin Brooklyn's ultra-orthodox Jewish community, a widower battles for custody of his son. A tender drama performed entirely in Yiddish, the film intimately explores the nature of faith and the price of parenthood.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (1n|_w):
- Best First Feature
- DirectorBenny SafdieJosh SafdieStarsRobert PattinsonBenny SafdieJennifer Jason LeighAfter a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (5n|_w):
- Best Director
- Best Male Lead
- Best Supporting Male
- Best Supporting Female
- Best Editing
Cannes 2017: Un Certain Regard- Cannes Soundtrack Award - Best Composer
- DirectorJonas CarpignanoStarsPio AmatoIolanda AmatoKoudous SeihonIn A CIAMBRA, a small Romani community in Calabria, Pio Amato is desperate to grow up fast. At 14, he drinks, smokes and is one of the few to easily slide between the region's factions - the local Italians, the African refugees and his fellow Romani. Pio follows his older brother Cosimo everywhere, learning the necessary skills for life on the streets of their hometown. When Cosimo disappears and things start to go wrong, Pio sets out to prove he's ready to step into his big brother's shoes but soon finds himself faced with an impossible decision that will show if he is truly ready to become a man.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (1n|_w):
- Best Director
- DirectorEliza HittmanStarsHarris DickinsonMadeline WeinsteinKate HodgeA Brooklyn teenager spends his days experimenting with drugs and looking online for older men to meet.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (2n|_w):
- Best Male Lead
- Best Cinematography
London Critics Circle Film Awards 2018 (1n|1w):- Young British/Irish Performer of the Year [w]
- DirectorAntonio Méndez EsparzaStarsAndrew BleechingtonRegina WilliamsRobert WilliamsStanding on the edge of adulthood, Andrew yearns to find his purpose as a young black man in today's America. With his mother longing to find more to her life than parenting, Andrew is forced to take on the mounting pressure of family responsibility. His search for connection with an absent father, leads him to a dangerous crossroads.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (2n|_w):
- Best Female Lead
- John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature Under $500,000)
- DirectorMiguel ArtetaStarsSalma HayekJohn LithgowConnie BrittonA holistic medicine practitioner attends a wealthy client's dinner party after her car breaks down.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (2n|_w):
- Best Female Lead
- Best Screenplay
Sundance 2017: Premieres - DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsBarry G. BernsonHerb CaillouetBill CampSteven, a charismatic surgeon, is forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart, when the behavior of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (2n|_w):
- Best Supporting Male
- Best Cinematography
London Critics Circle Film Awards 2018 (1n|0w):- British/Irish Actor of the Year
Cannes 2017: In Competition- Best Screenplay
- DirectorMatt RuskinStarsLaKeith StanfieldNnamdi AsomughaNatalie PaulWhen Colin Warner is wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devotes his life to proving Colin's innocence.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (1n|_w):
- Best Supporting Male
Sundance 2017: U.S. Dramatic Competition- Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic
- DirectorMichael AlmereydaStarsGeena DavisHannah GrossJon HammA service that provides holographic recreations of deceased loved ones allows a woman to come face-to-face with the younger version of her late husband.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (1n|_w):
- Best Supporting Male
Sundance 2017: Premieres- Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize
- DirectorAzazel JacobsStarsDebra WingerTracy LettsAidan GillenDebra Winger and Tracy Letts play a long-married, dispassionate couple who are both in the midst of serious affairs. But on the brink of calling it quits, a spark between them suddenly reignites, leading them into an impulsive romance.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (1n|_w):
- Best Screenplay
Tribeca 2017: Spotlight Narrative - DirectorKris AvedisianStarsJesse WakemanKris AvedisianWilliam BillingtonWith sudden passing of his grandmother, Peter Latang returns to his hometown and encounters his long lost, childhood friend, Donald Treebeck. What begins as a simple favor, turns into a long day's journey into the past.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (1n|_w):
- Best First Screenplay
- DirectorIngrid JungermannStarsAnnette O'TooleSheila VandDeborah RushCommitment phobic Morgan and her ex-girlfriend Jean, locally famous true crime podcasters, suspect Morgan's new love interest is a murderer.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (1n|_w):
- Best First Screenplay
Independent Spirit Awards 2017:- Someone to Watch Award
- DirectorJonathan OlshefskiStarsChristopher RaineyChristine'a RaineyP.J. RaineyA husband and wife live in an impoverished neighborhood in north Philadelphia while they raise their daughter and run a recording studio in their basement.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (2n|1w):
- Best Documentary
- Truer Than Fiction Award [w]
Sundance 2017: U.S. Documentary Competition - DirectorRamona S. DiazTaking us into the heart of the planet's busiest maternity hospital, the viewer is dropped like an unseen outsider into the hospital's stream of activity. At first, the people are strangers. As the film continues, it's absorbingly intimate, rendering the women at the heart of the story increasingly familiar.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (1n|_w):
- Best Documentary
Sundance 2017: World Cinema Documentary Competition- World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Commanding Vision
- DirectorLana WilsonA Buddhist monk asks what we owe one another and provides experiences to help us find answers.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (1n|_w):
- Best Documentary
- DirectorDavid LoweryStarsCasey AffleckRooney MaraMcColm Cephas Jr.In this singular exploration of legacy, love, loss, and the enormity of existence, a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (1n|_w):
- John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature Under $500,000)
Sundance 2017: Next - DirectorAmman AbbasiStarsDevin BlackmonDontrell BrightLachion BuckinghamIn the wake of his older brother's death, 13-year-old Dayveon spends the sweltering summer days roaming his rural Arkansas town. When he falls in with a local gang, he becomes drawn to the camaraderie and violence of their world.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (2n|_w):
- John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature Under $500,000)
- Someone to Watch Award
Sundance 2017: Next - DirectorMichael O'SheaStarsEric RuffinKarin CherchesChloë LevineWhen troubled teen Milo, who has a fascination with vampire lore, meets the equally alienated Sophie, the two form a bond that begins to blur Milo's fantasy into reality.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (1n|_w):
- John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature Under $500,000)
Cannes 2016: Un Certain Regard - DirectorAna AsensioStarsAna AsensioNatasha RomanovaDavid LittleMost Beautiful Island is a chilling portrait of an undocumented young woman's struggle for survival as she finds redemption from a tortured past in a dangerous game.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (1n|_w):
- John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature Under $500,000)
- DirectorJeff UnayStarsVernon BeachCallie CarmanDelanee CarmanA blue-collar family man breaks the promise he'd made to never fight again. Now forty years old, with a wife and four children who need him, Joe Carman risks everything to go back into the fighting cage and come to terms with his past.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (1n|_w):
- Truer Than Fiction Award
- DirectorShevaun MizrahiStarsÍzzet Cemak AlpokayRoger DumasHalit HorozA Tarkovskian dream-like landscape, featuring the inhabitants of a Turkish retirement home where pranksters, artists and old casanovas seduce us to confront the true nature of time.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (1n|_w):
- Truer Than Fiction Award
- DirectorJustin ChonStarsSimone BakerJustin ChonCurtiss Cook Jr.Two Korean-American brothers run a shoe store in L.A. county. Their friend, black eleven-year-old Kamilla, drops in and helps. On this day, the Rodney King verdict ignites the 1992 L.A. riots.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (1n|1w):
- Someone to Watch Award [w]
Sundance 2017: Next- Audience Award: Next
- DirectorKevin PhillipsStarsOwen CampbellCharlie TahanElizabeth CappuccinoTeenagers Zach and Josh have been best friends their whole lives, but when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up, the secret drives a wedge between them and propels them down a rabbit hole of escalating paranoia and violence.Independent Spirit Awards 2018 (1n|_w):
- Someone to Watch Award
Tribeca 2017: Midnight Screenings