2013 Writers Guild Awards Nominations Announced

The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2012.  Winners will be honored at the 2013 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 17, 2013, during simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Flight, Written by John Gatins; Paramount Pictures

Looper, Written by Rian Johnson; TriStar Pictures

The Master, Written by Paul Thomas Anderson; The Weinstein Company

Moonrise Kingdom, Written by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola; Focus Features

Zero Dark Thirty, Written by Mark Boal; Columbia Pictures

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Argo, Screenplay by Chris Terrio; Based on a selection from The Master of Disguise by Antonio J. Mendez and the Wired Magazine article “The Great Escape” by Joshuah Bearman; Warner Bros. Pictures

Life of Pi, Screenplay by David Magee; Based on the novel by Yann Martel; 20th Century Fox

Lincoln, Screenplay by Tony Kushner; Based in part on the book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin; DreamWorks Pictures

The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Screenplay by Stephen Chbosky; Based on his book; Summit Entertainment

Silver Linings Playbook, Screenplay by David O. Russell; Based on the novel by Matthew Quick; The Weinstein Company


DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

The Central Park Five, Written by Sarah Burns and David McMahon and Ken Burns; Sundance Selects

The Invisible War, Written by Kirby Dick; Cinedigm Entertainment Group

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, Written by Alex Gibney; HBO Documentary Films

Searching for Sugar Man, Written by Malik Bendejelloul; Sony Pictures Classics

We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists, Written by Brian Knappenberger; Cinetic Media

West of Memphis, Written by Amy Berg & Billy McMillin; Sony Pictures Classics


Feature films eligible for a Writers Guild Award were exhibited theatrically for at least one week in Los Angeles during 2012 and were written under the WGA’s Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA) or under a bona fide collective bargaining agreement of the Writers Guild of Canada, Writers Guild of Great Britain, Irish Playwrights & Screenwriters Guild, or the New Zealand Writers Guild.  Theatrical screenplays produced under the jurisdiction of the WGA or an affiliate Guild must have been submitted for WGA awards consideration.

Documentaries eligible for a Writers Guild Award featured an onscreen writing credit and were exhibited theatrically in Los Angeles or New York for one week during 2012.  While credited documentary writers were required to join the WGAW’s Nonfiction Writers Caucus or the WGAE’s Nonfiction Writers Caucus to be considered, scripts need not have been written under WGA jurisdiction to be eligible for awards consideration.

The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio and promotional writing, and graphic animation.  The awards will be presented jointly in all competitive categories during simultaneous ceremonies on Sunday, February 17, 2013, in New York at the B.B. King Blues Club and in Los Angeles at the JW Marriott L.A. LIVE.  For more information, please visit www.wga.org or www.wgaeast.org.

Photos : Nominations Announcement for 28th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards

Anna Kendrick, Common and Zoe Saldana © Michael Germana

THE 28th ANNUAL FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
- $125,000 in grants to be awarded to filmmakers -

Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Film Independent at LACMA Film Series, announced nominations for the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards this morning. Film Independent co-presidents Sean Mc Manus and Josh Welsh presided over the press conference held at the W Hollywood, with actors -

Anna Kendrick    
                                                                                      Zoe Saldana

Anna Kendrick © Michael Germana

Zoe Saldana © Michael Germana

and Common presenting the nominations.

Common © Michael Germana

Anna Kendrick and Zoe Saldana © Michael Germana

Nominees for Best Feature include

Beasts of the Southern Wild,

Bernie,

Keep the Lights On,

Moonrise Kingdom,

and Silver Linings Playbook.

Starlet was selected to receive the annual Robert Altman Award, which is bestowed upon one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast.

Anna Kendrick, Common and Zoe Saldana © Michael Germana

"The nominations this year represent an astonishingly strong group of artists both in front of and behind the camera," said Film Independent Co-president Josh Welsh. "At Film Independent, we nurture artist-driven filmmaking all year long and I can't imagine a more fitting or worthy group of films to celebrate here today."

Winners will be announced at the Spirit Awards on Saturday, February 23, 2013.  The 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 pm 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 12, 2013 at BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood.

The Spirit Awards Nominating Committees selected nominees from 299 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. The Spirit Awards Nominating Committee is comprised of writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, actors, critics, casting directors, festival programmers, and other working film professionals.

As the first event to exclusively honor independent film, the Film Independent Spirit Awards has made a name for itself as the premier awards show for the independent film community. Artists who have received industry recognition first at the Spirit Awards include Joel & Ethan Coen, Spike Lee, Oliver Stone, Ashley Judd, Robert Rodriguez, David O. Russell, Edward Burns, Aaron Eckhart, Neil LaBute, Darren Aronofsky, Spike Jonze, Charlie Kaufman, Hilary Swank, Marc Forster, Todd Field, Christopher Nolan, Zach Braff, Amy Adams, Lena Dunham and many more.

The Spirit Awards is also the primary fundraiser for Film Independent’s year-round programs.  To inquire about tables at the Spirit Awards please contact 310.432.1253.

The Film Independent Spirit Awards are sponsored by Premier Sponsors Piaget and Jameson® Irish Whiskey and Lincoln and Principal Sponsor Stella Artois. WireImage is the Official Photographer and PR Newswire is the Official Breaking News Service of Film Independent.

For more information on submission guidelines, voting, media and publicist credentials, and the history of the Spirit Awards, please visit SpiritAwards.com.

Full List of 2013 Independent Spirit Award Nominations

The nominations are in!
Check back later for photos from the press conference.

BEST FEATURE:
Beasts of the Southern Wild

PRODUCERS: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey & Josh Penn
Bernie

PRODUCERS: Liz Glotzer, Richard Linklater, David McFadzean, Dete Meserve, Judd Payne, Celine Rattray, Martin Shafer, Ginger Sledge, Matt Williams
Keep the Lights On

PRODUCERS: Marie Therese Guirgis, Lucas Joaquin, Ira Sachs
Moonrise Kingdom

PRODUCERS: Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales, Scott Rudin
Silver Linings Playbook

PRODUCERS: Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon


"Moonrise Kingdom"

BEST DIRECTOR

Wes Anderson
Moonrise Kingdom

Julia Loktev
The Loneliest Planet

David O. Russell
Silver Linings Playbook

Ira Sachs
Keep the Lights On

Benh Zeitlin
Beasts of the Southern Wild

BEST SCREENPLAY

Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
Moonrise Kingdom

Zoe Kazan
Ruby Sparks

Martin McDonagh
Seven Psychopaths

David O. Russell
Silver Linings Playbook

Ira Sachs
Keep the Lights On

BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)

Fill the Void
DIRECTOR:  Rama Burshtein
PRODUCER:  Assaf Amir

Gimme the Loot
DIRECTOR:  Adam Leon
PRODUCERS:  Dominic Buchanan, Natalie Difford, Jamund Washington

Safety Not Guaranteed
DIRECTOR:  Colin Trevorrow
PRODUCERS:  Derek Connolly, Stephanie Langhoff, Peter Saraf, Colin Trevorrow, Marc Turtletaub

Sound of My Voice
DIRECTOR:  Zal Batmanglij
PRODUCERS:  Brit Marling, Hans Ritter, Shelley Surpin

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
DIRECTOR:  Stephen Chbosky
PRODUCERS:  Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Russell Smith

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

Rama Burshtein
Fill the Void

Derek Connolly
Safety Not Guaranteed

Christopher Ford
Robot & Frank

Rashida Jones & Will McCormack
Celeste and Jesse Forever

Jonathan Lisecki
Gayby

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.

Breakfast with Curtis
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Laura Colella

Middle of Nowhere
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Ava DuVernay
PRODUCERS:  Howard Barish, Paul Garnes

Mosquita y Mari
WRITER/DIRECTOR:  Aurora Guerrero
PRODUCER:  Chad Burris

Starlet
WRITER/DIRECTOR:  Sean Baker
PRODUCERS:  Blake Ashman-Kipervaser, Kevin Chinoy, Patrick Cunningham, Chris Maybach, Francesca Silvestri

The Color Wheel
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER:  Alex Ross Perry
WRITER:  Carlen Altman

BEST FEMALE LEAD

Linda Cardellini
Return

Emayatzy Corinealdi
Middle of Nowhere

Jennifer Lawrence
Silver Linings Playbook

Quvenzhané Wallis
Beasts of the Southern Wild

Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Smashed

BEST MALE LEAD

Jack Black
Bernie

Bradley Cooper
Silver Linings Playbook

John Hawkes
The Sessions

Thure Lindhardt
Keep the Lights On

Matthew McConaughey
Killer Joe

Wendell Pierce
Four

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

Rosemarie DeWitt
Your Sister’s Sister

Ann Dowd
Compliance

Helen Hunt
The Sessions

Brit Marling
Sound of My Voice

Lorraine Toussaint
Middle of Nowhere

BEST SUPPORTING MALE

Matthew McConaughey
Magic Mike

David Oyelowo
Middle of Nowhere

Michael Péna
End of Watch

Sam Rockwell
Seven Psychopaths

Bruce Willis
Moonrise Kingdom


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Yoni Brook
Valley of Saints

Lol Crawley
Here

Ben Richardson
Beasts of the Southern Wild

Roman Vasyanov
End of Watch

Robert Yeoman
Moonrise Kingdom

BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)

How to Survive a Plague
DIRECTOR:  David France
PRODUCERS:  David France, Howard Gertler

Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present
DIRECTOR:  Matthew Akers
PRODUCERS:  Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre

The Central Park Five
DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS:  Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon

The Invisible War
DIRECTOR:  Kirby Dick
PRODUCERS: Tanner King Barklow, Amy Ziering

The Waiting Room
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER:  Peter Nicks
PRODUCERS:  Linda Davis, William B. Hirsch

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)

Amour
(France)
DIRECTOR:  Michael Haneke

Once Upon A Time in Anatolia
(Turkey)
DIRECTOR:  Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Rust And Bone
(France/Belgium)
DIRECTOR:  Jacques Audiard

Sister
(Switzerland)
DIRECTOR:  Ursula Meier

War Witch
(Democratic Republic of Congo/Canada)
DIRECTOR:  Kim Nguyen

16th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD – 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.

Nobody Walks
PRODUCER: Alicia Van Couvering

Prince Avalanche
PRODUCER: Derrick Tseng

Stones in the Sun
PRODUCER: Mynette Louie

19th ANNUAL SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – 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.

Pincus
DIRECTOR: David Fenster
Gimme the Loot

DIRECTOR: Adam Leon

Electrick Children
DIRECTOR: Rebecca Thomas

STELLA ARTOIS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – 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.

Leviathan
DIRECTOR: Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel

The Waiting Room
DIRECTOR: Peter Nicks

Only the Young
DIRECTOR: Jason Tippet & Elizabeth Mims

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD - (Given to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)
Starlet
Director: Sean Baker
Casting Director: Julia Kim
Ensemble Cast: Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson, Karren Karagulian, Stella Maeve, James Ransone

2013 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations to be announced

The nominations for the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Award will be announced on Tuesday, November 27 at 10:00 AM PST

We will have a list of nominees shortly after the announcement.


You can also follow them on Twitter @filmindependent where they will be tweeting the nominees as they are announced.

The Film Independent Spirit Awards will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2012 in the afternoon in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica.  The premiere broadcast of the ceremony will air later that evening at 10:00 pm ET/PT on IFC.


ABOUT THE FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS
Now in its 28th year, the Film Independent Spirit Awards is a celebration honoring artist-driven films made with an
economy of means by filmmakers who embody independence and originality. The Spirit Awards has become the
vanguard event in independent film, recognizing the achievements of American independent filmmakers and promoting
the finest independent films of the year to a wider audience.

Awards are given in the following categories: Best Feature, Best First Feature, Best First Screenplay, Best Director, Best Screenplay, John Cassavetes Award (given to the best narrative feature made for a budget under $500,000), Best Male Lead, Best Female Lead, Best Supporting Male, Best Supporting Female, Best Cinematography, Best International Film, Best Documentary, and the Robert Altman Award.  The Filmmaker Grants include the Someone to Watch Award, Truer Than Fiction Award, and Piaget Producers Award.

ABOUT FILM INDEPENDENT
Film Independent is a non-profit arts organization that champions independent film and supports a community of artists who embody diversity, innovation, and uniqueness of vision. Film Independent helps filmmakers make their movies, builds an audience for their projects, and works to diversify the film industry. Film Independent’s Board of Directors, filmmakers, staff, and constituents, is comprised of an inclusive community of individuals across ability, age, ethnicity, gender, race, and sexual orientation. Anyone passionate about film can become a member, whether you are a filmmaker, industry professional, or a film lover.

Film Independent produces the Spirit Awards, the annual celebration honoring artist-driven films and recognizing the finest achievements of American independent filmmakers.  Film Independent also produces the Los Angeles Film Festival, showcasing the best of American and international cinema and the Film Independent at LACMA Film Series, a year-round, weekly program that offers unique cinematic experiences for the Los Angeles creative community and the general public. 

With over 250 annual screenings and events, Film Independent provides access to a network of like-minded artists who are driving creativity in the film industry. Film Independent’s Artist Development program offers free Labs for selected writers, directors, producers and documentary filmmakers and presents year-round networking opportunities. Project Involve is Film Independent’s signature program dedicated to fostering the careers of talented filmmakers from communities traditionally underrepresented in the film industry.

For more information or to become a member, visit FilmIndependent.org.

84th Academy Awards Nominations Announced

84th ACADEMY AWARDS® NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

Photo: Michael Germana / Superstar Images

 BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced
today (Tuesday, January 24) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President
Tom Sherak and 2010 Oscar® nominee Jennifer Lawrence

. 
 Sherak and Lawrence, who was nominated for an Academy Award® for her lead
performance in “Winter’s Bone,” announced the nominees in 10 of the 24 Award categories
at a 5:38 a.m. PT live news conference attended by more than 400 international media
representatives.  Lists of nominations in all categories were then distributed to the media in
attendance and online via the official Academy Awards website, www.oscar.com.   

Photo: Michael Germana/ Superstar Images

 Academy members from each of the branches vote to determine the nominees in their
respective categories – actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc.  In
the Animated Feature Film and Foreign Language Film categories, nominations are
selected by vote of multi-branch screening committees.  All voting members are eligible to
select the Best Picture nominees.

 Nominations ballots were mailed to the 5,783 voting members in late December and
were returned directly to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the international accounting firm,
for tabulation.

 Official screenings of all motion pictures with one or more nominations will begin for
members this weekend at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.  Screenings also will
be held at the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood and in London, New York
and the San Francisco Bay Area.


 All active and life members of the Academy are eligible to select the winners in all
categories, although in five of them – Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film,
Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject and Foreign Language Film – members
can vote only if they have seen all of the nominated films in those categories.
 Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on
Sunday, February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET. 
The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries
worldwide.


ABOUT THE ACADEMY
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world’s preeminent movie-related organization, with a
membership of more than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the
annual Academy Awards—in which the members vote to select the nominees and winners—the Academy presents a
diverse year-round slate of public programs, exhibitions and events; provides financial support to a wide range of other
movie-related organizations and endeavors; acts as a neutral advocate in the advancement of motion picture
technology; and, through its Margaret Herrick Library and Academy Film Archive, collects, preserves, restores and
provides access to movies and items related to their history. Through these and other activities the Academy serves
students, historians, the entertainment industry and people everywhere who love movies.
FOLLOW THE ACADEMY
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- NOMINATIONS BY CATEGORY - 84TH AWARDS -

Performance by an actor in a leading role
Demián Bichir in “A Better Life” (Summit Entertainment)
George Clooney in “The Descendants” (Fox Searchlight)
Jean Dujardin in “The Artist” (The Weinstein Company)
Gary Oldman in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” (Focus Features)
Brad Pitt in “Moneyball” (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Kenneth Branagh in “My Week with Marilyn” (The Weinstein Company)
Jonah Hill in “Moneyball” (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Nick Nolte in “Warrior” (Lionsgate)
Christopher Plummer in “Beginners” (Focus Features)
Max von Sydow in “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” (Warner Bros.)

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Glenn Close in “Albert Nobbs” (Roadside Attractions)
Viola Davis in “The Help” (Touchstone)
Rooney Mara in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Meryl Streep in “The Iron Lady” (The Weinstein Company)
Michelle Williams in “My Week with Marilyn” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Bérénice Bejo in “The Artist” (The Weinstein Company)
Jessica Chastain in “The Help” (Touchstone)
Melissa McCarthy in “Bridesmaids” (Universal)
Janet McTeer in “Albert Nobbs” (Roadside Attractions)
Octavia Spencer in “The Help” (Touchstone)


Best animated feature film of the year
“A Cat in Paris” (GKIDS) Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
“Chico & Rita” (GKIDS) Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
“Kung Fu Panda 2” (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed
by Paramount) Jennifer Yuh Nelson
“Puss in Boots” (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by
Paramount) Chris Miller
“Rango” (Paramount) Gore Verbinsk


Achievement in art direction
“The Artist” (The Weinstein Company) Production Design: 
Set Decoration: Laurence Bennett Robert Gould
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”                 
(Warner Bros.) Production Design:  Set Decoration: Stuart Craig Stephenie McMillan
“Hugo” (Paramount) Production Design: 
Set Decoration: Dante Ferretti Francesca Lo Schiavo
“Midnight in Paris” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Production Design:
Set Decoration: Anne Seibel Hélène Dubreuil
“War Horse” (Touchstone) Production Design:
Set Decoration: Rick Carter Lee Sandales

Achievement in cinematography
“The Artist” (The Weinstein Company) Guillaume Schiffman
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (Sony Pictures
Releasing) Jeff Cronenweth
“Hugo” (Paramount) Robert Richardson
“The Tree of Life” (Fox Searchlight) Emmanuel Lubezki
“War Horse” (Touchstone) Janusz Kaminski

Achievement in costume design
“Anonymous” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Lisy Christl
“The Artist” (The Weinstein Company) Mark Bridges
“Hugo” (Paramount) Sandy Powell
“Jane Eyre” (Focus Features) Michael O'Connor
“W.E.” (The Weinstein Company) Arianne Phillips

Photo: Michael Germana/ Superstar Images

Achievement in directing
“The Artist” (The Weinstein Company)  Michel Hazanavicius
“The Descendants” (Fox Searchlight) Alexander Payne
“Hugo” (Paramount) Martin Scorsese
“Midnight in Paris” (Sony Pictures Classics) Woody Allen
“The Tree of Life” (Fox Searchlight) Terrence Malick

Best documentary feature
“Hell and Back Again” (Docurama Films)
A Roast Beef Limited Production Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
“If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front”
(Oscilloscope Laboratories)
 A Marshall Curry Production
Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
“Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory” 
An @radical.media Production Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
“Pina” (Sundance Selects)
A Neue Road Movies Production Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
“Undefeated” (The Weinstein Company)
A Spitfire Pictures Production TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Rich Middlemas

Best documentary short subject
“The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil       
Rights Movement”                                                    
A Purposeful Production
Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin
“God Is the Bigger Elvis”
A Documentress Films Production Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
“Incident in New Baghdad”
A Morninglight Films Production James Spione
“Saving Face” 
 A Milkhaus/Jungefilm Production Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom” 
A Supply & Demand Integrated Production Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen


Achievement in film editing
“The Artist” (The Weinstein Company) Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
“The Descendants” (Fox Searchlight) Kevin Tent
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (Sony Pictures
Releasing) Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
“Hugo” (Paramount) Thelma Schoonmaker
“Moneyball” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Christopher Tellefsen

Best foreign language film of the year
“Bullhead” 
A Savage Film Production Belgium
“Footnote” (Sony Pictures Classics)
A Footnote Limited Partnership Production Israel
“In Darkness” (Sony Pictures Classics)
A Studio Filmowe Zebra Production Poland
“Monsieur Lazhar” (Music Box Films)
A micro_scope Production Canada
“A Separation” (Sony Pictures Classics)
A Dreamlab Films Production Iran

Achievement in makeup
“Albert Nobbs” (Roadside Attractions) Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and           
Matthew W. Mungle
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”     
(Warner Bros.) Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa Tomblin
“The Iron Lady” (The Weinstein Company) Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
“The Adventures of Tintin” (Paramount) John Williams
“The Artist” (The Weinstein Company) Ludovic Bource
“Hugo” (Paramount) Howard Shore
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” (Focus Features) Alberto Iglesias
“War Horse” (Touchstone) John Williams

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
“Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets”
(Walt Disney) Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
“Real in Rio” from “Rio”
(20th Century Fox) Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown Lyric by Siedah Garrett 
  
Best motion picture of the year
“The Artist” (The Weinstein Company)
A La Petite Reine/Studio 37/La Classe
Américaine/JD Prod/France3 Cinéma/Jouror
Productions/uFilm Production
Thomas Langmann, Producer
“The Descendants” (Fox Searchlight)
An Ad Hominem Enterprises Production Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers
“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” (Warner Bros.)
A Warner Bros. Pictures Production Scott Rudin, Producer
“The Help” (Touchstone)
A DreamWorks Pictures Production Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
“Hugo” (Paramount)
A Paramount Pictures and GK Films Production Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers
“Midnight in Paris” (Sony Pictures Classics) 
A Pontchartrain Production Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers
“Moneyball” (Sony Pictures Releasing)
A Columbia Pictures Production Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers
“The Tree of Life” (Fox Searchlight)
A River Road Entertainment Production Nominees to be determined
“War Horse” (Touchstone)
A DreamWorks Pictures Production Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers

Best animated short film
“Dimanche/Sunday” (National Film Board of Canada)
A National Film Board of Canada Production Patrick Doyon
“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” 
A Moonbot Studios LA Production William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
“La Luna” (Walt Disney)
 A Pixar Animation Studios Production Enrico Casarosa 
“A Morning Stroll” (Studio AKA)
             A Studio AKA Production Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
“Wild Life” (National Film Board of Canada)
A National Film Board of Canada Production  Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby


Best live action short film
“Pentecost” (Network Ireland Television)
An EMU Production Peter McDonald and Eimear O'Kane
“Raju” 
A Hamburg Media School/Filmwerkstatt Production Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
“The Shore” 
 An All Ashore Production Terry George and Oorlagh George 
“Time Freak”  
A Team Toad Production Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
“Tuba Atlantic” (Norsk Filminstitutt)
A Norwegian Film School/Den Norske Filmskolen 
Production
Hallvar Witzø

Achievement in sound editing
“Drive” (FilmDistrict) Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (Sony Pictures
Releasing) Ren Klyce
“Hugo” (Paramount) Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” (Paramount) Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
“War Horse” (Touchstone) Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom

Achievement in sound mixing
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (Sony Pictures
Releasing) David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and    Bo Persson
“Hugo” (Paramount) Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
“Moneyball” (Sony Pictures Releasing)  Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and      
Ed Novick
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” (Paramount) Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush
and Peter J. Devlin
“War Horse” (Touchstone) Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and
Stuart Wilson

Achievement in visual effects
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”    
(Warner Bros.) Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler andJohn Richardson 
“Hugo” (Paramount)  Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann and    
Alex Henning 
“Real Steel” (Touchstone)

Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and    
Swen Gillberg
“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” (20th Century Fox) Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and
Daniel Barrett
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” (Paramount) Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and   
John Frazier

Adapted screenplay
“The Descendants” (Fox Searchlight) Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon &
Jim Rash
“Hugo” (Paramount) Screenplay by John Logan
“The Ides of March” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and
Beau Willimon
“Moneyball” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin 
Story by Stan Chervin
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” (Focus Features)  Screenplay by Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan

Original screenplay
“The Artist” (The Weinstein Company) Written by Michel Hazanavicius
“Bridesmaids” (Universal) Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
“Margin Call” (Roadside Attractions) Written by J.C. Chandor
“Midnight in Paris” (Sony Pictures Classics) Written by Woody Allen
“A Separation” (Sony Pictures Classics) Written by Asghar Farhadi
                                          

                                                                  - NOMINATIONS BY PICTURE -
(This list does not include Short Films or Documentary Short Subjects.)

“The Adventures of Tintin,” a Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures Production
(Paramount) (1 nomination)
Original score 

“Albert Nobbs,” a Trillium Productions, Mockingbird Pictures and Parallel Films Production      
(Roadside Attractions) (3 nominations)
Glenn Close - Performance by an actress in a leading role 
Janet McTeer - Performance by an actress in a supporting role 
Makeup 

“Anonymous,” a Columbia Pictures Production (Sony Pictures Releasing) (1 nomination)
Costume design 

“The Artist,” a La Petite Reine/Studio 37/La Classe Américaine/JD Prod/France3 Cinéma/
Jouror Productions/uFilm Production (The Weinstein Company) (10 nominations)
Jean Dujardin - Performance by an actor in a leading role 
Bérénice Bejo - Performance by an actress in a supporting role 
Art direction 
Cinematography 
Costume design 
Directing 
Film editing 
Original score 
Best picture 
Original screenplay 

“Beginners,” an Olympus Pictures in association with Parts & Labor Production                 
(Focus Features) (1 nomination)
Christopher Plummer - Performance by an actor in a supporting role  

“A Better Life,” a Summit Entertainment Production (Summit Entertainment) (1 nomination)
Demián Bichir - Performance by an actor in a leading role  

“Bridesmaids,” a Universal Pictures Production (Universal) (2 nominations)
Melissa McCarthy - Performance by an actress in a supporting role  
Original screenplay 

“Bullhead,” a Savage Film Production  (1 nomination)
Best foreign language film (Belgium) 

“A Cat in Paris,” a Folimage Production (GKIDS) (1 nomination)
Best animated feature film  

“Chico & Rita,” a Chico & Rita Distribution Limited Production (GKIDS) (1 nomination)
Best animated feature film   

“The Descendants,” an Ad Hominem Enterprises Production (Fox Searchlight) (5 nominations)
George Clooney - Performance by an actor in a leading role 
Directing   
Film editing 
Best picture 
Adapted screenplay 

“Drive,” a Bold Films, OddLot Entertainment and Marc Platt Production (FilmDistrict) (1 nomination)
Sound editing 

“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” a Warner Bros. Pictures Production (Warner Bros.) (2 nominations)
Max von Sydow - Performance by an actor in a supporting role 
Best picture 

“Footnote,” a Footnote Limited Partnership Production (Sony Pictures Classics) (1 nomination)
Best foreign language film (Israel)  

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” a Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Production (Sony Pictures Releasing) (5 nominations)
Rooney Mara - Performance by an actress in a leading role 
Cinematography 
Film editing 
Sound editing 
Sound mixing 

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,” a Warner Bros. Services UK Ltd. Production
(Warner Bros.) (3 nominations)
Art direction 
Makeup 
Visual effects 

“Hell and Back Again,” a Roast Beef Limited Production (Docurama Films) (1 nomination)
Documentary feature  

“The Help,” a DreamWorks Pictures Production (Touchstone) (4 nominations)
Viola Davis - Performance by an actress in a leading role  
Jessica Chastain - Performance by an actress in a supporting role 
Octavia Spencer - Performance by an actress in a supporting role 
Best picture 

“Hugo,” a Paramount Pictures and GK Films Production (Paramount) (11 nominations)
Art direction 
Cinematography 
Costume design 
Directing 
Film editing 
Original score 
Best picture 
Sound editing 
Sound mixing 
Visual effects 
Adapted screenplay 

“The Ides of March,” a Columbia Pictures and Cross Creek Pictures in association with
Exclusive Media Group and Crystal City Entertainment Production (Sony Pictures Releasing) (1 nomination)
Adapted screenplay 

“If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front,” a Marshall Curry Production
(Oscilloscope Laboratories) (1 nomination)
Documentary feature  

“In Darkness,” a Studio Filmowe Zebra Production (Sony Pictures Classics) (1 nomination)
Best foreign language film (Poland) 

“The Iron Lady,” a Weinstein Company/Yuk Films/Pathé/UK Film Council/Canal+/Cine+/
Goldcrest Production (The Weinstein Company) (2 nominations)
Meryl Streep - Performance by an actress in a leading role 
Makeup 

“Jane Eyre,” a Ruby Films Production (Focus Features) (1 nomination)
Costume design 

“Kung Fu Panda 2,” a DreamWorks Animation LLC Production (DreamWorks Animation,
Distributed by Paramount) (1 nomination)
Best animated feature film   

“Margin Call,” a Benaroya Pictures and Before The Door Pictures Production         
(Roadside Attractions) (1 nomination)
Original screenplay 

“Midnight in Paris,” a Pontchartrain Production (Sony Pictures Classics) (4 nominations)
Art direction 
Directing 
Best picture 
Original screenplay 

“Moneyball,” a Columbia Pictures Production (Sony Pictures Releasing) (6 nominations)
Brad Pitt - Performance by an actor in a leading role 
Jonah Hill - Performance by an actor in a supporting role 
Film editing 
Best picture 
Sound mixing 
Adapted screenplay 

“Monsieur Lazhar,” a micro_scope Production (Music Box Films) (1 nomination)
Best foreign language film (Canada)  

“The Muppets,” a Walt Disney Pictures Production (Walt Disney) (1 nomination)
Original song - "Man or Muppet"  

“My Week with Marilyn,” a Weinstein Company Production (The Weinstein Company) (2 nominations)
Kenneth Branagh - Performance by an actor in a supporting role 
Michelle Williams - Performance by an actress in a leading role 

“Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory,” an @radical.media Production  (1 nomination)
Documentary feature  

“Pina,” a Neue Road Movies Production (Sundance Selects) (1 nomination)
Documentary feature  

“Puss in Boots,” a DreamWorks Animation LLC Production (DreamWorks Animation,
Distributed by Paramount) (1 nomination)
Best animated feature film  

“Rango,” a Paramount Pictures Production (Paramount) (1 nomination)
Best animated feature film   

“Real Steel,” a DreamWorks Pictures Production (Touchstone) (1 nomination)
Visual effects 

“Rio,” a Blue Sky Studios Production (20th Century Fox) (1 nomination)
Original song - "Real in Rio" 

“Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” a 20th Century Fox Production (20th Century Fox) (1 nomination)
Visual effects 

“A Separation,” a Dreamlab Films Production (Sony Pictures Classics) (2 nominations)
Best foreign language film (Iran) 
Original screenplay  

“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” a Working Title Films Production (Focus Features) (3 nominations)
Gary Oldman - Performance by an actor in a leading role 
Original score 
Adapted screenplay 

“Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” a Paramount Pictures Production (Paramount) (3 nominations)
Sound editing 
Sound mixing 
Visual effects 

“The Tree of Life,” a River Road Entertainment Production (Fox Searchlight) (3 nominations)
Cinematography 
Directing 
Best picture 

“Undefeated,” a Spitfire Pictures Production (The Weinstein Company) (1 nomination)
Documentary feature  

“W.E.,” a Semtex Films/The Weinstein Company/IM Global Production                              
(The Weinstein Company) (1 nomination)
Costume design 

“War Horse,” a DreamWorks Pictures Production (Touchstone) (6 nominations)
Art direction 
Cinematography 
Original score 
Best picture 
Sound editing 
Sound mixing 

“Warrior,” a Solaris Entertainment and Filmtribe/Lionsgate/Mimran Schur Pictures Production
(Lionsgate) (1 nomination)
Nick Nolte - Performance by an actor in a supporting role 
 
- FEATURE FILMS WITH TWO OR MORE NOMINATIONS -
 (This list does not include Short Films
or Documentary Short Subjects.)

Picture Distribution Company Nominations
“Hugo” Paramount  11
“The Artist” The Weinstein Company 10
“Moneyball” Sony Pictures Releasing  6
“War Horse” Touchstone  6
“The Descendants” Fox Searchlight  5
“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Sony Pictures Releasing  5
“The Help” Touchstone 4
“Midnight in Paris” Sony Pictures Classics 4
“Albert Nobbs”  Roadside Attractions 3
“Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows Part 2” Warner Bros. 3
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Focus Features 3
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Paramount 3
“The Tree of Life” Fox Searchlight 3
“Bridesmaids” Universal 2
“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” Warner Bros. 2
“The Iron Lady” The Weinstein Company 2
“My Week with Marilyn” The Weinstein Company 2
“A Separation” Sony Pictures Classics 2
  
  

Film Independent’s 25th Spirit Awards Nomination Announcements

December 1, 2009 FILM INDEPENDENT HOTEL SOFITEL, BEVERLY HILLS, CA Film Independent’s Spirit Awards is a celebration honoring films made by filmmakers who embody independence and originality. Televised in millions of homes and covered internationally by the press, the Spirit Awards has become the vanguard event in independent film, recognizing the achievements of independent filmmakers and promoting independent film to a wider audience. The Spirit Awards nominations are chosen on the basis of uniqueness of vision, original, provocative subject matter, economy of means (with particular attention paid to total production cost and individual compensation) and percentage of financing from independent sources. Nominees were announced in the following categories: Best Feature, Best First Feature, Best First Screenplay, Best Director, Best Screenplay, John Cassavetes Award (given to the best feature made for a budget under $500,000), Best Male Lead, Best Female Lead, Best Supporting Male, Best Supporting Female, Best Cinematography, Best Foreign Film, and Best Documentary. In honor of the 25th Anniversary of the Spirit Awards, this year’s winners will be unveiled at a late-night celebration on Friday, March 5, 2010, at LA Live’s panoramic event deck in downtown Los Angeles. The ceremony will air live and uncut on Friday, March 5, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. PST/11:00 p.m. EST on IFC (Independent Film Channel). This year's ceremony is sponsored by Premier Sponsors IFC, ELLE, Piaget, Acura, Jameson Irish Whiskey and Principal Sponsor Netflix. ABOUT FILM INDEPENDENT Film Independent is a non-profit arts organization whos mission is to champion the cause of independent film and support a community of artists who embody diversity, innovation, and uniqueness of vision. Click here for more on the Film Independent’s Spirit Awards
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