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BEASTS OF NO NATION, CAROL, SPOTLIGHT Among 31st Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations
Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the LA Film Festival and Film Independent at LACMA, announced nominations for the 2016 Spirit Awards this morning. Film Independent President Josh Welsh presided over the press conference held at W Hollywood, with actors John Boyega and Elizabeth Olsen presenting the nominations.
Nominees for Best Feature included Anomalisa, Beasts of No Nation, Carol, Spotlight and Tangerine.
“This year’s nominees are a testament to the strength, vitality and diversity of independent, artist-driven filmmaking,” said Film Independent President Josh Welsh. “It’s an astonishingly strong group of films and performances this year and we look forward to celebrating them all at the Spirit Awards.”
Spotlight was selected to receive the Robert Altman Award, which is bestowed upon one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast. The Altman Award was created in 2008 in honor of legendary director Robert Altman who was known for creating extraordinary ensemble casts.
“Spotlight is a remarkable film that excels on every level, but the Nominating Committee thought it was especially deserving of the Robert Altman Award,” said Welsh. “The film is beautifully cast with every member of the ensemble working together to tell the story of the Boston Globe investigating allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church.”
Winners will be announced at the Spirit Awards on Saturday, February 27, 2016. The awards ceremony will be held as a daytime luncheon in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica, in a new location this year just north of the Santa Monica Pier. The show will broadcast live exclusively on IFC at 2:00 pm PT/ 5:00 pm ET.
Winners of the Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grants will be highlighted during the awards ceremony and announced at the Film Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grants and Nominee Brunch on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood.
The Spirit Awards Nominating Committees selected nominees from 362 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 and individual compensation) and percentage of financing from independent sources. The Spirit Awards Nominating Committees are comprised of writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, editors, actors, critics, casting directors, film festival programmers and other working film professionals.
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2016 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS |
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BEST FEATURE |
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(Award given to the Producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.) |
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Anomalisa |
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Producers: Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman, Dino Stamatopoulos, Rosa Tran |
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Beasts of No Nation |
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Producers: Daniel Crown, Idris Elba, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Amy Kaufman, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Riva Marker |
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Carol |
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Producers: Elizabeth Karlsen, Christine Vachon, Stephen Woolley |
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Spotlight |
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Producers: Blye Pagon Faust, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, Michael Sugar |
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Tangerine |
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Producers: Sean Baker, Karrie Cox, Marcus Cox, Darren Dean, Shih-Ching Tsou |
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BEST FIRST FEATURE |
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(Award given to the director and producer) |
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The Diary of a Teenage Girl |
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Director: Marielle Heller |
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Producers: Miranda Bailey, Anne Carey, Bert Hamelinck, Madeline Samit |
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James White |
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Director: Josh Mond |
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Producers: Max Born, Antonio Campos, Sean Durkin, Melody Roscher, Eric Schultz |
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Manos Sucias |
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Director: Josef Kubota Wladyka |
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Producers: Elena Greenlee, Márcia Nunes |
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Mediterranea |
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Director: Jonas Carpignano |
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Producers: Jason Michael Berman, Chris Columbus, Jon Coplon, Christoph Daniel, Andrew Kortschak, John Lesher, Ryan Lough, Justin Nappi, Alain Peyrollaz, Gwyn Sannia, Marc Schmidheiny, Victor Shapiro, Ryan Zacarias |
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Songs My Brothers Taught Me |
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Director/Producer: Chloé Zhao |
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Producers: Mollye Asher, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Angela C. Lee, Forest Whitaker |
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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. |
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Advantageous |
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Writer/Director/Producer: Jennifer Phang |
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Writer/Producer: Jacqueline Kim |
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Producers: Robert Chang, Ken Jeong, Moon Molson, Theresa Navarro |
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Christmas, Again |
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Writer/Director/Producer: Charles Poekel |
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Heaven Knows What |
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Directors: Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie |
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Writers: Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie |
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Producers: Oscar Boyson, Sebastian Bear McClard |
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Krisha |
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Writer/Director/Producer: Trey Edward Shults |
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Producers: Justin R. Chan, Chase Joliet, Wilson Smith |
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Out of My Hand |
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Writer/Director: Takeshi Fukunaga |
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Writer/Producer: Donari Braxton |
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Producer: Mike Fox |
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BEST DIRECTOR |
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Sean Baker |
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Tangerine |
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Cary Joji Fukunaga |
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Beasts of No Nation |
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Todd Haynes |
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Carol |
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Duke Johnson & Charlie Kaufman |
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Anomalisa |
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Tom McCarthy |
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Spotlight |
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David Robert Mitchell |
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It Follows |
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BEST SCREENPLAY |
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Charlie Kaufman |
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Anomalisa |
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Donald Margulies |
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The End of the Tour |
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Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer |
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Spotlight |
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Phyllis Nagy |
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Carol |
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S. Craig Zahler |
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Bone Tomahawk |
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BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY |
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Jesse Andrews |
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl |
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Jonas Carpignano |
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Mediterranea |
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Emma Donoghue |
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Room |
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Marielle Heller |
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The Diary of a Teenage Girl |
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John Magary |
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Story by Russell Harbaugh and Myna Joseph |
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The Mend |
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY |
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Cary Joji Fukunaga |
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Beasts of No Nation |
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Michael Gioulakis |
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It Follows |
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Ed Lachman |
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Carol |
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Reed Morano |
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Meadowland |
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Joshua James Richards |
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Songs My Brothers Taught Me |
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BEST EDITING |
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Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie |
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Heaven Knows What |
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Tom McArdle |
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Spotlight |
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Nathan Nugent |
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Room |
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Julio C. Perez IV |
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It Follows |
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Kristan Sprague |
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Manos Sucias |
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BEST FEMALE LEAD |
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Cate Blanchett |
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Carol |
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Brie Larson |
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Room |
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Rooney Mara |
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Carol |
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Bel Powley |
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The Diary of a Teenage Girl |
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Kitana Kiki Rodriguez |
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Tangerine |
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BEST MALE LEAD |
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Christopher Abbott |
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James White |
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Abraham Attah |
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Beasts of No Nation |
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Ben Mendelsohn |
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Mississippi Grind |
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Jason Segel |
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The End of the Tour |
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Koudous Seihon |
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Mediterranea |
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BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE |
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Robin Bartlett |
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H. |
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Marin Ireland |
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Glass Chin |
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Jennifer Jason Leigh |
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Anomalisa |
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Cynthia Nixon |
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James White |
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Mya Taylor |
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Tangerine |
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BEST SUPPORTING MALE |
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Kevin Corrigan |
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Results |
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Paul Dano |
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Love & Mercy |
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Idris Elba |
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Beasts of No Nation |
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Richard Jenkins |
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Bone Tomahawk |
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Michael Shannon |
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99 Homes |
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ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – (Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast) |
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Spotlight |
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Director: Tom McCarthy |
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Casting Directors: Kerry Barden and Paul Schnee |
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Ensemble Cast: Billy Crudup, Paul Guilfoyle, Neal Huff, Brian d’Arcy James, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Liev Schreiber, Jamey Sheridan, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci |
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BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer) |
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(T)ERROR |
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Directors/Producers: Lyric R. Cabral & David Felix Sutcliffe |
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Producer: Christopher St. John |
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Best of Enemies |
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Directors/Producers: Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville |
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Heart of a Dog |
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Director/Producer: Laurie Anderson |
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Producer: Dan Janvey |
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The Look of Silence |
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Director: Joshua Oppenheimer |
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Producer: Signe Byrge Sørensen |
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Meru |
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Directors/Producers: Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi |
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Producer: Shannon Ethridge |
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The Russian Woodpecker |
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Director/Producer: Chad Gracia |
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Producers: Ram Devineni, Mike Lerner |
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BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director) |
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Embrace of the Serpent |
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(Colombia) |
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Director: Ciro Guerra |
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Girlhood |
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(France) |
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Director: Céline Sciamma |
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Mustang |
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(France, Turkey) |
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Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven |
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A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence |
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(Sweden) |
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Director: Roy Andersson |
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Son of Saul |
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(Hungary) |
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Director: László Nemes |
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19th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD – The 19th annual Producers Award, sponsored by Piaget, 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. |
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Darren Dean |
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Mel Eslyn |
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Rebecca Green and Laura D. Smith |
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22nd ANNUAL KIEHL’S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – The 22nd annual Someone to Watch Award, sponsored by Kiehl’s Since 1851, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Kiehl’s Since 1851. |
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God Bless the Child |
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Directors: Robert Machoian & Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck |
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King Jack |
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Director: Felix Thompson |
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Songs My Brothers Taught Me |
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Director: Chloé Zhao |
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21st TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – The 21st 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. |
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Among the Believers |
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Directors: Mohammed Ali Naqvi and Hemal Trivedi |
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Incorruptible |
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Director: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi |
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A Woman Like Me |
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Directors: Elizabeth Giamatti and Alex Sichel |
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