28th Independent Spirit Awards Coverage (2013)

The nominations for the 28th Independent Spirit Awards, which took place on February 23rd, 2013, were announced on November 27th, 2012.

And the nominees and winners are:

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 - Winner

BEST DIRECTOR

• Wes Anderson Moonrise Kingdom
• Julia Loktev The Loneliest Planet
• David O. Russell Silver Linings Playbook - Winner
• 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 - Winner
• Ira Sachs Keep the Lights On

BEST FIRST FEATURE

• 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 - Winner

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

• Rama Burshtein Fill the Void
• Derek Connolly Safety Not Guaranteed - Winner
• Christopher Ford Robot & Frank
• Rashida Jones & Will McCormack Celeste and Jesse Forever
• Jonathan Lisecki Gayby

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD

• Breakfast with Curtis
  WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Laura Colella
• Middle of Nowhere
  WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Ava DuVernay
  PRODUCERS: Howard Barish, Paul Garnes - Winner
• 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 - Winner
• 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 - Winner
• 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 - Winner
• Brit Marling Sound of My Voice
• Lorraine Toussaint Middle of Nowhere

BEST SUPPORTING MALE

• Matthew McConaughey Magic Mike - Winner
• 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 - Winner
• Roman Vasyanov End of Watch
• Robert Yeoman Moonrise Kingdom

BEST DOCUMENTARY

• How to Survive a Plague
  DIRECTOR: David France
  PRODUCERS: David France, Howard Gertler
• Marina Abramovic': 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 - Winner
• The Waiting Room
  DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Peter Nicks
  PRODUCERS: Linda Davis, William B. Hirsch

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

• Amour
  (France)
  DIRECTOR: Michael Haneke - Winner
• 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)
  DIRECTOR: Kim Nguyen

16th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD

• Nobody Walks
  PRODUCER: Alicia Van Couvering
• Prince Avalanche
  PRODUCER: Derrick Tseng
• Stones in the Sun
  PRODUCER: Mynette Louie - Winner

19th ANNUAL SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD

• Pincus
  DIRECTOR: David Fenster
• Gimme the Loot
  DIRECTOR: Adam Leon - Winner
• Electrick Children
  DIRECTOR: Rebecca Thomas

STELLA ARTOIS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD

• Leviathan
  DIRECTOR: Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel
• The Waiting Room
  DIRECTOR: Peter Nicks - Winner
• Only the Young
  DIRECTOR: Jason Tippet & Elizabeth Mims

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD

• Starlet
  Director: Sean Baker
  Casting Director: Julia Kim
  Ensemble Cast: Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson, Karren Karagulian, Stella Maeve, James Ransone