22nd Independent Spirit Awards Coverage

Here are the nominees for the 22nd annual Independent Spirit Awards. The winners are in bold.

SPECIAL DISTINCTION

• David Lynch and Laura Dern

BEST FEATURE

• American Gun
  Producer: Ted Kroeber
• The Dead Girl
  Producers: Tom Rosenberg, Henry Winterstern, Gary Lucchesi, Richard Wright, Eric Karten, Kevin Turen
• Half Nelson
  Producers: Jamie Patricof, Alex Orlovsky, Lynette Howell, Anna Boden, Rosanne Korenberg
• Little Miss Sunshine
  Producers: Marc Turtletaub, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa
• Pan’s Labyrinth
  Producers: Bertha Navarro, Alfonso Cuarón, Frida Torresblanco, Alvaro Augustin, Guillermo Del Toro

BEST DIRECTOR

• Robert Altman A Prairie Home Companion
• Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris Little Miss Sunshine
• Ryan Fleck Half Nelson
• Karen Moncrieff The Dead Girl
• Steven Soderbergh Bubble

BEST FIRST FEATURE

• Day Night Day Night
  Director: Julia Loktev
  Producers: Julia Loktev, Melanie Judd, Jessica Levin
• Man Push Cart
  Director: Ramin Bahrani
  Producers: Ramin Bahrani, Pradip Ghosh, Bedford T. Bentley III
• The Motel
  Director: Michael Kang
  Producers: Matthew Greenfield, Miguel Arteta, Gina Kwon, Karin Chien
• Sweet Land
  Director: Ali Selim
  Producers: Alan Cumming, James Bigham, Ali Selim
• Wristcutters: A Love Story
  Director: Goran Dukic
  Producers: Adam Sherman, Chris Coen, Tatiana Kelly, Mikal P. Lazarev

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD

• Chalk
  Director: Mike Akel Producers: Mike Akel, Angie Alvarez, Graham Davidson, Chris Mass
  Writers: Chris Mass & Mike Akel
• Four Eyed Monsters
  Writer/Director/Producers: Arin Crumley & Susan Buice
• Old Joy
  Director: Kelly Reichardt Producers: Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy, Anish Savjani, Neil Kopp
  Writers: Jon Raymond & Kelly Reichardt
• Quinceañera
  Writer/Directors: Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland
  Producer: Anne Clements
• Twelve and Holding
  Director: Michael Cuesta Producers: Leslie Urdang, Michael Cuesta, Brian Bell, Jenny Schweitzer
  Writer: Anthony S. Cipriano

BEST SCREENPLAY

• Neil Burger The Illusionist
• Nicole Holofcener Friends with Money
• Ron Nyswaner The Painted Veil
• Jason Reitman Thank You For Smoking
• Jeff Stanzler Sorry, Haters

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

• Michael Arndt Little Miss Sunshine
• Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck Half Nelson
• Goran Dukic Wristcutters: A Love Story
• Dito Montiel A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
• Gabrielle Zevin Conversations with Other Women

BEST FEMALE LEAD

• Shareeka Epps Half Nelson
• Catherine O’Hara For Your Consideration
• Elizabeth Reaser Sweet Land
• Michelle Williams Land of Plenty
• Robin Wright Penn Sorry, Haters

BEST MALE LEAD

• Aaron Eckhart Thank You For Smoking
• Ryan Gosling Half Nelson
• Edward Norton The Painted Veil
• Ahmad Razvi Man Push Cart
• Forest Whitaker American Gun

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

• Melonie Diaz A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
• Marcia Gay Harden American Gun
• Mary Beth Hurt The Dead Girl
• Frances McDormand Friends with Money
• Amber Tamblyn Stephanie Daley

BEST SUPPORTING MALE

• Alan Arkin Little Miss Sunshine
• Raymond J. Barry Steel City
• Daniel Craig Infamous
• Paul Dano Little Miss Sunshine
• Channing Tatum A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Arin Crumley Four Eyed Monsters
• Anthony Dod Mantle Brothers of the Head
• Guillermo Navarro Pan’s Labyrinth
• Aaron Platt Wild Tigers I Have Known
• Michael Simmonds Man Push Cart

BEST DOCUMENTARY

• A Lion in the House Directors: Steven Bognar & Julia Reichert
• My Country, My Country Director: Laura Poitras
• The Road to Guantanamo Directors: Michael Winterbottom & Mat Whitecross
• The Trials of Darryl Hunt Directors: Annie Sundberg & Ricki Stern
• You’re Gonna Miss Me Director: Keven McAlester

BEST FOREIGN FILM

• 12:08 East of Bucharest (Romania) Director: Corneliu Porumboiu
• The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (Philippines) Director: Auraeus Solito
• Chronicle of an Escape  (Argentina) Director: Israel Adrián Caetano
• Days of Glory (France/Morocco/Algeria/Belgium) Director: Rachid Bouchareb
• The Lives of Others (Germany) Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

SPECIAL AWARDS - IFC/Acura Someone to Watch Award

• So Yong Kim director of In Between Days
• Julia Loktev director of Day Night Day Night
• Richard Wong director of Colma: The Musical

SPECIAL AWARDS - Axium Truer Than Fiction Award

• Adele Horne The Tailenders
• Eric Daniel Metzgar The Chances of the World Changing
• AJ Schnack Kurt Cobain About A Son

SPECIAL AWARDS - Axium Producers Award

• Julie Lynn producer of Nine Lives and 10 Items or Less
• Alex Orlovsky and Jamie Patricof producers of Half Nelson and Point & Shoot
• Howard Gertler and Tim Perell producers of Shortbus and Pizza