Gli Independent Spirit Awards, i premi del cinema indipendente americano, come da tradizione vengono consegnati il giorno prima della notte degli Oscar e svelano in anteprima quali sono i film che avranno un posto d’onore durante la cerimonia più attesa dal mondo del cinema. Lo scorso anno fu Il lato positivo di David O. Russell a dominare, mentre quest’anno è 12 Years a Slave di Steve McQueen (Shame) a raccogliere il maggior numero di nomination (6 candidature tra cui Miglior Film) insieme a Nebraska di Alexander Payne. Tra i film nominati c’è anche La grande bellezza di Paolo Sorrentino, nella cinquina dei migliori film internazionali.
Qui sotto tutte le nomination:
Best Feature
- 12 Years a Slave
- All Is Lost
- Frances Ha
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Nebraska
Best Director
- Shane Carruth – Upstream Color
- J.C. Chandor – All Is Lost
- Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
- Jeff Nichols – Mud
- Alexander Payne – Nebraska
Best Screenplay
- Woody Allen – Blue Jasmine
- Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, & Richard Linklater – Before Midnight
- Nicole Holofcener – Enough Said
- Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber – The Spectacular Now
- John Ridley – 12 Years a Slave
Best Female Lead
- Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
- Julie Delpy – Before Midnight
- Gaby Hoffmann – Crystal Fairy
- Brie Larson – Short Term 12
- Shailene Woodley – The Spectacular Now
Best Male Lead
- Bruce Dern – Nebraska
- Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
- Oscar Isaac – Inside Llewyn Davis
- Michael B. Jordan – Fruitvale Station
- Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
- Robert Redford – All Is Lost
Best Supporting Female
- Melonie Diaz – Fruitvale Station
- Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine
- Lupita Nyong’O – 12 Years a Slave
- Yolanda Ross – Go for Sisters
- June Squibb – Nebraska
Best Supporting Male
- Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
- Will Forte – Nebraska
- James Gandolfini – Enough Said
- Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
- Keith Stanfield – Short Term 12
Best First Feature
- Blue Caprice
- Concussion
- Fruitvale Station
- Una Noche
- Wadjda
Best First Screenplay
- Lake Bell – In a World…
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt – Don Jon
- Bob Nelson – Nebraska
- Jill Soloway – Afternoon Delight
- Michael Starrbury – The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete
Best Cinematography
- Sean Bobbitt – 12 Years a Slave
- Benoit Debie – Spring Breakers
- Bruno Delbonnel – Inside Llewyn Davis
- Frank G. Demarco – All Is Lost
- Matthias Grunsky – Computer Chess
Best Editing
- Shane Carruth and David Lowery – Upstream Color
- Jem Cohen and Marc Vives – Museum Hours
- Jennifer Lame – Frances Ha
- Cindy Lee – Una Noche
- Nat Sanders – Short Term 12
Best Documentary
- 20 Feet from Stardom
- After Tiller
- Gideon’s Army
- The Act of Killing
- The Square
Best International Film
- A Touch of Sin – China
- La vita di Adele – Francia
- Gloria – Chile
- La grande bellezza – Italia
- The Hunt – Danimarca
John Cassavetes Award for films made under $500,000
- Computer Chess
- Crystal Fairy
- Museum Hours
- Pit Stop
- This Is Martin Bonner
