Independent Spirit Award Nominees Announced

New York?s indie-film world had its night in the spotlight Monday with the Gotham Independent Film Awards. Now it?s the West Coast?s turn. Nominations for the Film Independent Spirit Awards, Hollywood?s version of the Gothams, were announced Tuesday. Here?s a rundown of the main categories:

Best feature: ?Beasts of the Southern Wild,? ?Bernie,? ?Keep the Lights On,? ?Moonrise Kingdom,? ?Silver Linings Playbook.?

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 and Roman Coppola (?Moonrise Kingdom?), Zoe Kazan (?Ruby Sparks?), Martin McDonagh (?7 Psychopaths?), David O. Russell (?Silver Linings Playbook?), Ira Sachs (?Keep the Lights On?).

Best female lead: Linda Cardellini (?Return?), Emayatzy Corinealdi (?Middle of Nowhere?), Jennifer Lawrence (?Silver Linings Playbook?), Quvenzhane 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 Pena (?End of Watch?), Sam Rockwell (?7 Psychopaths?), Bruce Willis (?Moonrise Kingdom?).

Best documentary: ?How to Survive a Plague,? ?Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present,? ?The Central Park Five,? ?The Invisible War,? ?The Waiting Room.?

The winners in these and other categories (like best first feature and first screenplay) will be announced Feb. 23.

Source: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1926332/news/1926332/

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