27th Independent Spirit Awards

The 2011 Independent Spirit Awards announced its nominees on November 29, 2011.^{[1] [2]} The winners were announced on February 25, 2012 during an awards ceremony hosted by Seth Rogen.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Nominees and winners

Best Feature

The Artist

• 50/50
• Beginners
• The Descendants
• Drive
• Take Shelter

Best First Feature

Margin Call

• Another Earth
• In the Family
• Martha Marcy May Marlene
• Natural Selection

Best Director

Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist

• Mike Mills – Beginners
• Jeff Nichols – Take Shelter
• Alexander Payne – The Descendants
• Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive

Best Male Lead

Jean Dujardin – The Artist

• Demián Bichir – A Better Life
• Ryan Gosling – Drive
• Woody Harrelson – Rampart
• Michael Shannon – Take Shelter

Best Female Lead

Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn

• Lauren Ambrose – Think of Me
• Rachael Harris – Natural Selection
• Adepero Oduye – Pariah
• Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene

Best Supporting Male

Christopher Plummer – Beginners

• Albert Brooks – Drive
• John Hawkes – Martha Marcy May Marlene
• John C. Reilly – Cedar Rapids
• Corey Stoll – Midnight in Paris

Best Supporting Female

Shailene Woodley – The Descendants

• Jessica Chastain – Take Shelter
• Anjelica Huston – 50/50
• Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs
• Harmony Santana – Gun Hill Road

Best Screenplay

The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash

• The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
• Beginners – Mike Mills
• Footnote – Joseph Cedar
• Win Win – Tom McCarthy

Best First Screenplay

50/50 – Will Reiser

• Another Earth – Mike Cahill and Brit Marling
• Cedar Rapids – Phil Johnston
• Margin Call – J. C. Chandor
• Terri – Patrick deWitt

Best Cinematography

The Artist – Guillaume Schiffman

• Bellflower – Joel Hodge
• The Dynamiter – Jeffrey Waldron
• Midnight in Paris – Darius Khondji
• The Off Hours – Benjamin Kasulke

Best Foreign Film

A Separation • Iran

• The Kid with a Bike • Belgium
• Melancholia • Denmark
• Shame • UK
• Tyrannosaur • UK

Best Documentary Feature

The Interrupters

• An African Election
• Bill Cunningham New York
• The Redemption of General Butt Naked
• We Were Here

John Cassavetes Award

Pariah

• Bellflower
• Circumstance
• The Dynamiter
• Hello Lonesome

Truer Than Fiction Award

Where Soldiers Come From

• Bombay Beach
• Hell and Back Again

Producers Award

Sophia Lin – Take Shelter

• Chad Burris – Mosquita y Mari
• Josh Mond – Martha Marcy May Marlene

Someone to Watch Award

Mark Jackson – Without

• Simon Arthur – Silver Tongues
• Nicholas Ozeki – Mamitas

Robert Altman Award

• Margin Call

References

1. ""Take Shelter" and "The Artist" Lead Spirit Award Nominations". indieWire. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
2. "'Take Shelter,' 'The Artist' top contenders for Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Times. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
3. "Film Independent Spirit Awards: Complete List of Winners". indieWire. 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
4. "'The Artist' dominates Spirit Awards". Variety. 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
5. "'The Artist' wins best feature at Independent Spirit Awards". Los Angeles Times. 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-08-26.

External links

• 2011 Spirit Awards at IMDb