2017 Independent Spirit Award Nominations: ‘Moonlight’ And ‘American Honey’ Lead The Pack
We’re heading into the heart of awards season, and first out of the gate with accolades to go around is Film Independent with the2017 Independent Spirit Awardsnominations, honoring achievements in the world of indie cinema. This year the nominations seem to be spread out quite a bit, though there were a couple clear leaders in the number of nominations.
BothMoonlightfromBarry JenkinsandAmerican HoneyfromAndrea Arnoldcame away with six nominations each, including Best Feature and Best Director. Other nominees spread across various categories include the Sundance sensationManchester by the Sea, the first lady biopicJackie, the comedic dramaOther People, the quirky farting corpse comedySwiss Army Man, and plenty of other movies that you simply must seek out.
Get the full list of 2017 Independent Spirit Award nominations after the jump.
Coming in behindMoonlightandAmerican HoneyisManchester by the Seawith a total of five nominations, followed byJackiewith four nominations. After that we haveChronicwith two nominations, and the rest of the nods are spread out across different titles.
There were some disappointments though as films likePaterson, Weiner, Everybody Wants SomeandMy Name Is Doriswere snubbed completely, while performances fromJeff BridgesandMichelle WilliamsforHell or High WaterandManchester by the Sea(respectively) went ignored as well. But even so, this is a great line-up of indie movies. Here’s the full list of nominations:
BEST FEATURE
Manchester by the Sea
American Honey
BEST DIRECTOR
Andrea Arnold – American Honey
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Pablo Larrain – Jackie
Jeff Nichols – Loving
Kelly Reichardt – Certain Women
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Annette Bening – 20th Century Women
Isabelle Huppert – Elle
Sasha Lane – American Honey
Ruth Negga – Loving
Natalie Portman – Jackie
BEST MALE LEADCasey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea
David Harewood – Free In Deed
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
Jesse Plemons – Other People
Tim Roth – Chronic
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Edwina Findley – Free In Deed
Paulina Garcia – Little Men
Lily Gladstone – Certain Women
Riley Keough – American Honey
Molly Shannon – Other People
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Ralph Fiennes – A Bigger Splash
Ben Foster – Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea
Shia LaBeouf – American Honey
Craig Robinson – Morris from America
BEST FIRST FEATURE
Swiss Army Man
The Childhood of a Leader
Other People
BEST SCREENPLAY
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
Mike Mills – 20th Century Women
Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias – Little Men
Taylor Sheridan – Hell or High Water
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Robert Eggers – The Witch
Chris Kelly – Other People
Adam Mansbach – Barry
Stella Meghie – Jean of the Joneses
Craig Shilowich – Christine
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ava Berkofsky – Free In Deed
Lol Crawley – The Childhood of a Leader
Zach Kuperstein – The Eyes of My Mother
James Laxton – Moonlight
Robbie Ryan – American Honey
BEST EDITING
Matthew Hannam – Swiss Army Man
Jennifer Lame – Manchester by the Sea
Joi McMillon & Nat Sanders – Moonlight
Jake Roberts – Hell or High Water
Sebastián Sepúlveda – Jackie
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Cameraperson
I Am Not Your Negro
O.J.: Made in America
Under the Sun
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Aquarius (Brazil)
Chevalier (Greece)
My Golden Days (France)
Toni Erdmann (Germany and Romania)
Under the Shadow (Iran and U.K.)
