The Film Independent Spirit Awards Winners have just been announced flinging the door open for the excitement of 2014 Awards Season. Best Feature nominees included Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave leading with 7 nominations. Alexander Payne’s Nebraska was up for 5 including best first screenplay. Robert Redford’s All Is Lost had 4 nominations including best male lead and best director. Find out the winners of these prestigious award below.

 

Best Feature WINNER: 12 Years a Slave

All Is Lost

Francis Ha

Inside Llewyn Davis

Nebraska

 

Best Director WINNER: Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave

Shane Carruth, Upstream Color;

J.C. Chandor, All Is Lost

Jeff Nichols, Mud

Alexander Payne, Nebraska

 

Best Screenplay WINNER: John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave

Woody Allen, Blue Jasmine;

Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke & Richard Linklater Before Midnight;

Nicole Holofcener Enough Said;

Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, The Spectacular Now;

 

Best First Screenplay WINNER: Bob Nelson, Nebraska;

Lake Bell, In A World;

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Don Jon;

Jill Soloway, Afternoon Delight;

Michael Starrbury, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete

  

Best Female Lead WINNER: 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 WINNER: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club;

Bruce Dern, Nebraska

Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave;

Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis;

Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale Station;

Robert Redford, All Is Lost

 

Best Supporting Female WINNER: Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave;

Melonie Diaz, Fruitvale Station;

Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine;

Yolonda Ross, Go For Sisters;

June Squibb, Nebraska

 

Best Supporting Male WINNER: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club;

Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave;

Will Forte, Nebraska;

James Gandolfini, Enough Said;

Keith Stanfield, Short Term 12

 

Best Cinematography WINNER: 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 WINNER: Nat Sanders, Short Term 12

Shane Carruth & David Lowery, Upstream Color;

Jem Cohen & Marc Vives, Museum Hours;

Jennifer Lame, Frances Ha;

Cindy Lee, Una Noche;

 

Best Documentary WINNER: 20 Feet From Stardom, Director/Producer: Morgan Neville, Producers: Gil Friesen & Caitrin Rogers;

After Tiller, Directors/Producers: Martha Shane & Lana Wilson;

Gideon’s Army ,Diretor/Producer: Dawn Porter, Producer: Julie Goldman;

The Act of Killing, Director/Producer: Joshua Oppenheimer, Producers: Joram Ten Brink, Christine Cynn, Anne Köhncke, Signe Byrge Sørensen, Michael Uwemedimo,

The Square, Director: Jehane Noujaim, Producer: Karim Amer

 

Best International Film WINNER: Blue is the Warmest Colour, (France), Director: Abdellatif Kechiche;

A Touch of Sin, (China), Director: Jia Zhang-Ke;

Gloria, (Chile), Director: Sebastián Lelio;

The Great Beauty,(Italy), Director: Paolo Sorrentino;

The Hunt, (Denmark), Director: Thomas Vinterberg