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
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