Independent Spirit Awards: 'Eighth Grade,' 'First Reformed' Among Best Feature Nominees
'We the Animals' scored the most mentions, racking up five.
Film Independent on Friday announced the nominees for the 2019 Independent Spirit Awards.
The nominees were revealed at a press conference co-hosted by Gemma Chan and Molly Shannon at Los Angeles' W Hotel.
We the Animals, documentary filmmaker Jeremiah Zagar's narrative debut about a mixed-race family with three young sons in upstate New York and based on Justin Torres' 2011 debut novel of the same name, scored the most mentions with five. Eighth Grade, First Reformed and You Were Never Really Here landed four apiece.
Eighth Grade, First Reformed and You Were Never Really Here were nominated for the best feature award, where they will face off against If Beale Street Could Talk and Leave No Trace.
Beale Street and Leave No Trace each received three noms, as did Private Life, Socrates, The Tale and Wildlife.
Films recognized twice include A Bread Factory; Can You Ever Forgive Me?; Hale County This Morning, This Evening; Hereditary; Madeline's Madeline; Minding the Gap; Nancy; On Her Shoulders; Sorry to Bother You; and Suspiria.
Suspiria will receive the Robert Altman Award, given to a film's director, casting director and ensemble cast. Additionally, Luca Guadagnino's Dakota Johnson starrer is up for best cinematography.
Best director nominees include Leave No Trace's Debra Granik, Beale Street's Barry Jenkins, Private Life's Tamara Jenkins, You Were Never Really Here's Lynne Ramsay and First Reformed's Paul Schrader.
Best first feature nominees include Hereditary, Sorry to Bother You, The Tale, We the Animals and Wildlife.
Schrader and Jenkins are also up for best screenplay alongside the writers of Colette, Can You Ever Forgive Me? and Sorry to Bother You.
Meanwhile, Eighth Grade screenwriter Bo Burnham will vie for best first screenplay, along with the writers of Nancy, Thoroughbreds, The Tale and Blame.
Best female lead nominees are Glenn Close (The Wife), Toni Collette (Hereditary), Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade), Regina Hall (Support the Girls), Helena Howard (Madeline's Madeline) and Carey Mulligan (Wildlife).
In the category of best male lead, First Reformed's Ethan Hawke and You Were Never Really Here's Joaquin Phoenix will compete against Searching's John Cho, Blindspotting's Daveed Diggs and Socrates' Christian Malheiros.
In the best supporting female category, the nominees are Kayli Carter (Private Life), Tyne Daly (A Bread Factory), Regina King (Beale Street), Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie (Leave No Trace) and J. Smith-Cameron (Nancy).
Best supporting male nominees are Raul Castillo (We the Animals), Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman), Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Josh Hamilton (Eighth Grade) and John David Washington (Monsters and Men).
This summer's hit Fred Rogers documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor? is up for best documentary alongside Hale County, Minding the Gap, Of Fathers and Sons, On Her Shoulders and Shirkers.
Two of this year's high-profile awards contenders were recognized with best international film nominations: Roma (representing Mexico) and The Favourite (U.K.). Other nominees in the category include South Korea's Burning, Italy's Happy as Lazzaro and Japan's Shoplifters.
The 34th Spirit Awards will air live Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. PT on IFC. The ceremony will, as usual, be held on the beach in Santa Monica.
In terms of distributor breakdown, A24 scored 12 noms, followed by Amazon Studios, Netflix and The Orchard with six each and Annapurna Pictures with five.
A full list of this year's nominees follows.
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Best Feature
If Beale Street Could Talk (WINNER)
Producers: Dede Gardner, Barry Jenkins, Jeremy Kleiner, Sara Murphy, Adele RomanskiEighth Grade
Producers: Eli Bush, Scott Rudin, Christopher Storer, Lila YacoubFirst Reformed
Producers: Jack Binder, Greg Clark, Gary Hamilton, Victoria Hill, David Hinojosa, Frank Murray, Deepak Sikka, Christine VachonLeave No Trace
Producers: Anne Harrison, Linda Reisman, Anne RoselliniYou Were Never Really Here
Producers: Rosa Attab, Pascal Caucheteux, Rebecca O'Brien, Lynne Ramsay, James Wilson -
Best First Feature
Sorry to Bother You (WINNER)
Director: Boots Riley
Producers: Nina Yang Bongiovi, Jonathan Duffy, Charles D. King, George Rush, Forest Whitaker, Kelly WilliamsHereditary
Director: Ari Aster
Producers: Kevin Frakes, Lars Knudsen, Buddy PatrickThe Tale
Director/Producer: Jennifer Fox
Producers: Sol Bondy, Lawrence Inglee, Mynette Louie, Oren Moverman, Simone Pero, Reka Posta, Laura Rister, Regina K. Scully, Lynda WeinmanWe the Animals
Director: Jeremiah Zagar
Producers: Andrew Goldman, Christina D. King, Paul Mezey, Jeremy YachesWildlife
Director/Producer: Paul Dano
Producers: Andrew Duncan, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riva Marker, Oren Moverman, Ann Ruark, Alex Saks -
John Cassavetes Award
En el Septimo Dia (WINNER)
Writer/Director/Producer: Jim McKay
Producers: Alex Bach, Lindsey Cordero, Caroline Kaplan, Michael StipeA Bread Factory
Writer/Director/Producer: Patrick Wang
Producers: Daryl Freimark, Matt MillerNever Goin' Back
Writer/Director: Augustine Frizzell
Producers: Liz Cardenas, Toby Halbrooks, James M. JohnstonSocrates
Writer/Director/Producer: Alex Moratto
Writer: Thayná Mantesso
Producers: Ramin Bahrani, Jefferson Paulino, Tammy WeissThunder Road
Writer/Director: Jim Cummings
Producers: Natalie Metzger, Zack Parker, Benjamin Weissner -
Best Director
Barry Jenkins (WINNER)
If Beale Street Could TalkDebra Granik
Leave No TraceTamara Jenkins
Private LifeLynne Ramsay
You Were Never Really HerePaul Schrader
First Reformed -
Best Screenplay
Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (WINNER)
Can You Ever Forgive Me?Richard Glatzer (Writer/Story By), Rebecca Lenkiewicz & Wash Westmoreland
ColetteTamara Jenkins
Private LifeBoots Riley
Sorry to Bother YouPaul Schrader
First Reformed -
Best First Screenplay
Bo Burnham (WINNER)
Eighth GradeChristina Choe
NancyCory Finley
ThoroughbredsJennifer Fox
The TaleQuinn Shephard (Writer/Story By), Laurie Shephard (Story By)
Blame -
Best Cinematography
Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (WINNER)
SuspiriaAshley Connor
Madeline's MadelineDiego Garcia
WildlifeBenjamin Loeb
MandyZak Mulligan
We the Animals -
Best Editing
Joe Bini (WINNER)
You Were Never Really HereKeiko Deguchi, Brian A. Kates, Jeremiah Zagar
We the AnimalsLuke Dunkley, Nick Fenton, Chris Gill, Julian Hart
American AnimalsAnne Fabini, Alex Hall, Gary Levy
The TaleNick Houy
Mid90s -
Best Female Lead
Glenn Close (WINNER)
The WifeToni Collette
HereditaryElsie Fisher
Eighth GradeRegina Hall
Support the GirlsHelena Howard
Madeline's MadelineCarey Mulligan
Wildlife -
Best Male Lead
Ethan Hawke (WINNER)
First ReformedJohn Cho
SearchingDaveed Diggs
BlindspottingChristian Malheiros
SocratesJoaquin Phoenix
You Were Never Really Here -
Best Supporting Female
Regina King (WINNER)
If Beale Street Could TalkKayli Carter
Private LifeTyne Daly
A Bread FactoryThomasin Harcourt McKenzie
Leave No TraceJ. Smith-Cameron
Nancy -
Best Supporting Male
Richard E. Grant (WINNER)
Can You Ever Forgive Me?Raul Castillo
We the AnimalsAdam Driver
BlackKklansmanJosh Hamilton
Eighth GradeJohn David Washington
Monsters and Men -
Robert Altman Award
Suspiria
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Casting Directors: Avy Kaufman, Stella Savino
Ensemble Cast: Malgosia Bela, Ingrid Caven, Lutz Ebersdorf, Elena Fokina, Mia Goth, Jessica Harper, Dakota Johnson, Gala Moody, Chloe Grace Moretz, Renée Soutendijk, Tilda Swinton, Sylvie Testud, Angela Winkler -
Best Documentary
Won't You Be My Neighbor? (WINNER)
Director/Producer: Morgan Neville
Producers: Caryn Capotosto, Nicholas MaHale County This Morning, This Evening
Director/Producer: RaMell Ross
Producers: Joslyn Barnes, Su KimMinding the Gap
Director/Producer: Bing Liu
Producer: Diane QuonOf Fathers and Sons
Director: Talal Derki
Producers: Hans Robert Eisenhauer, Ansgar Frerich, Eva Kemme, Tobias N. SiebertOn Her Shoulders
Director: Alexandria Bombach
Producers: Hayley Pappas, Brock WilliamsShirkers
Director/Producer: Sandi Tan
Producers: Jessica Levin, Maya Rudolph -
Best International Film
Roma (WINNER)
Mexico
Director: Alfonso CuaronBurning
South Korea
Director: Lee Chang-DongThe Favourite
United Kingdom
Director: Yorgos LanthimosHappy as Lazzaro
Italy
Director: Alice RohrwacherShoplifters
Japan
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu -
Bonnie Award
Debra Granik (WINNER)
Tamara Jenkins
Karyn Kusama
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Producers Award
Shrihari Sathe (WINNER)
Jonathan Duffy and Kelly Williams
Gabrielle Nadig
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Someone to Watch Award
Alex Moratto (WINNER)
Director of SocratesIoana Uricaru
Director of LemonadeJeremiah Zagar
Director of We the Animals -
Truer Than Fiction Award
Bing Liu (WINNER)
Director of Minding the GapAlexandria Bombach
Director of On Her ShouldersRaMell Ross
Director of Hale County This Morning, This Evening