2017 Independent Spirit Award Nominees
'Manchester by the Sea' landed five noms, with 'Other People,' 'Jackie' and 'Free in Deed' racking up four mentions each.

Hibbert (left) with Ali, whom he credits with actually teaching him how to swim.
American Honey and Moonlight scored a leading six nominations each as Film Independent on Tuesday announced the nominations for its 2017 Spirit Awards. Kenneth Lonergan's Manchester by the Sea came in second with five noms. Other People, Jackie and Free in Deed each earned four mentions.
The nominees, celebrating the best of independent film, were revealed at a press conference hosted by Edgar Ramirez and Jenny Slate.
American Honey, Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea and Jackie all will face off in the best feature category, along with Chronic.
Although Moonlight didn't score any acting nominations, it was selected to receive the Robert Altman Award given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast. Its writer-director Barry Jenkins also is up for best director and best screenplay. The film's final two nominations come in the categories of best cinematography and editing.
American Honey, which follows a group of teenagers as they drift across the country selling magazine subscriptions, will face off against Moonlight, which looks at the life of a young black man growing up in a tough Miami neighborhood, in the categories of best director (Andrea Arnold), cinematography and editing. American Honey also earned nominations for best female lead (Sasha Lane), best supporting male (Shia LaBeouf) and best supporting female (Riley Keough).
Joining American Honey and Moonlight's helmers in the best director category are Jackie's Pablo Larrain, Loving's Jeff Nichols and Certain Women's Kelly Reichardt
In addition to best feature, Manchester is nominated for best editing, best male lead (Casey Affleck), best screenplay and best supporting male (Lucas Hedges).
Jackie also got a best editing nomination, as well as one for star Natalie Portman, who's up for best female lead for her portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy.
Other People is nominated for best first feature and best first screenplay for writer Chris Kelly, and stars Jesse Plemons and Molly Shannon are up for best male lead and supporting female, respectively.
Free in Deed also is competing in the cinematography, male lead and supporting female categories and was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award given to the best feature made for under $500,000.
Hell or High Water scored three nominations, with the following films earning two noms each: 20th Century Women, Certain Women, The Childhood of a Leader, Chronic, The Fits, Little Men, Loving, Spa Night, Swiss Army Man and The Witch.
The documentary O.J.: Made in America had a big day, scoring a Spirit award nomination as well as one for a Producers Guild Award, as the PGA also announced its documentary nominees on Tuesday.
The nominations marked a major victory for four-year-old A24, which released both Moonlight and American Honey, as well as 20th Century Women, Morris From America, Swiss Army Man and The Witch, racking up a total of 19 nominations. Amazon Studios, Fox Searchlight, Magnolia and Vertical Entertainment each had five noms.
A number of movies were deemed ineligible for Spirit Award nominations, including Oscar frontrunner La La Land, as well as Focus Features' Nocturnal Animals and A Monster Calls.
After three years in which the nominees leaked early, this year the finalists remained under wraps until the scheduled unveiling at 10 a.m. PT.
The 32nd Film Independent Spirit Awards will air live on IFC on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET. As usual, the show will be held in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica, just north of the Santa Monica Pier.
A full list of this year's nominees follows.
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Best Feature
Moonlight (WINNER)
Producers: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Adele RomanskiAmerican Honey
Producers: Thomas Benski, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Lucas Ochoa, Pouya Shahbazian, Alice WeinbergChronic
Producers: Michel Franco, Gina Kwon, Gabriel Ripstein, Moisés ZonanaJackie
Producers: Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin, Ari Handel, Juan de Dios Larraín, Mickey LiddellManchester by the Sea
Producers: Lauren Beck, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Kimberly Steward, Kevin J. Walsh
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Best First Feature
The Witch (WINNER)
Director: Robert Eggers
Producers: Daniel Bekerman, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Jodi Redmond, Rodrigo TeixeiraThe Childhood of a Leader
Director: Brady Corbet
Producers: Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Chris Coen, Ron Curtis, Helena Danielsson, Mona Fastvold, Istvan MajorThe Fits
Director/producer: Anna Rose Holmer
Producer: Lisa KjerulffOther People
Director: Chris Kelly
Producers: Sam Bisbee, Adam Scott, Naomi ScottSwiss Army Man
Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Producers: Miranda Bailey, Lawrence Inglee, Lauren Mann, Amanda Marshall, Eyal Rimmon, Jonathan Wang
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John Cassavetes Award
Spa Night (WINNER)
Writer/director: Andrew Ahn
Producers: David Ariniello, Giulia Caruso, Ki Jin Kim, Kelly ThomasFree in Deed
Writer/director: Jake Mahaffy
Producers: Mike Bowes, Mike S. Ryan, Brent Stiefel
Hunter Gatherer
Writer/director: Josh Locy
Producers: Michael Covino, April Lamb, Sara Murphy, Isaiah Smallman
Lovesong
Writer/director: So Yong Kim
Writer/producer: Bradley Rust Gray
Producers: David Hansen, Alex Lipschultz, Johnny Mac
Nakom
Writer/director/producer: TW Pittman
Director/producer: Kelly Daniela Norris
Writer/producer: Isaac Adakudugu
Producer: Giovanni Ximénez
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Best Director
Barry Jenkins (WINNER)
MoonlightAndrea Arnold
American HoneyPablo Larrain
JackieJeff Nichols
LovingKelly Reichardt
Certain Women -
Best Screenplay
Barry Jenkins, story by Tarell Alvin McCraney (WINNER)
MoonlightKenneth Lonergan
Manchester by the SeaMike Mills
20th Century WomenIra Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias
Little MenTaylor Sheridan
Hell or High Water -
Best First Screenplay
Robert Eggers (WINNER)
The WitchChris Kelly
Other PeopleAdam Mansbach
BarryStella Meghie
Jean of the JonesesCraig Shilowich
Christine -
Best Cinematography
James Laxton (WINNER)
MoonlightAva Berkofsky
Free In DeedLol Crawley
The Childhood of a LeaderZach Kuperstein
The Eyes of My MotherRobbie Ryan
American Honey -
Best Editing
Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders (WINNER)
MoonlightMatthew Hannam
Swiss Army ManJennifer Lame
Manchester by the SeaJake Roberts
Hell or High WaterSebastian Sepulveda
Jackie -
Best Female Lead
Isabelle Huppert (WINNER)
ElleAnnette Bening
20th Century WomenSasha Lane
American HoneyRuth Negga
LovingNatalie Portman
Jackie -
Best Male Lead
Casey Affleck (WINNER)
Manchester by the SeaDavid Harewood
Free in DeedViggo Mortensen
Captain FantasticJesse Plemons
Other PeopleTim Roth
Chronic -
Best Supporting Female
Molly Shannon (WINNER)
Other PeopleEdwina Findley
Free in DeedPaulina Garcia
Little MenLily Gladstone
Certain WomenRiley Keough
American Honey -
Best Supporting Male
Ben Foster (WINNER)
Hell or High WaterRalph Fiennes
A Bigger SplashLucas Hedges
Manchester by the SeaShia LaBeouf
American HoneyCraig Robinson
Morris from America -
Robert Altman Award
Moonlight (WINNER)
Director: Barry Jenkins
Casting director: Yesi Ramirez
Ensemble cast: Mahershala Ali, Patrick Decile, Naomie Harris, Alex Hibbert, André Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, Jaden Piner, Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders -
Best Documentary
O.J.: Made in America (WINNER)
Director/producer: Ezra Edelman
Producers: Nina Krstic, Tamara Rosenberg, Caroline Waterlow13th
Director/producer: Ava DuVernay
Producers: Spencer Averick, Howard BarishCameraperson
Director/producer: Kirsten Johnson
Producer: Marilyn NessI Am Not Your Negro
Director/producer: Raoul Peck
Producers: Remi Grellety, Herbert PeckSonita
Director: Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
Producer: Gerd HaagUnder the Sun
Director: Vitaly Mansky
Producer: Natalya Manskaya -
Best International Film
Toni Erdmann (WINNER)
(Germany and Romania)
Director: Maren AdeAquarius
(Brazil)
Director: Kleber Mendonça FilhoChevalier
(Greece)
Director: Athina TsangariMy Golden Days
(France)
Director: Arnaud DesplechinUnder the Shadow
(U.K., Jordan and Qatar)
Director: Babak Anvari -
20th Annual Piaget Producers Award
Jordana Mollick (WINNER)
Lisa Kjerulff
Melody C. Roscher & Craig Shilowich
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23rd Annual Kiehl's Someone to Watch Award
Anna Rose Holmer (WINNER)
Director of The FitsAndrew Ahn
Director of Spa NightClaire Carre
Director of EmbersIngrid Jungermann
Director of Women Who Kill -
22nd Truer Than Fiction Award
Nanfu Wang (WINNER)
Director of Hooligan SparrowKristi Jacobson
Director of SolitarySara Jordeno
Director of Kiki