‘Carol,’ ‘Beasts of No Nation’ Lead Indie Spirit Awards Nominations
For the second year in a row, Film Independent accidentally posts the nominees online early
Steve Pond | November 24, 2015 @ 9:32 AM
Last Updated: November 24, 2015 @ 10:28 AM
“Carol” and “Beasts of No Nation” led all films in nominations for the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Tuesday, with “Spotlight,” “Tangerine” and the animated “Anomalisa” also scoring well in the indie-film awards.
But “Room,” which is presumed to be a strong Oscar Best Picture candidate, couldn’t crack the Best Feature or Best Director category, managing only nominations for Best First Screenplay, Best Editing and Best Female Lead Brie Larson.
Film Independent accidentally posted the nominations on its website before the news conference to announce the nominees took place, then quickly pulled them off the site. It was the second year in a row the Spirit Award nominations have leaked early.
“Carol” received six nominations and “Beasts” received five. “Spotlight” received four and also won the Robert Altman Award, which goes to a film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast.
“Anomalisa” and the micro-budgeted “Tangerine” also received four nominations, while “It Follows,” “Diary of a Teenage Girl,” “Room,” “James White” and “Mediterranea” received three.
The nominations:
Best Feature
“Anomalisa”
“Beasts of No Nation”
“Carol”
“Spotlight”
“Tangerine”
Best Director Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson, “Anomalisa”
Cary Joji Fukunaga, “Beasts of No Nation” Todd Haynes, “Carol” David Robert Mitchell, “It Follows”
Tom McCarthy, “Spotlight”
Sean Baker, “Tangerine”
Best Male Lead
Abraham Attah, “Beasts of No Nation” Jason Segel, “The End of the Tour” Christopher Abbott, “James White”
Koudous Seihon, “Mediterranea” Ben Mendelsohn, “Mississippi Grind”
Best Supporting Female Jennifer Jason Leigh, “Anomalisa”
Marin Ireland, “Glass Chin”
Robin Bartlett, “H.” Cynthia Nixon, “James White”
Mya Taylor, “Tangerine”
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