2015 NOMINEES

BEST FEATURE BEST DIRECTOR BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE (Award given to the producer) – Whiplash PATRICIA ARQUETTE – Boyhood * Executive Producers are not awarded. AVA DUVERNAY – Selma JESSICA CHASTAIN – A Most Violent Year BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU – Birdman or CARMEN EJOGO – Selma OF IGNORANCE) (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) ANDREA SUAREZ PAZ - Stand Clear of the PRODUCERS: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, RICHARD LINKLATER – Boyhood Closing Doors Arnon Milchan, James W. Skotchdopole DAVID ZELLNER – Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter EMMA STONE – Birdman or BOYHOOD (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) PRODUCERS: Richard Linklater, Jonathan Sehring, BEST SCREENPLAY John Sloss, Cathleen Sutherland SCOTT ALEXANDER, LARRY KARASZEWSKI – BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM LOVE IS STRANGE Big Eyes FORCE MAJEURE (Sweden) PRODUCERS: Lucas Joaquin, Lars Knudsen, J.C. CHANDOR – A Most Violent Year DIRECTOR: Ruben Östlund Ira Sachs, Jayne Baron Sherman, Jay Van Hoy – Nightcrawler IDA (Poland) SELMA DIRECTOR: Pawel Pawlikowski PRODUCERS: Christian Colson, Dede Gardner, JIM JARMUSCH – Only Lovers Left Alive LEVIATHAN (Russia) Jeremy Kleiner, Oprah Winfrey IRA SACHS, MAURICIO ZACHARIAS – DIRECTOR: Andrey Zvyagintsev WHIPLASH Love is Strange MOMMY (Canada) PRODUCERS: , Helen Estabrook, BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY DIRECTOR: Xavier Dolan David Lancaster, Michael Litvak DESIREE AKHAVAN – Appropriate Behavior NORTE, THE END OF HISTORY (Philippines) BEST FIRST FEATURE SARA COLANGELO – Little Accidents DIRECTOR: Lav Diaz (Award given to the director and producer) JUSTIN LADER – The One I Love UNDER THE SKIN (United Kingdom) A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT ANJA MARQUARDT – She’s Lost Control DIRECTOR: Jonathan Glazer DIRECTOR: Ana Lily Amirpour PRODUCERS: Justin Begnaud, Sina Sayyah JUSTIN SIMIEN – Dear White People BEST DOCUMENTARY DEAR WHITE PEOPLE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Award given to the director and producer) 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Justin Simien DARIUS KHONDJI – The Immigrant PRODUCERS: Effie T. Brown, Ann Le, Julia Lebedev, DIRECTORS: Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard EMMANUEL LUBEZKI – Birdman or Angel Lopez, Lena Waithe PRODUCERS: Dan Bowen, James Wilson (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) NIGHTCRAWLER CITIZENFOUR SEAN PORTER – It Felt Like Love DIRECTOR: Dan Gilroy DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Laura Poitras PRODUCERS: Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy, LYLE VINCENT – A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night PRODUCERS: Mathilde Bonnefoy, Dirk Wilutzky Jake Gyllenhaal, David Lancaster, Michel Litvak BRADFORD YOUNG – Selma STRAY DOG OBVIOUS CHILD BEST EDITING DIRECTOR: Debra Granik DIRECTOR: Gillian Robespierre PRODUCER: Anne Rosellini SANDRA ADAIR – Boyhood PRODUCER: Elisabeth Holm THE SALT OF THE EARTH TOM CROSS – Whiplash SHE’S LOST CONTROL DIRECTORS: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Anja Marquardt JOHN GILROY – Nightcrawler PRODUCER: David Rosier PRODUCERS: Mollye Asher, Kiara C. Jones RON PATANE – A Most Violent Year VIRUNGA ADAM WINGARD – The Guest DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Orlando von Einsiedel JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD PRODUCER: Joanna Natasegara (Award given to the best feature made for under BEST MALE LEAD $500,000; award given to the writer, director, ANDRÉ BENJAMIN – Jimi: All Is By My Side ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD and producer) JAKE GYLLENHAAL – Nightcrawler (Award given to one film’s director, casting director * Executive Producers are not awarded. and ensemble cast) MICHAEL KEATON - Birdman or BLUE RUIN (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) INHERENT VICE WRITER/DIRECTOR: Jeremy Saulnier DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas Anderson JOHN LITHGOW – Love is Strange PRODUCERS: Richard Peete, Vincent Savino, CASTING DIRECTOR: Cassandra Kulukundis Anish Savjani DAVID OYELOWO – Selma ENSEMBLE CAST: Josh Brolin, Hong Chau, IT FELT LIKE LOVE BEST FEMALE LEAD Martin Donovan, Jena Malone, Joanna Newsom, WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Eliza Hittman Joaquin Phoenix, Sasha Pieterse, Eric Roberts, MARION COTILLARD – The Immigrant PRODUCERS: Shrihari Sathe, Laura Wagner Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, Serena Scott Thomas, RINKO KIKUCHI – Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter LAND HO! Benicio del Toro, Katherine Waterston, Owen Wilson, WRITERS/DIRECTORS: Aaron Katz, JULIANNE MOORE – Still Alice Reese Witherspoon, Michael Kenneth Williams Martha Stephens JENNY SLATE – Obvious Child SPECIAL DISTINCTION AWARD PRODUCERS: Christina Jennings, Mynette Louie, TILDA SWINTON – Only Lovers Left Alive FOXCATCHER Sara Murphy DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Bennett Miller MAN FROM RENO BEST SUPPORTING MALE WRITERS: E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman WRITER/DIRECTOR: Dave Boyle RIZ AHMED – Nightcrawler PRODUCER: Anthony Bregman, Megan Ellison, WRITERS: Joel Clark, Michael Lerman ETHAN HAWKE – Boyhood Jon Kilik PRODUCER: Ko Mori ALFRED MOLINA – Love is Strange CAST: Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum TEST EDWARD NORTON – Birdman or WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Chris Mason Johnson J.K. SIMMONS – Whiplash PRODUCER: Chris Martin Premier Sponsors Premier Sponsors FILMMAKER GRANT NOMINEES PIAGET PRODUCERSAWARD at BOASteakhouse inWest Hollywood. announced at theSpiritAwards Filmmaker Grant &NomineeBrunch onSaturday, January10 All thewinners ofourfilmmakergrants willbehighlightedat the Spirit Awards ceremony and CHRIS ESKA RANIA ATTIEH &DANIELGARCIA ANA LILY AMIRPOUR funded byKiehl’s Since1851. who hasnotyetreceived appropriate recognition. Theaward includesa$25,000unrestricted grant The SomeonetoWatch Award, nowinits21styear, recognizes atalentedfilmmakerofsingular vision KIEHL’S SOMEONETOWATCH AWARD AMANDA ROSEWILDER DARIUS CLARKMONROE DAN KRAUSS SARA DOSA grant fundedbyLensCrafters. features whohasnotyetreceived significant recognition. 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