2015: 3. Independent Spirits
EXCLUDING: Oscar nominees (see list "OSCARS 2015"), BAFTA and Golden Globe nominees (see list "BAFTA + GOLDEN GLOBES 2015").
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- DirectorSam FleischnerStarsJesus Sanchez-VelezAndrea Suarez PazAzul ZorrillaIn this intense, immersive journey, a young boy finds himself lost in the lively, dangerous world of the New York City subway, while his mother fiercely searches for him above ground in a race against the clock as Hurricane Sandy nears.Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit 2015:
Best Supporting Female.
* The story of an AUTISTIC BOY who escapes into the subways of NYC for eleven days. It's here that he starts his real journey, on a days-long voyage of discovery while, above ground, his mom frantically searches for him. - DirectorIra SachsStarsJohn LithgowAlfred MolinaMarisa TomeiAfter Ben and George get married, George is fired from his teaching post, forcing them to stay with friends separately while they sell their place and look for cheaper housing -- a situation that weighs heavily on all involved.Nominated for 4 Independent Spirits 2015:
Best Feature
Best Screenplay
Best Male Lead
Best Supporting Male.
Sundance 2014: Premieres - DirectorDavid ZellnerStarsRinko KikuchiNobuyuki KatsubeKanako HigashiA jaded Japanese woman discovers a hidden copy of Fargo (1996) on VHS, believing it to be a treasure map indicating the location of a large case of money.Nominated for 2 Independent Spirits 2015:
Best Director
Best Female Lead.
Won 1 Sundance 2014: Special Jury Prize - Musical Score - Dramatic.
Nominated for 1 Sundance 2014: Grand Jury Prize - Director - Dramatic. - DirectorAna Lily AmirpourStarsSheila VandArash MarandiMarshall ManeshIn the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.Nominated for 3 Independent Spirits 2015:
Someone to Watch Award - director.
Best First Feature
Best Cinematography - DirectorRania AttiehDaniel GarciaStarsRobin BartlettRebecca DayanWill JanowitzTwo women descend into madness after an alleged meteor strike sets off a series of strange events in their town of Troy, N.Y.Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit 2015:
Someone to Watch Award - director. - DirectorChris EskaStarsAshton SandersTishuan ScottKeston JohnOn the outskirts of the U.S. Civil War, a boy is sent north by his bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit 2015:
Someone to Watch Award - director. - DirectorGillian RobespierreStarsJenny SlateJake LacyGaby HoffmannA twenty-something comedienne's unplanned pregnancy forces her to confront the realities of independent womanhood for the first time.Nominated for 2 Independent Spirits 2015:
Best First Feature
Best Female Lead.
Won 1 Critics' Choice 2015:
Best Actress In A Comedy. - DirectorJustin SimienStarsTyler James WilliamsTessa ThompsonKyle GallnerThe lives of four black students at an Ivy League college.Nominated for 2 Independent Spirits 2015:
Best First Feature
Best First Screenplay.
Won 1 Sundance 2014: Special Jury Prize - Breakthrough Talent - Dramatic.
Nominated for 1 Sundance 2014: Grand Jury Prize - Director - Dramatic. - DirectorAnja MarquardtStarsBrooke BloomMarc MenchacaDennis BoutsikarisThe professional and personal life of a sexual surrogate begins to unravel when she starts working with a new client.Nominated for 2 Independent Spirits 2015:
Best First Feature
Best First Screenplay. - DirectorJim JarmuschStarsTilda SwintonTom HiddlestonMia WasikowskaA depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, which has already endured several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.Nominated for 2 Independent Spirits 2015:
Best Female Lead
Best Screenplay.
Sundance 2014: Spotlight. - DirectorJames GrayStarsMarion CotillardJoaquin PhoenixJeremy RennerIn 1921, an innocent immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.Nominated for 2 Independent Spirits 2015:
Best Female Lead
Best Cinematography. - DirectorJohn RidleyStarsAndré 3000Hayley AtwellImogen PootsA drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.Nominated for 1 Independent Spirits 2015:
Best Male Lead. - DirectorCharlie McDowellStarsMark DuplassElisabeth MossTed DansonA troubled couple vacate to a beautiful getaway, but bizarre circumstances further complicate their situation.Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit 2015:
Best First Screenplay.
Sundance 2014: Premieres. - DirectorDesiree AkhavanStarsDesiree AkhavanRebecca HendersonHalley FeifferShirin is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempt at all identities. Being without a cliché to hold onto can be a lonely experience.Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit 2015:
Best First Screenplay. - DirectorSara ColangeloStarsBoyd HolbrookRandy SpringerJacob LoflandIn a small American town still living in the shadow of a terrible coal mine accident, the disappearance of a teenage boy draws together a surviving miner, the lonely wife of a mine executive, and a local boy in a web of secrets.Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit 2015:
Best First Screenplay. - DirectorXavier DolanStarsAnne DorvalAntoine Olivier PilonSuzanne ClémentA widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor inserts herself into their household.Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit 2015:
Best International Film. - DirectorLav DiazStarsSid LuceroAngeli BayaniArchie AlemaniaAn embittered law student commits a brutal double murder; a family man takes the fall and is forced into a harsh prison sentence; a mother and her two children wander the countryside looking for some kind of redemption.Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit 2015:
Best International Film. - DirectorDave BoyleStarsAyako FujitaniPepe SernaKazuki KitamuraA mystery outside of San Francisco brings together small-town sheriff Paul Del Moral, Japanese author Aki Akahori, and a traveler from Reno who soon disappears, leaving behind his suitcase and a trail of questions.Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit 2015:
John Cassavetes Award - writer, director, producer. - DirectorJeremy SaulnierStarsMacon BlairDevin RatrayAmy HargreavesA mysterious outsider's quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit 2015:
John Cassavetes Award - writer, director, producer.
Sundance 2014: Spotlight - DirectorAaron KatzMartha StephensStarsEarl Lynn NelsonPaul EenhoornDaníel GylfasonA pair of former brothers-in-law embark on a road trip through Iceland.Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit 2015:
John Cassavetes Award - writer, director, producer. - DirectorEliza HittmanStarsGina PiersantiNyck CautionGiovanna SalimeniLila wants to emulate the sexual exploits of her more experienced best friend. She fixates on a tough older guy who will "sleep with anyone" and tries to insert herself into his world, putting herself in a dangerously vulnerable situation.Nominated for 2 Independent Spirits 2015:
John Cassavetes Award - writer, director, producer
Best Cinematography. - DirectorAdam WingardStarsDan StevensSheila KelleyMaika MonroeA soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.Nominated for 1 Independet Spirit 2015:
Best Editing. - DirectorDebra GranikStarsRonnie HallFelipe Angel PadillaFelipe de Jesus PadillaA contemplative portrait of Ron 'Stray Dog' Hall: biker, Vietnam Vet, and lover of small dogs.Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit 2015:
Best Documentary. - DirectorDarius Clark MonroeStarsDante E. ClarkRosalyn ColemanEllie FoumbiTens years after robbing a Bank of America, filmmaker Darius Monroe returns home to examine how his actions affected the lives of family, friends...and victims.Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit 2015:
Truer Than Fiction Award. - DirectorDan KraussStarsAdam WinfieldChristopher WinfieldEmma WinfieldThis provocative, bold, and deeply moving documentary profiles Adam Winfield, a soldier-turned-whistleblower who returns from the battlefield to expose shocking war crimes that the U.S. Army will do anything to cover up.Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit 2015:
Truer Than Fiction Award. - DirectorAmanda WilderYear one for Lucy, Jiovanni and director Alexander at the Teddy McArdle Free School in Little Falls, New Jersey, where classes are voluntary and rules created by democratic vote. Wilder is there from the beginning, observing an indelible cast of outspoken young personalities as they form relationships, explore their surroundings and intensely debate rule violations, until it all comes to a head.Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit 2015:
Truer Than Fiction Award. - DirectorSara DosaStarsSam and the BandJoe BerryUncle BobIn search of the lucrative matsutake mushroom, two former soldiers discover the means to gradually heal their wounds of war. Roger, a self-described 'fall-down drunk' and sniper in Vietnam, and Kouy, a Cambodian refugee who fought the Khmer Rouge, bonded in the bustling tent-city known as Mushroom Camp, which pops up each autumn in the Oregon woods. Their friendship became an adoptive family; according to a Cambodian custom, if you lose your family like Kouy, you must rebuilt it anew. Now, however, this new family could be lost. Roger's health is declining and trauma flashbacks rack his mind; Kouy gently aids his family before the snow falls and the hunting season ends, signaling his time to leave.Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit 2015:
Truer Than Fiction Award.