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Birdman, Boyhood, CITIZENFOUR Top 30th Annual Independent Spirit Awards
Birdman Birdman won Best Picture at this afternoon’s 30th annual Independent Spirit Awards. Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s film scored two other awards — Best Male Lead and Best Cinematography — while its main Academy competition, Boyhood, won Best Director and Best Supporting Actress. Laura Poitras’s CITIZENFOUR won Best Documentary.
Held, as always, a day before the Oscars, Film Independent’s Santa Monica beachside awards ceremony also recognized a number of lower-budgeted independents, including Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (producer Chris Olson won the Piaget Producers Award), H. (directors Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia won the Kiehl’s Someone to Watch Award); Dear White People (Best First Screenplay); and Land Ho! (the John Cassavetes Award).
The complete winners list follows:
BEST FEATURE
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Producers: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, Arnon Milchan, James W. SkotchdopoleBEST DIRECTOR
Richard Linklater
BoyhoodBEST SCREENPLAY
Dan Gilroy
NightcrawlerBEST FIRST FEATURE
Nightcrawler
Director: Dan Gilroy
Producers: Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Lancaster, Michel LitvakBEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Justin Simien
Dear White PeopleJOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – Given to the best feature made for under $500,000.
Land Ho!
Writers/Directors: Aaron Katz & Martha Stephens
Producers: Christina Jennings, Mynette Louie, Sara MurphyBEST FEMALE LEAD
Julianne Moore
Still AliceBEST MALE LEAD
Michael Keaton
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Patricia Arquette
BoyhoodBEST SUPPORTING MALE
J.K. Simmons
WhiplashBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Emmanuel Lubezki
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
BEST EDITING
Tom Cross
WhiplashBEST DOCUMENTARY
CITIZENFOUR
Director/Producer: Laura Poitras
Producers: Mathilde Bonnefoy, Dirk WilutzkyBEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Ida (Poland)
Director: Pawel PawlikowskiROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – (Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast)
Inherent Vice
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Casting Director: Cassandra Kulukundis
Ensemble Cast: Josh Brolin, Martin Donovan, Jena Malone, Joanna Newsom, Joaquin Phoenix, Eric Roberts, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short Serena Scott Thomas, Benicio Del Toro, Katherine Waterston, Michael Kenneth Williams, Owen Wilson, Reese WitherspoonSPECIAL DISTINCTION AWARD
Foxcatcher
Director/Producer: Bennett Miller
Producers: Anthony Bregman, Megan Ellison, Jon Kilik
Writers: E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman
Actors: Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum18th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Chris Ohlson21st ANNUAL KIEHL’S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
H.
Directors: Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia20th ANNUAL LENSCRAFTERS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
The Kill Team
Director: Dan Krauss
