2016: 3. Independent Spirits
Independent Spirit Awards 2016 nominees.
* EXCLUDING: Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA 2016 nominees.
* EXCLUDING: Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA 2016 nominees.
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- DirectorSean BakerStarsKitana Kiki RodriguezMya TaylorKarren KaragulianA hooker tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart.Independent Spirit Awards 2016:
- Won: Best Supporting Female (Mya Taylor)
- Nominated: Best Feature
- Nominated: Best Director (Sean Baker)
- Nominated: Best Female Lead (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez)
- DirectorDavid Robert MitchellStarsMaika MonroeKeir GilchristOlivia LuccardiA young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.Independent Spirit Awards 2016:
- Nominated: Best Director (David Robert Mitchell)
- Nominated: Best Cinematography
- Nominated: Best Editing
Critics Choice Awards 2016:- Nominated: Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie
Sundance 2015: Park City at Midnight - DirectorJames PonsoldtStarsJason SegelJesse EisenbergAnna ChlumskyThe story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'Independent Spirit Awards 2016:
- Nominated: Best Male Lead (Jason Segel)
- Nominated: Best Screenplay
- DirectorAnna BodenRyan FleckStarsBen MendelsohnRyan ReynoldsYvonne LandryDown on his luck and facing financial hardship, Gerry teams up with younger charismatic poker player, Curtis, in an attempt to change his luck. The two set off on a road trip through the South with visions of winning back what's been lost.Independent Spirit Award 2016:
- Nominated: Best Male Lead (Ben Mendelsohn)
Sundance 2015: Premieres. - DirectorJosh MondStarsChristopher AbbottCynthia NixonKid CudiJames, a twenty-something New Yorker, struggles to take control of his self-destructive behavior in the face of momentous family challenges.Independent Spirit Awards 2016:
- Nominated: Best First Feature (Josh Mond)
- Nominated: Best Male Lead (Christopher Abbott)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Female (Cynthia Nixon)
Sundance 2015: Next- Audience Award: Best of Next
- DirectorJosef Kubota WladykaStarsCristian James AbvinculaJarlin Javier MartinezHadder BlandonA desperate fisherman and a naive young man embark on a dangerous journey trafficking drugs up the Pacific coast of Colombia. Hidden beneath the waves, they tow a narco-torpedo filled with millions of dollars worth of cocaine. Together they must brave the war-torn region while navigating the growing tension between them.Independent Spirit Awards 2016:
- Nominated: Best First Feature (Josef Kubota Wladyka)
- Nominated: Best Editing
- DirectorMarielle HellerStarsBel PowleyAlexander SkarsgårdKristen WiigA teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend.Independent Spirit Awards 2016:
- Won: Best First Feature (Marielle Heller)
- Nominated: Best First Screenplay (Marielle Heller)
- Nominated: Best Female Lead (Bel Powley)
Sundance 2015: U.S. Dramatic Competition- Won: Cinematography Award - Dramatic
- Nominated: Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic (Marielle Heller)
- DirectorJonas CarpignanoStarsAlassane SyKoudous SeihonAdam GnegneTwo men make the dangerous journey from Africa to Italy for a better life, but then face hostility and violence in this shocking look at the life-and-death struggle of refugees.Independent Spirit Awards 2016:
- Nominated: Best First Feature (Jonas Carpignano)
- Nominated: Best First Screenplay (Jonas Carpignano)
- Nominated: Best Male Lead (Koudous Seihon)
- DirectorChloé ZhaoStarsJohn ReddyJashaun St. JohnIrene BedardWith an older brother in jail and living with their single mother on Pine Ridge Reservation, Johnny and his sister Jashuan's lives develop new challenges when their absentee cowboy father suddenly dies. The loss prompts Johnny to strike out for Los Angeles, but would mean leaving behind his beloved sister.Independent Spirit Awards 2016:
- Nominated: Best First Feature (Chloé Zhao)
- Nominated: Best Cinematography
- Nominated: Someone to Watch Award (Chloé Zhao)
- DirectorAlfonso Gomez-RejonStarsThomas MannRJ CylerOlivia CookeHigh schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer.Critics Choice Awards 2016:
- Nominated: Best Young Actor/Actress (RJ Cyler)
Independent Spirit Award 2016:- Nominated: Best First Screenplay (Jesse Andrews)
Sundance 2015: U.S. Dramatic Competition- Won: Audience Award - Dramatic
- Won: Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic ("To a film that comprises the best of both great comedy and drama.")
- DirectorJohn MagaryStarsJosh LucasCory NicholsLucy OwenA comic drama about rage, doubt, lust, madness, and other brotherly hand-me-downs.
- DirectorS. Craig ZahlerStarsKurt RussellPatrick WilsonMatthew FoxIn the dying days of the old west, an elderly sheriff and his posse set out to rescue their town's doctor from cannibalistic cave dwellers.
- 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.
- DirectorAndrew BujalskiStarsGuy PearceCobie SmuldersKevin CorriganTwo mismatched personal trainers' lives are upended by the actions of a new, wealthy client.
- DirectorNoah BuschelStarsCorey StollBilly CrudupMarin IrelandA down-on-his-luck former boxing champ is forced to make a choice between friendship and ambition when he is framed for murder.
- DirectorReed MoranoStarsOlivia WildeLuke WilsonGiovanni RibisiA year after their son goes missing, a couple handle the loss in varying ways, growing apart from one another and their reality.Independent Spirit Awards 2016:
- Nominated: Best Cinematography
- DirectorRoy AnderssonStarsHolger AnderssonNils WestblomViktor GyllenbergSam and Jonathan, a pair of hapless novelty salesmen, embark on a tour of the human condition in reality and fantasy that unfold in a series of absurdist episodes.
- DirectorCéline SciammaStarsKaridja TouréAssa SyllaLindsay KaramohA girl with few real prospects joins a gang, reinventing herself and gaining a sense of self confidence in the process. However, she soon finds that this new life does not necessarily make her any happier.Independent Spirit Awards 2016:
- Nominated: Best International Film (France)
British Independent Film Awards 2015:- Nominated: Best International Independent Film
Sundance 2015: Spotlight - DirectorBenny SafdieJosh SafdieStarsArielle HolmesCaleb Landry JonesBuddy DuressA young woman struggles to reconcile her love for her boyfriend and for heroin, as she finds out that suicide is the only way for her boyfriend to forgive her for her misdeed.
- DirectorTrey Edward ShultsStarsKrisha FairchildAlex DobrenkoRobyn FairchildKrisha returns for Thanksgiving dinner after ten years away from her family, but past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.Independent Spirit Award 2016:
- Won: John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature Under $500,000)
- DirectorTakeshi FukunagaStarsBishop BlayZenobia TaylorDuke Murphy DennisA struggling Liberian rubber plantation worker risks everything to discover a new life as a Yellow Cab driver in New York City.
- DirectorCharles PoekelStarsKentucker AudleyJason SheltonOona RocheA heartbroken Christmas-tree salesman returns to New York City hoping to put his past behind him. Living in a trailer and working the night shift, he begins to spiral downwards until the saving of a mysterious woman and some colorful customers rescue him from self-destruction.
- DirectorJennifer PhangStarsJacqueline KimJames UrbaniakFreya AdamsIn a near-future city where soaring opulence overshadows economic hardship, Gwen and her daughter Jules do all they can to hold on to their joy together, despite the instability surfacing in their world.Independent Spirit Awards 2016
- Nominated - John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature Under $500,000)
Sundance 2015: U.S. Dramatic Competition:
-Won: Special Jury Prize - Dramatic - Collaborative Vision (Jacqueline Kim, Jennifer Phang)- Nominated: Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic (Jennifer Phang)
- DirectorFelix ThompsonStarsCharlie PlummerCory NicholsChristian MadsenAn underprivileged teenager bonds with his young cousin while facing off against a vicious bully.Independent Spirit Awards 2016:
- Won: Someone to Watch Award (Director)
- DirectorRobert MachoianRodrigo Ojeda-BeckStarsHarper GrahamElias GrahamArri MachoianFive siblings, left on their own, spend a summer's day full of fantasy and chaos.
- DirectorJimmy ChinElizabeth Chai VasarhelyiStarsConrad AnkerGrace ChinJimmy ChinThree elite climbers struggle to find their way through obsession and loss as they attempt to climb Mount Meru, one of the most coveted prizes in the high stakes game of Himalayan big wall climbing.
- DirectorRobert GordonMorgan NevilleStarsGore VidalWilliam F. BuckleyDick CavettA documentary on the series of televised debates in 1968 between liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley.
- DirectorLaurie AndersonStarsLaurie AndersonArchieJason BergMultimedia artist Laurie Anderson reflects on her relationship with her beloved terrier Lolabelle.
- DirectorChad GraciaStarsAndrei AlexandrovichFedor AlexandrovichIgor AlexandrovichA gripping, award-winning documentary about an irradiated Ukrainian artist's search for the truth about Chernobyl and his prescient and powerful warnings about Putin's plans for a coming Russian invasion.
- DirectorLyric R. CabralDavid Felix SutcliffeStarsKhalifah Ali Al-AkiliMike HealeyAli Kareem(T)ERROR is the first documentary to place filmmakers on the ground during an active FBI counterterrorism sting operation. Through the perspective of "Shariff", a 63-year-old Black revolutionary turned informant, viewers get an unfettered glimpse of the government's counterterrorism tactics and the murky justifications behind them. Taut, stark and controversial, (T)ERROR illuminates the fragile relationships between individual and surveillance state in modern America, and asks who is watching the watchers.Independent Spirit Awards 2016:
- Nominated: Best Documentary
Sundance 2015: U.S. Documentary Competition- Nominated: Grand Jury Prize - Documentary
- Won: Special Jury Prize - Documentary (Breakout First Feature)
- DirectorElizabeth GiamattiAlex SichelStarsLili TaylorBy creating a fictional character based on herself, filmmaker Alex Sichel learns how to navigate a terminal disease with grace and humor.
- DirectorMohammed Ali NaqviHemal TrivediStarsAbdul Aziz GhaziPervez HoodbhoyAn unsettling and eye opening exploration into the spread of the radical Islamic school Red Mosque in Pakistan, which trains legions of children to devote their lives to jihad, or holy war, from a very young age.
- DirectorElizabeth Chai VasarhelyiIn the Spring of 2011, Senegal was pitched into crisis when President Abdoulaye Wade decided to change the constitution to allow for a third term. An artist-led youth movement erupted to protect one of Africa' oldest and most stable democracies. In a time where democracy is under siege in many parts of the world, 'Incorruptible' (formerly 'An African Spring') offers a positive, hopeful example while at the same time honestly examining the sustainability of a people's movement, and the role that youth are taking in shaping the future of their own country.Independent Spirit Awards 2016:
- Won: Truer Than Fiction Award