2017: 3. Independent Spirits
Independent Spirit Awards 2017 nominees. * EXCLUDING: Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA 2017 nominees.
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- DirectorRobert EggersStarsAnya Taylor-JoyRalph InesonKate DickieA family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (2n|2w)
- Best First Feature [w]
- Best First Screenplay (Robert Eggers) [w]
Critics Choice Awards 2016/2017 (1n|0w)- Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie
London Critics Circle Film Awards 2017 (1n|0w)- Young British/Irish Performer of the Year (Anya Taylor-Joy)
Sundance 2015: U.S. Dramatic Competition- Directing Award - Dramatic (Robert Eggers)
- DirectorChris KellyStarsJesse PlemonsMolly ShannonBradley WhitfordA struggling comedy writer, fresh off a breakup and in the midst of the worst year of his life, returns to Sacramento to care for his dying mother.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (4n|0w)
- Best First Feature
- Best Male Lead (Jesse Plemons)
- Best Supporting Female (Molly Shannon)
- Best First Screenplay (Chris Kelly)
Sundance 2016: U.S. Dramatic - DirectorDaniel KwanDaniel ScheinertStarsPaul DanoDaniel RadcliffeMary Elizabeth WinsteadA hopeless man stranded on a deserted island befriends a dead body, and together they go on a surreal journey to get home.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (2n|0w)
- Best First Feature
- Best Editing (Matthew Hannam)
Sundance 2016: U.S. Dramatic- Directing Award - Dramatic
- DirectorAnna Rose HolmerStarsRoyalty HightowerAlexis NeblettDa'Sean MinorWhile training at the gym 11-year-old tomboy Toni becomes entranced with a dance troupe. As she struggles to fit in she finds herself caught up in danger as the group begins to suffer from fainting spells and other violent fits.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (2n|1w)
- Best First Feature
- Someone to Watch Award [w]
- DirectorMichel FrancoStarsTim RothSarah SutherlandRobin BartlettA home care nurse works with terminally ill patients.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (2n|0w)
- Best Feature
- Best Male Lead (Tim Roth)
- DirectorBrady CorbetStarsBérénice BejoLiam CunninghamStacy MartinA chronicle of the childhood of a post-World War I leader.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (2n|0w)
- Best First Feature
- Best Cinematography
- DirectorKelly ReichardtStarsMichelle WilliamsKristen StewartLaura DernThe lives of three women intersect in small-town America, where each is imperfectly blazing a trail.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (2n|0w)
- Best Director (Kelly Reichardt)
- Best Supporting Female (Lily Gladstone)
Sundance 2016: Premieres - DirectorJake MahaffyStarsDavid HarewoodEdwina FindleyRaJay ChandlerSet in the distinctive world of storefront churches, based on actual events, Free in Deed depicts one man's attempts to perform a miracle. When a single mother brings her young son to church for healing, this lonely Pentecostal minister is forced to confront the seemingly incurable illness of the child and his own demons as well. The more he prays, the more things seem to spiral out of his control.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (4n|0w)
- Best Male Lead (David Harewood)
- Best Supporting Female (Edwina Findley Dickerson)
- Best Cinematography
- John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature Under $500,000)
- DirectorLuca GuadagninoStarsTilda SwintonMatthias SchoenaertsRalph FiennesA famous rock star's vacation in Italy with her boyfriend is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (1n|0w)
- Best Supporting Male (Ralph Fiennes)
- DirectorChad HartiganStarsMarkees ChristmasCraig RobinsonCarla JuriThe romantic and coming-of-age misadventures of a 13-year-old American living in Germany.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (1n|0w)
- Best Supporting Male (Craig Robinson)
Sundance 2016: U.S. Dramatic- Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
- Special Jury Award - Dramatic - Individual Performance
- DirectorIra SachsStarsGreg KinnearJennifer EhlePaulina GarcíaA new pair of best friends have their bond tested by their parents' battle over a dress shop lease.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (2n|0w)
- Best Supporting Female (Paulina García)
- Best Screenplay (Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias)
Sundance 2016: Premieres - DirectorAntonio CamposStarsRebecca HallMichael C. HallTracy LettsThe story of Christine Chubbuck, a 1970s TV reporter struggling with depression and professional frustrations as she tries to advance her career.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (1n|0w)
- Best First Screenplay (Craig Shilowich)
- British/Irish Actress of the Year (Rebecca Hall)
- DirectorVikram GandhiStarsDevon TerrellAnya Taylor-JoyJason MitchellA look into the early life of U.S. President Barack Obama.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (1n|0w)
- Best First Screenplay (Adam Mansbach)
- DirectorStella MeghieStarsGloria ReubenMamoudou AthieAnna HopkinsChaos ensues after the estranged patriarch of the Jones family dies on their doorstep. When the paramedic who answers their 911 call tried to win over acerbic Jean Jones, his attempts are disrupted by old conflicts that come to a boil at the funeral.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (1n|0w)
- Best First Screenplay (Stella Meghie)
- DirectorNicolas PesceStarsKika MagalhãesWill BrillOlivia BondIn their secluded farmhouse, a mother (a former surgeon) teaches her daughter, Francisca, anatomy, and how life and death are not to be feared. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters the idyll of their family life, and deeply traumatises Francisca, but also awakens curiosities. Years later, Francisca clings to her increasingly distant father, but the trauma she sustained reawaken when her desire to connect with the world around her takes on a dark form.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (1n|0w)
- Best Cinematography
- DirectorKleber Mendonça FilhoStarsSonia BragaMaeve JinkingsIrandhir SantosClara, 65, lives her life to the fullest with her family and friends. A construction company wants her Recife oceanfront condo, as they've already bought all the other in the 3 story building. Clara's staying.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (1n|0w)
- Best International Film
Cannes 2016: In Competition - DirectorArnaud DesplechinStarsQuentin DolmaireLou Roy-LecollinetMathieu AmalricPaul is preparing to leave Tajikistan, while thinking back on his adolescent years. His childhood, his mother's madness, the parties, the trip to the USSR where he lost his virginity, the friend who betrayed him and the love of his life.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (1n|0w)
- Best International Film
- DirectorAthina Rachel TsangariStarsVangelis MourikisNikos OrfanosYorgos PirpassopoulosA fishing trip in the Aegean Sea among a sextet of friends becomes the perfect setting for a relentless contest of male dominance. Everything can spark a fierce competition; but, only one can wear the precious chevalier. Who will it be?Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (1n|0w)
- Best International Film
- DirectorRokhsareh GhaemmaghamiStarsSonita AlizadehLatifah AlizadehFadia AlizadehAfter her family attempts to sell her into marriage, a young Afghan refugee in Iran channels her frustrations and seizes her destiny through music. Grabbing the mic, she spits fiery rhymes in the face of oppressive traditions.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (1n|0w)
- Best Documentary
- DirectorKirsten JohnsonStarsKirsten JohnsonAisha BukarEric W. DavisExposing her role behind the camera, Kirsten Johnson reaches into the vast trove of footage she has shot over decades around the world. What emerges is a visually bold memoir and a revelatory interrogation of the power of the camera.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (1n|0w)
- Best Documentary
- Documentary of the Year
- DirectorSo Yong KimStarsRiley KeoughJena MaloneJessie Ok GrayThe relationship between two friends deepens during an impromptu road trip.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (1n|0w)
- John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature Under $500,000)
- DirectorJosh LocyStarsAndre RoyoGeorge Sample IIIKellee StewartAfter a 3-year stint in prison, an unreasonably optimistic middle-aged man returns to his stagnant neighborhood to win back his girlfriend only to find that she and his family have done what they always wanted to do - forget he exists.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (1n|0w)
- John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature Under $500,000)
- DirectorKelly Daniela NorrisT.W. PittmanStarsJacob AyanabaGrace AyarigaJustina KuliduUpon his father's sudden death, a talented medical student must return to his home village in Ghana to fight for his family's survival.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (1n|0w)
- John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature Under $500,000)
- DirectorAndrew AhnStarsJoe SeoYoun Ho ChoHaerry KimA closeted Korean-American teenager takes a job at a Korean spa to help his struggling family, only to discover an underground world of gay sex at the spa that both scares and excites him.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (2n|1w)
- John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature Under $500,000) [w]
- Someone to Watch Award
Sundance 2016: U.S. Dramatic- Special Jury Award - Dramatic - Breakthrough Performance
- DirectorNanfu WangStarsYe HaiyanHuangWang JianfenA human rights activist and filmmaker travels to Hainan Province to seek justice for six elementary school girls who were sexually abused, while being followed by local governments, national secret police, and even her own neighbors.Independent Spirit Awards 2017 (1n|1w)
- Truer Than Fiction Award [w]