Spirits go small, snub Breslin
Film Independent did not call Abby's name this morning.
Some fairly strange nominations coming from Film Independent today. "Little Miss Sunshine" dances to 5 nominations (co-leading with "Half Nelson"), yet the film's star, Abigail Breslin, was omitted. I don't think this effects her Oscars chances in the least, it's still quite early.
If you're wondering how "Pan's Labyrinth" scored a Best Feature nod as a foreign language film, apparently the film just barely met the criteria needed to be considered for the Spirits. Nonetheless, it is surprising to see the film grab a feature nod without a nomination for the film's director Guillermo del Toro.
Speaking of directors, it sure is nice to see Altman's inclusion, isn't it?
"Little Children", "The Queen", "The Last King of Scotland", "Venus", "The History Boys", "Borat", and "Bobby" were ineligible for the Spirits for one reason or another, so take that into consideration while scanning over the nominees.
The Spirits managed to skew much smaller than they did last year when Oscar titans "Brokeback", "Capote", "Good Night, and Good Luck." and "Crash" scored several nominations. This makes the Spirits much less interesting this year as far as the big picture is concerned, but they're still one of my favorite precursors. Plus, Sarah Silverman is hosting again this year!
2007 Independent Spirit Award Nominations
Best Feature
"American Gun"
"The Dead Girl"
"Half Nelson"
"Little Miss Sunshine"
"Pan's Labyrinth"
Best First Feature
"Day Night Day Night"
"Man Push Cart"
"The Motel"
"Sweet Land"
"Wristcutters: A Love Story"
Best Director
Robert Altman, "A Prairie Home Companion"
Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris, "Little Miss Sunshine"
Ryan Fleck, "Half Nelson"
Karen Moncrieff, "The Dead Girl"
Steven Soderbergh, "Bubble"
John Cassavetes Award
(Given to the best feature made for under $500,000)
"Chalk"
"Four Eyed Monsters"
"Old Joy"
"Quinceañera"
"Twelve and Holding"
Best Screenplay
Neil Burger, "The Illusionist"
Nicole Holofcener, "Friends with Money"
Ron Nyswaner, "The Painted Veil"
Jason Reitman, "Thank You For Smoking"
Jeff Stanzler, "Sorry, Haters"
Best First Screenplay
Michael Arndt, "Little Miss Sunshine"
Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck, "Half Nelson"
Goran Dukic, "Wristcutters: A Love Story"
Dito Montiel, "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints"
Gabrielle Zevin, "Conversations with Other Women"
Best Female Lead
Shareeka Epps, "Half Nelson"
Catherine O'Hara, "For Your Consideration"
Elizabeth Reaser, "Sweet Land"
Michelle Williams, "Land of Plenty"
Robin Wright Penn, "Sorry, Haters"
Best Male Lead
Aaron Eckhart, "Thank You For Smoking"
Ryan Gosling, "Half Nelson"
Edward Norton, "The Painted Veil"
Ahmad Razvi, "Man Push Cart"
Forest Whitaker, "American Gun"
Best Supporting Female
Melonie Diaz, "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints"
Marcia Gay Harden, "American Gun"
Mary Beth Hurt, "The Dead Girl"
Frances McDormand, "Friends with Money"
Amber Tamblyn, "Stephanie Daley"
Best Supporting Male
Alan Arkin, "Little Miss Sunshine"
Raymond J. Barry, "Steel City"
Daniel Craig, "Infamous"
Paul Dano, "Little Miss Sunshine"
Channing Tatum, "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints"
Best Cinematography
"Four Eyed Monsters"
"Brothers of the Head"
"Pan's Labyrinth"
"Wild Tigers I Have Known"
"Man Push Cart"
Best Documentary
"A Lion in the House"
"My Country, My Country"
"The Road to Guantanamo"
"The Trials of Darryl Hunt"
"You're Gonna Miss Me"
Best Foreign Film
"12:08 East of Bucharest"(Romania)
"The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros" (Philippines)
"Chronicle of an Escape" (Argentina)
"Days of Glory" (France/Morocco/Algeria/Belgium)
"The Lives of Others" (Germany)
posted by Shawn Snead @ 11/29/2006 07:02:00 PM
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