Awards season 2020 is officially underway with the nominees for the Independent Spirit Awards being released!
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Karen Allen, Colewell
Hong Chau, Driveways
Elisabeth Moss, Her Smell
Mary Kay Place, Diane
Alfre Woodard, Clemency
Renee Zellweger, Judy
BEST FIRST FEATURE
Booksmart
The Climb
Diane
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
The Mustang
See You Yesterday
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Invisible Life
Les Miserables
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Retablo
The Souvenir
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
(Given to director, casting director and ensemble cast)
Marriage Story
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Best feature made for under $500,000)Burning Cane
Colewell
Give Me Liberty
Premature
Wild Nights with Emily
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
Khalik Allah, Black Mother
Davy Rothbart, 17 Blocks
Nadia Shihab, Jaddoland
Erick Stoll & Chase Whiteside, America
SOMEONE TO WATCH
Rashaad Ernesto Green, Premature
Ash Mayfair, The Third Wife
Joe Talbot, The Last Black Man in San Francisco
PRODUCERS AWARD
Mollye Asher
Krista Parris
Ryan Zacarias
BONNIE AWARD
Marielle Heller
Kelly Reichhardt
LuLu Wang