I feel like everyone says this every year but, how is awards season here already? Indeed, earlier today we got one of the first big announcements of the circuit with the nominations for the Independent Spirit Awards, recognizing the best in independent cinema. As the Academy increasingly looks to smaller budget films to fill out their own nominee lists, these awards have become an important precursor as of late. And that spells good news for "Moonlight", a supposed Oscar frontrunner which leads the field alongside Andrea Arnold's more divisive "American Honey". Meanwhile "Manchester by the Sea" also had an expectedly strong showing. Will this year's Best Feature winner once again repeat at the Oscars? Check out the full list of nominees below and stay tuned as awards season is now in full swing.
Best Feature
American Honey
Chronic
Jackie
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Director
Andrea Arnold, American Honey
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Pablo Larrain, Jackie
Jeff Nichols, Loving
Kelly Reichardt, Certain Women
Best Male Lead
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
David Harewood, Free in Deed
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Jesse Plemons, Other People
Tim Roth, Chronic
Best Female Lead
Annette Bening, 20th Century Women
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Sasha Lane, American Honey
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Best Supporting Male
Ralph Fiennes, A Bigger Splash
Ben Foster, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Shia LaBeouf, American Honey
Craig Robinson, Morris from America
Best Supporting Female
Edwina Findley, Free in Deed
Paulina Garcia, Little Men
Lily Gladstone, Certain Women
Riley Keough, American Honey
Molly Shannon, Other People
Best Screenplay
Hell or High Water
Little Men
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
20th Century Women
Best Cinematography
American Honey
The Childhood of a Leader
Free in Deed
The Eyes of My Mother
Moonlight
Best Documentary
13th
Cameraperson
I Am Not Your Negro
O.J.: Made in America
Sonita
Under the Sun
Best Film Editing
Hell or High Water
Jackie
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Swiss Army Man
Best First Feature
The Childhood of a Leader
The Fits
Other People
Swiss Army Man
The Witch
Best First Screenplay
Barry
Christine
Jean of the Joneses
Other People
The Witch
Best International Film
Aquarius
Chevalier
My Golden Days
Toni Erdmann
Under the Shadow
John Cassavetes Award
Free in Deed
Hunter Gatherer
Lovesong
Nakom
Spa Night
Robert Altman Award
Moonlight
