‘Honey’, ‘Moonlight’ top Spirit noms – Newcomer Lane nominated for best female lead

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This image released by Roadside Attractions and Amazon Studios shows Kyle Chandler (left), and Casey Affleck in a scene from ‘Manchester By The Sea’. The film was nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award for best feature on Nov 22. (AP)
This image released by Roadside Attractions and Amazon Studios shows Kyle Chandler (left), and Casey Affleck in a scene from ‘Manchester By The Sea’. The film was nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award for best feature on Nov 22. (AP)

LOS ANGELES, Nov 23, (Agencies): Two distinctly American odysseys, Andrea Arnold’s teens-on-the-road film “American Honey” and Barry Jenkins’ coming-of-age tale “Moonlight” led the Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations Tuesday with six nods each, including best feature and best director.

Other best-feature candidates are “Manchester by the Sea”, “Jackie” and “Chronic”. Jenny Slate and Edgar Ramirez announced the nominees at an event in Hollywood.

Nominations for “American Honey” also include best female lead for newcomer Sasha Lane and best supporting male for Shia LaBeouf. “Moonlight,” which captured the Robert Altman Award for its ensemble cast, is being recognized for cinematography, editing and screenplay.

Oscar hopefuls are sprinkled throughout each category of the awards recognizing achievements in independent film, and occasionally the two sync up with their winners. Last year’s best independent feature winner “Spotlight” went on to pick up the top prize at the Academy Awards, as did best actress Brie Larson for “Room.”

Both “Moonlight” and “Manchester by the Sea”, Kenneth Lonergan’s New England-set familial drama, are considered top contenders for Oscars.

“Manchester by the Sea’s” five nominations include best actor for Casey Affleck and best supporting actor for Lucas Hedges.

The best actress category also is filled with presumed Oscar darlings such as Annette Bening for “20th Century Women”, Isabelle Huppert for “Elle”, Ruth Negga for “Loving” and Natalie Portman for “Jackie.”

The Independent Spirit Awards also shines a spotlight on comparatively under-the-radar films, including “The Fits”, from first-time director Anna Rose Holmer, Robert Eggers’ “The Witch”, Chris Kelly’s “Other People” and Andrew Ahn’s “Spa Night.”

This year’s 382 film submissions were judged on such guidelines as uniqueness of vision, originality of subject matter, economy of means and percentage of financing from independent sources.

Some films with an indie edge, like the much-lauded Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone musical “La La Land” from director Damien Chazelle, were not eligible due to production budgets north of $30 million. Tom Ford’s “Nocturnal Animals” and Denzel Washington’s “Fences” also were not eligible.

Nominations are chosen by members of Film Independent, which includes critics, filmmakers, actors, festival programmers, past winners and nominees, and members of its board of directors.

Winners will be revealed at a Feb 25 ceremony, airing live on IFC from Santa Monica. The Academy Awards are presented the next day.

Nominees

* 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 First Feature: “The Childhood of a Leader”; “The Fits”; “Other People”; “Swiss Army Man”; “The Witch”

* 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 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”

* Best Documentary Feature: “13th”; “Cameraperson”; “I Am Not Your Negro”; “O.J.: Made in America”; “Sonita”; “Under the Sun”

* Best Cinematography: “American Honey”; “Childhood”; “Free in Deed”; “Eyes of My Mother”; “Moonlight”

* Best Editing: “Hell or High Water”; “Jackie”; “Manchester by the Sea”; “Moonlight”; “Swiss Army Man”

* John Cassavetes Award: “Free in Deed”; “Hunter Gatherer”; “Lovesong”; “Nakom”; “Spa Night”

* Robert Altman Award: “Moonlight”

* Piaget Producers Award: Lisa Kjerulff; Jordana Mollick; Melody C. Roscher; Craig Shilowich

* Truer Than Fiction Award: Kristi Jacobson (“Solitary”); Sara Jordeno (“Kiki”); Nanfu Wang (“Holligan Sparrow”)

* Someone to Watch Award: Andrew Ahn (“Spa Night”); Claire Carre (“Embers”); Anna Rose Holmer (“The Fits”); Ingrid Jungermann (“Women Who Kill”)

 

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