2019 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations Revealed
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Film Independent has revealed its nominees for the 34th Independent Spirit Awards, as announced this afternoon in a Facebook Live video featuring previous winner Molly Shannon and Crazy Rich Asians star Gemma Chan.
Jeremiah Zagar’s We the Animals garnered the most nominations with five, while Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade, Paul Schrader’s First Reformed and Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here each received four.
A24 received by far the most nominations of any individual distributor with 12. Amazon Studios, Netflix and The Orchard tied for a distant second with six nominations each.
Check out the complete nominations list below. Winners will be announced in a ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, broadcast live on IFC.
Best Feature
Eighth Grade
First Reformed
If Beale Street Could Talk
Leave No Trace
You Were Never Really Here
Best Director
Debra Granik, Leave No Trace
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk
Tamara Jenkins, Private Life
Lynne Ramsey, You Were Never Really Here
Paul Schrader, First Reformed
Best First Feature
Hereditary
Sorry to Bother You
The Tale
We the Animals
Wildlife
Best Female Lead
Glenn Close, The Tale
Toni Collette, Hereditary
Elsie Fisher, Eighth Grade
Regina Hall, Support the Girls
Helena Howard, Madeline’s Madeline
Carey Mulligan, Wildlife