2014 Independent Spirit Award Winners

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The fact that I don't get IFC anymore makes me want to weep. Anyways, here are the winners of the Indie Spirit Awards! The winners are in bold. Lots of 12 Years A Slave here, I wonder if that will transition to the Oscars tomorrow.
BEST FEATURE
12 Years a Slave
All Is Lost
Frances Ha
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
BEST DIRECTOR
Upstream Color, Shane Carruth
All Is Lost, J.C. Chandor
12 Years a Slave, Steve McQueen
Mud, Jeff Nichols
Nebraska, Alexander Payne
BEST SCREENPLAY
Blue Jasmine, Woody Allen
Before Midnight, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke & Richard Linklater
Enough Said, Nicole Holofcener
The Spectacular Now, Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
12 Years a Slave, John Ridley
BEST FIRST FEATURE
Blue Caprice
Concussion
Fruitvale Station
Una Noche
Wadjda
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
In A World, Lake Bell
Don Jon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Nebraska, Bob Nelson
Afternoon Delight, Jill Soloway
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete, Michael Starrbury
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – (Best Feature made for under $500,000)
Computer Chess
Crystal Fairy
Museum Hours
Pit Stop
This is Martin Bonner
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
Gaby Hoffmann, Crystal Fairy
Brie Larson, Short Term 12
Shailene Woodley, The Spectacular Now
BEST MALE LEAD
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale Station
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford, All Is Lost
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Melonie Diaz, Fruitvale Station
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
Yolonda Ross, Go For Sisters
June Squibb, Nebraska
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Will Forte, Nebraska
James Gandolfini, Enough Said
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Keith Stanfield, Short Term 12
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Sean Bobbitt, 12 Years a Slave
Benoit Debie, Spring Breakers
Bruno Delbonnel, Inside Llewyn Davis
Frank G. DeMarco, All Is Lost
Matthias Grunsky, Computer Chess
BEST EDITING
Shane Carruth & David Lowery, Upstream Color
Jem Cohen & Marc Vives, Museum Hours
Jennifer Lame, Frances Ha
Cindy Lee, Una Noche
Nat Sanders, Short Term 12
BEST DOCUMENTARY 
20 Feet From Stardom
After Tiller
Gideon’s Army
The Act of Killing
The Square
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM 
A Touch of Sin (China)
Blue is the Warmest Color (France)
Gloria (Chile)
The Great Beauty (Italy)
The Hunt (Denmark)

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – (Ensemble Cast)
Mud

Comments

  1. thevoid99March 2, 2014 at 12:31 AM

    I didn't see it although weeping for not having IFC is a waste of tears as it's not the channel that it once was due to the commercials and comedies.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamMarch 2, 2014 at 11:33 AM

      The commercials are annoying, but I still like uncensored TV. I hate that my cable company dropped IFC and Sundance.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 2, 2014 at 8:40 AM

    All I see is 12 Years A Slave (ehh...) and Blue is the Warmest Color (yaaaay!) :D Would've been fun to see Upstream Color win something here.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamMarch 2, 2014 at 11:33 AM

      They should create a "wtf" award and give it to Upstream Color. That would be fitting!

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  3. s.March 2, 2014 at 12:06 PM

    I'll post a recap with gifs soon so check it out :) Hader and Samberg presenting Supporting actress won the ceremony, they started questioning McConaughey who the yellow king is :P

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  4. JoshMarch 2, 2014 at 1:57 PM

    I can't wait to see what happens at the Oscars. I could see 12 Years winning there too, but I still think Gravity has the edge in a preferential ballot.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamMarch 3, 2014 at 10:20 AM

      For a minute last night, I thought Gravity might actually take Best Picture.

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  5. Candice FrederickMarch 2, 2014 at 2:25 PM

    i am so happy for jared leto and thank goodness i have ifc! but i don't have hbo, showtime, etc so i guess that's the trade-off :)

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