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The list of 2015 Independent Spirit Award nominations was announced on Tuesday, November 25 with Alejandro G. Inarritu's black comedy "Birdman" on the lead. Others that scored multiple nods for next year's gala are "Nightcrawler", "Selma" and "Boyhood".

"Birdman", which follows the story of an actor as he struggles to mount a Broadway play, is nominated in six fields. Lead star Michael Keaton is up for Best Actor, Inarritu is up for Best Director, Edward Norton is nominated for Best Supporting Actor while Emma Stone is nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

The other aforementioned contenders had five nods each. "Birdman", "Boyhood", "Love Is Strange", "Selma" and "Whiplash" are competing for the coveted Best Feature category. "Inherent Vice" and "Foxcatcher" unfortunately are left out of the nominations because they are not eligible under Film Independent guidelines. They would be given honorary awards instead.

The 30th Annual Independent Spirit Awards will be held at a casual luncheon on California's Santa Monica beach on February 21, a day before the Oscars ceremony takes place. Winners of the indie awards traditionally also take honors at the Oscars.

Partial list of 2015 Indie Spirit Awards nominations is below, while the full nominees can be found on the official site.

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• "Birdman" - Producers: Alejandro G. Inarritu, John Lesher, Arnon Milchan, James W. Skotchdopole
• "Boyhood" - Producers: Richard Linklater, Jonathan Sehring, John Sloss, Cathleen Sutherland
• "Love Is Strange" - Producers: Lucas Joaquin, Lars Knudsen, Ira Sachs, Jayne Baron Sherman, Jay Van Hoy
• "Selma" - Producers: Christian Colson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Oprah Winfrey
• "Whiplash" - Producers: Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, David Lancaster, Michel Litvak

• Damien Chazelle - "Whiplash"
• Ava DuVernay - "Selma"
• Alejandro G. Inarritu - "Birdman"
• Richard Linklater - "Boyhood"
• David Zellner - "Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter"

• Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski - "Big Eyes"
• J.C. Chandor - "A Most Violent Year"
• Dan Gilroy - "Nightcrawler"
• Jim Jarmusch - "Only Lovers Left Alive"
• Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias - "Love Is Strange"

• "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night" - Director: Ana Lily Amirpour; producers: Justin Begnaud, Sina Sayyah
• "Dear White People" - Director/producer: Justin Simien; producers: Effie T. Brown, Ann Le, Julia Lebedev, Angel Lopez, Lena Waithe
• "Nightcrawler" - Director: Dan Gilroy; producers: Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Lancaster, Michel Litvak
• "Obvious Child" - Director: Gillian Robespierre; producer: Elisabeth Holm
• "She's Lost Control" - Director/producer: Anja Marquardt; producers: Mollye Asher, Kiara C. Jones

• Desiree Akhavan - "Appropriate Behavior"
• Sara Colangelo - "Little Accidents"
• Justin Lader - "The One I Love"
• Anja Marquardt - "She's Lost Control"
• Justin Simien - "Dear White People"

• Marion Cotillard - "The Immigrant"
• Rinko Kikuchi - "Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter"
• Julianne Moore - "Still Alice"
• Jenny Slate - "Obvious Child"
• Tilda Swinton - "Only Lovers Left Alive"

• Andre Benjamin - "Jimi: All Is By My Side"
• Jake Gyllenhaal - "Nightcrawler"
• Michael Keaton - "Birdman"
• John Lithgow - "Love Is Strange"
• David Oyelowo - "Selma"

• Patricia Arquette - "Boyhood"
• Jessica Chastain - "A Most Violent Year"
• Carmen Ejogo - "Selma"
• Andrea Suarez Paz - "Stand Clear of the Closing Doors"
• Emma Stone - "Birdman"

• Riz Ahmed a.k.a. Riz MC - "Nightcrawler"
• Ethan Hawke - "Boyhood"
• Alfred Molina - "Love Is Strange"
• Edward Norton - "Birdman"
• J.K. Simmons - "Whiplash"

• Darius Khondji - "The Immigrant"
• Emmanuel Lubezki - "Birdman"
• Sean Porter - "It Felt Like Love"
• Lyle Vincent - "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night"
• Bradford Young - "Selma"

• Sandra Adair - "Boyhood"
• Tom Cross - "Whiplash"
• John Gilroy - "Nightcrawler"
• Ron Patane - "A Most Violent Year"
• Adam Wingard - "The Guest"