The Oscar-buzzy biopic starring Natalie Portman and the Sundance hit led by Casey Affleck are vying for Best Feature title.
- November 23, 2016
AceShowbiz -
Nominations for the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards were announced by Jenny Slate and Edgar Ramirez on Tuesday, November 22. Oscar-buzzy biopic "Jackie" and Sundance hit "Manchester by the Sea" are among the nominees, nabbing four and five nods respectively.
In addition to competing with "Manchester by the Sea", "Jackie" fights against other movies like "American Honey" and "Moonlight", which lead the pack with six nods each, and "Chronic" in Best Feature category. "Jackie" helmer Pablo Larrain is up for Best Director, fighting against Andrea Arnold ("American Honey") and Barry Jenkins ("Moonlight"), who is also up for Best Screenplay category.
In Best Male Lead category, Casey Affleck competes with David Harewood, Viggo Mortensen, Jesse Plemons and Tim Roth. Meanwhile, Natalie Portman is up for Best Female Lead for her portrayal of the former U.S. First Lady in "Jackie", fighting against the likes of Annette Bening, Ruth Negga, Isabelle Huppert and Sasha Lane.
Nominated for Best Supporting Male actor are the likes of Shia LaBeouf, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Foster, Lucas Hedges and Craig Robinson. Riley Keough is up for the Best Supporting Female category against other nominees, including Edwina Findley, Paulina Garcia, Lily Gladstone and Molly Shannon.
The 32nd Film Independet Spirit Awards will air live on IFC on Saturday, February 25, 2017, the day before the Academy Awards ceremony.
Best Feature
- Andrea Arnold, "American Honey"
- Barry Jenkins, "Moonlight"
- Pablo Larrain, "Jackie"
- Jeff Nichols, "Loving"
- Kelly Reichardt, "Certain Women"
- Barry Jenkins (story by Tarell Alvin McCraney), "Moonlight"
- Kenneth Lonergan, "Manchester by the Sea"
- Mike Mills, "20th Century Women"
- Ira Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias, "Little Men"
- Taylor Sheridan, "Hell or High Water"
- Robert Eggers, "The Witch"
- Chris Kelly, "Other People"
- Adam Mansbach, "Barry"
- Stella Meghie, "Jean of the Joneses"
- Craig Shilowich, "Christine"
- Casey Affleck, "Manchester by the Sea"
- David Harewood, "Free in Deed"
- Viggo Mortensen, "Captain Fantastic"
- Jesse Plemons, "Other People"
- Tim Roth, "Chronic"
- Annette Bening, "20th Century Women"
- Isabelle Huppert, "Elle"
- Sasha Lane, "American Honey"
- Ruth Negga, "Loving"
- Natalie Portman, "Jackie"
- 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"
- Edwina Findley, "Free in Deed"
- Paulina Garcia, "Little Men"
- Lily Gladstone, "Certain Women"
- Riley Keough, "American Honey"
- Molly Shannon, "Other People"
- "13th"
- "Cameraperson"
- "I Am Not Your Negro"
- "OJ: Made in America"
- "Sonita"
- "Under the Sun"
- Ava Berkofsky, "Free in Deed"
- Lol Crawley, "The Childhood of a Leader"
- Zach Kuperstein, "The Eyes of My Mother"
- James Laxton, "Moonlight"
- Robbie Ryan, "American Honey"
- Matthew Hannam, "Swiss Army Man"
- Jennifer Lame, "Manchester by the Sea"
- Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders, "Moonlight"
- Jake Roberts, "Hell or High Water"
- Sebastian Sepulveda, "Jackie"
- "Free in Deed"
- "Hunter Gatherer"
- "Lovesong"
- "Nakom"
- "Spa Night"
