Canadians Ellen Page and Jason Reitman have both been nominated for Independent Spirit Awards for their work on “Juno.”
Page received a Best Actress nod and Reitman is up for Best Director. The film itself, also starring Canadian Michael Cera, is nominated in the Best Feature category. Diablo Cody, who wrote ‘Juno’ based partly on her real-life experiences, is up for Best First Screenplay.
“The Diving Bell and The Butterfly” and “The Savages” tie Juno with four nominations apiece. “I’m Not There,” a biopic about the life of Bob Dylan, tops out with five, including receiving the Robert Altman Award for best directing, casting and ensemble cast.
The Independent Spirit Awards are presented by the non-profit organization Film Independent.
Here’s the complete list of nominations:
BEST FEATURE
(Award given to the Producer; Executive Producers are not listed.)
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Kilik
“I’m Not There”
Producers: Christine Vachon, John Sloss, John Goldwyn, James D. Stern
“Juno”
Producers: Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Mason Novick, Russell Smith
“A Mighty Heart”
Producers: Dede Gardner, Andrew Eaton, Brad Pitt
“Paranoid Park”
Producers: Neil Kopp, David Cress
BEST DIRECTOR
Todd Haynes
“I’m Not There”
Tamara Jenkins
“The Savages”
Jason Reitman
“Juno”
Julian Schnabel
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Gus Van Sant
“Paranoid Park”
BEST FIRST FEATURE
(Award given to the director and producer)
“2 Days in Paris”
Director: Julie Delpy
Producers: Julie Delpy, Christophe Mazodier, Thierry Potok
“Great World of Sound”
Director: Craig Zobel
Producers: Melissa Palmer, David Gordon Green, Richard Wright, Craig Zobel
“The Lookout”
Director: Scott Frank
Producers: Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Laurence Mark, Walter Parkes
“Rocket Science”
Director: Jeffrey Blitz
Producers: Effie T. Brown, Sean Welch
“Vanaja”
Director: Rajnesh Domalpalli
Producer: Latha R. Domalapalli
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer; Executive Producers are not listed.)
“August Evening”
Writer/Directpr: Chris Eska
Producers: Connie Hill, Jason Wehling
“Owl and the Sparrow”
Writer/Director: Stephane Gauger
Producers: Nguyen Van Quan, Doan Nhat Nam, Stephane Gauger
“The Pool”
Director: Chris Smith
Producer: Kate Noble
Writer: Chris Smith & Randy Russell
“Quiet City”
Director: Aaron Katz
Producers: Brendan McFadden, Ben Stambler
Writers: Aaron Katz, Erin Fisher, Cris Lankenau
“Shotgun Stories”
Writer/Director: Jeff Nichols
Producers: David Gordon Green, Lisa Muskat, Jeff Nichols
BEST SCREENPLAY
Ronald Harwood
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Tamara Jenkins
“The Savages”
Fred Parnes & Andrew Wagner
“Starting Out in the Evening”
Adrienne Shelly
“Waitress”
Mike White
“Year of the Dog”
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Jeffrey Blitz
“Rocket Science”
Zoe Cassavetes
“Broken English”
Diablo Cody
“Juno”
Kelly Masterson
“Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”
John Orloff
“A Mighty Heart”
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Angelina Jolie
“A Mighty Heart”
Sienna Miller
“Interview”
Ellen Page
“Juno”
Parker Posey
“Broken English”
Tang Wei
“Lust, Caution”
BEST MALE LEAD
Pedro Castaneda
“August Evening”
Don Cheadle
“Talk To Me”
Philip Seymour Hoffman
“The Savages”
Frank Langella
“Starting Out in the Evening”
Tony Leung
“Lust, Caution”
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Cate Blanchett
“I’m Not There”
Anna Kendrick
“Rocket Science”
Jennifer Jason Leigh
“Margot at the Wedding”
Tamara Podemski
“Four Sheets to the Wind”
Marisa Tomei
“Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Chiwetel Ejiofor
“Talk To Me”
Marcus Carl Franklin
“I’m Not There”
Kene Holliday
“Great World of Sound”
Irrfan Khan
“The Namesake”
Steve Zahn
“Rescue Dawn”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mott Hupfel
“The Savages”
Janusz Kaminski
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Milton Kam
“Vanaja”
Mihai Malaimare, Jr.
“Youth Without Youth”
Rodrigo Prieto
“Lust, Caution”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
(Award given to the director)
“Crazy Love”
Director: Dan Klores
“Lake of Fire”
Director: Tony Kaye
“Manufactured Landscapes”
Director: Jennifer Baichwal
“The Monastery”
Director: Pernille Rose Grønkjær
“The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair”
Directors: Petra Epperlein & Michael Tucker
BEST FOREIGN FILM
(Award given to the director)
“4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days”
Director: Cristian Mungiu
(Romania)
“The Band’s Visit”
Director: Eran Kolirin
(Israel)
“Lady Chatterley”
Director: Pascale Ferran
(France)
“Once”
Director: John Carney
(Ireland)
“Persepolis”
Directors: Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi
(France)
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
(Given to one film’s director, casting director and its ensemble cast)
“I’m Not There”
Director: Todd Haynes
Casting Director: Laura Rosenthal
Ensemble Cast: Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, Ben Whishaw, Marcus Carl Franklin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Bruce Greenwood
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