Richard Linklater’s ‘Boyhood’
Nate von Zumwalt
Richard Linklater’s coming-of-age epic Boyhood, Ana Lily Amirpour’s genre-bending vampire drama A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, and Damien Chazelle’s emotionally taut debut Whiplash led the way for Sundance-supported films at this morning’s announcement of the 2015 Film Independent Spirit Award nominations. Below, we highlight and congratulate all of the Sundance-supported films and filmmakers nominated for awards. The winners will be announced Feb. 21.
Best Feature
Boyhood, produced by Richard Linklater, Jonathan Sehring, John Sloss, Cathleen Sutherland
Whiplash, produced by Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, David Lancaster, Michael Litvak
Love is Strange, produced by Lucas Joaquin, Lars Knudsen, Ira Sachs, Jayne Baron Sherman, Jay Van Hoy
Best Director
Damien Chazelle, Whiplash
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
David Zellner, Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
BEST SCREENPLAY
Jim Jarmusch, Only Lovers Left Alive
Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias, Love is Strange
BEST FIRST FEATURE
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, directed by Ana Lily Amirpour
Dear White People, directed by Justin Simien
Producers: Effie T. Brown, Ann Le, Julia Lebedev, Angel Lopez, Lena Waithe
Obvious Child, directed by Gillian Robespierre
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Desiree Akhavan, Appropriate Behavior
Sara Colangelo, Little Accidents
Justin Lader, The One I Love
Justin Simien, Dear White People
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 awarded.
Blue Ruin, directed by Jeremy Saulnier
It Felt Like Love, directed by Eliza Hittman
Land Ho!, directed by Aaron Katz & Martha Stephens
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Rinko Kikuchi, Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
Jenny Slate, Obvious Child
Tilda Swinton, Only Lovers Left Alive
BEST MALE LEAD
John Lithgow, Love is Strange
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Andrea Suarez Paz, Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Alfred Molina, Love is Strange
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Sean Porter, It Felt Like Love
Lyle Vincent, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
BEST EDITING
Sandra Adair, Boyhood
Tom Cross, Whiplash
Adam Wingard, The Guest
BEST DOCUMENTARY
20,000 Days on Earth, directed by Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard
Citizenfour, directed by Laura Poitras
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Ida (Poland), directed by Pawel Pawlikowski
Leviathan
18th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD
The 18th annual Producers Award, sponsored by Piaget, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.
Chad Burris, Drunktown’s Finest
Elisabeth Holm, Obvious Child
Chris Ohlson, Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
21st ANNUAL KIEHL’S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
The 21st annual Someone to Watch Award, sponsored by Kiehl’s Since 1851, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Kiehl’s Since 1851.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, directed by Ana Lily Amirpour
20th ANNUAL LENSCRAFTERS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
The 20th annual Truer Than Fiction Award, sponsored by LensCrafters is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by LensCrafters.
The Kill Team, directed by Dan Krauss
