It Follows
Nate von Zumwalt
Filmmaker Sean Baker has garnered applause and accolades year-round since premiering Tangerine, his “like-nothing-you’ve-ever-seen” film that channels relentless candor and realism in a refreshingly honest portrayal of transgender sex workers in Los Angeles. To kick off awards season, the film and its team received four Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations in an announcement that also saw Sundance favorites The Diary of a Teenage Girl and It Follows make plenty of noise. Below, we take a look at all of the Sundance-supported films and filmmakers nominated for the 31st Film Independent Spirit Awards. Winners will be announced on February 27 in Santa Monica.
Best Feature
Tangerine
Best Director
Sean Baker, Tangerine
David Robert Mitchell, It Follows
Best Screenplay
Donald Margulies, The End of the Tour
Best First Feature
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
James White
Songs My Brothers Taught Me
Best First Screenplay
Jesse Andrews, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Marielle Heller, The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Best Male Lead
Christopher Abbott, James White
Ben Mendelsohn, Mississippi Grind
Jason Segel, The End of the Tour
Best Female Lead
Bel Powley, The Diary of A Teenage Girl
Kitana Kiki Rodriquez, Tangerine
Best Supporting Male
Kevin Corrigan, Results
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Best Supporting Female
Robin Bartlett, H.
Cynthia Nixon, James White
Mya Taylor, Tangerine
Best Documentary
(T)Error
Best of Enemies
The Look of Silence
Meru
The Russian Woodpecker
Best International Film
Girlhood
Mustang
Best Cinematography
It Follows
Songs My Brothers Taught Me
Best Editing
It Follows
John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature Under $500,000)
Advantageous
Christmas, Again
Kiehl’s Someone to Watch Award
Chloe Zhao
21st Truer Than Fiction Award
Among the Believers, directed by Mohammed Ali Naqvi and Hemal Trivedi
Incorruptible, directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
A Woman Like Me, directed by Elizabeth Giamatti and Alex Sichel
