The three big nominees this year are Beasts of the Southern Wild, Moonrise Kingdom, and Silver Linings Playbook, which all have a good chance at picking up multiple awards. Hit the jump for the full list, and stay tuned for our predictions and who we voted for. You can watch the awards Saturday February 23, at 10:00pm ET/PT on IFC, hit the jump for the full list of nominees
Best Feature (Award given to the Producer)
Beasts of the Southern Wild: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey & Josh Penn, Producers
Bernie: Liz Glotzer, Richard Linklater, David McFadzean, Dete Meserve, Judd Payne, Celine Rattray, Martin Shafer, Ginger Sledge, Matt Williams, Producers
Keep the Lights On: Marie Therese Guirgis, Lucas Joaquin, Ira Sachs, Producers
Moonrise Kingdom: Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales, Scott Rudin, Producers
Silver Linings Playbook: Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon, Producers
Best Director
Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom
Julia Loktev, The Loneliest Planet
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Ira Sachs, Keep the Lights On
Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best First Feature (Award given to the director and producer)
Fill the Void: Rama Burshtein, director; Assaf Amir, producer
Gimme the Loot: Adam Leon, director; Dominic Buchanan, Natalie Difford, Jamund Washington, producers
Safety Not Guaranteed: Colin Trevorrow, director; Derek Connolly, Stephanie Langhoff, Peter Saraf, Colin Trevorrow, Marc Turtletaub, producers
Sound of My Voice: Zal Batmanglij, director; Brit Marling, Hans Ritter, Shelley Surpin, producers
The Perks of Being a Wallflower: Stephen Chbosky, director; Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Russell Smith, producers
John Cassavetes Award
(Given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer)
Breakfast with Curtis: Laura Colella, writer/director/producer
Middle of Nowhere: Ava DuVernay, writer/director/producer; Howard Barish, Paul Garnes, producers
Mosquita y Mari: Aurora Guerrero, writer/director; Chad Burris, producer
Starlet: Sean Baker, writer/director; Blake Ashman-Kipervaser, Kevin Chinoy, Patrick Cunningham, Chris Maybach, Francesca Silvestri, producers
The Color Wheel: Alex Ross Perry, writer/director/producer; Carlen Altman, writer
Best Screenplay
Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom
Zoe Kazan, Ruby Sparks
Martin McDonagh, Seven Psychopaths
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Ira Sachs, Keep the Lights On
Best First Screenplay
Rama Burshtein, Fill the Void
Derek Connolly, Safety Not Guaranteed
Christopher Ford, Robot & Frank
Rashida Jones & Will McCormack, Celeste and Jesse Forever
Jonathan Lisecki, Gayby
Best Female Lead
Linda Cardellini, Return
Emayatzy Corinealdi, Middle of Nowhere
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Smashed
Best Male Lead
Jack Black, Bernie
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Thure Lindhardt, Keep the Lights On
Matthew McConaughey, Killer Joe
Wendell Pierce, Four
Best Supporting Female
Rosemarie DeWitt, Your Sister’s Sister
Ann Dowd, Compliance
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Brit Marling, Sound of My Voice
Lorraine Toussaint, Middle of Nowhere
Best Supporting Male
Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike
David Oyelowo, Middle of Nowhere
Michael Péna, End of Watch
Sam Rockwell, Seven Psychopaths
Bruce Willis, Moonrise Kingdom
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Yoni Brook, Valley of Saints
Lol Crawley, Here
Ben Richardson, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Roman Vasyanov, End of Watch
Robert Yeoman, Moonrise Kingdom
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)
How to Survive a Plague: David France, director; David France, Howard Gertler, producers
Marina Abramovi?: The Artist is Present: Matthew Akers, director; Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre, producers
The Central Park Five: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon, directors/producers
The Invisible War: Kirby Dick, director; Tanner King Barklow, Amy Ziering, producers
The Waiting Room: Peter Nicks, director/producer; Linda Davis, William B. Hirsch, producers
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)
Amour, Michael Haneke
Once Upon A Time in Anatolia, Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Rust And Bone, Jacques Audiard
Sister, Ursula Meier
War Witch, Kim Nguyen
16th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD – The 16th annual Piaget Producers Award 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.
Nobody Walks, Alicia Van Couvering
Prince Avalanche, Derrick Tseng
Stones in the Sun, Mynette Louie
19th ANNUAL SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – The 19th annual Someone to Watch Award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.
Pincus, David Fenster
Gimme the Loot, Adam Leon
Electrick Children, Rebecca Thomas
STELLA ARTOIS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – The 18th annual Truer Than Fiction Award 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.
Leviathan: Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel, directors
The Waiting Room: Peter Nicks, director
Only the Young: Jason Tippet & Elizabeth Mims, directors
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – (Given to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)
Starlet: Sean Baker, director; Julia Kim, Casting Director; Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson, Karren Karagulian, Stella Maeve, James Ransone, Ensemble Cast
