Independent Spirit Award Nominations

Jennifer Lawrence nets her first nomination of the season for Female Lead in Silver Lining Playbook

And we're off!  Summer sleeper Moonrise Kingdom and potential fall sleeper Silver Linings Playbook lead the nominations for the Independent Spirit Awards with five each, with Beasts of the Southern Wild and the Sundance hit Middle of Nowhere following closely behind.

After a surprise win at the Gothams, Moonrise Kingdom co-leads Indie Spirits with 5!

BEST FEATURE
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Bernie
Keep the Lights On
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook

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
Fill the Void
Gimme the Loot
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Safety Not Guaranteed
Sound of My Voice

JOHN CASSAVETTES AWARD (Best Feature under $500,000)
Breakfast with Curtis
The Color Wheel
Middle of Nowhere
Mosquita & Mari
Starlet

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

Perhaps a preview of whats in store for the most competitive category of the year...the Best Actor race has six candidates including John Hawkes in The Sessions.  Co-star Helen Hunt was also nominated, but the film was snubbed everywhere else.

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Linda Cardellini, Return
Emayatzy Corinealdi, Middle of Nowhere
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Smashed

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike
David Oyelowe, Middle of Nowhere
Michael Pena, End of Watch
Sam Rockwell, Seven Psychopaths
Bruce Willis, Moonrise Kingdom

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 SCREENPLAY
Keep the Lights On- Ira Sachs
Moonrise Kingdom- Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
Ruby Sparks- Zoe Kazan
Seven Psychopaths- Martin McDonaugh
Silver Linings Playbook- David O. Russell

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Celeste & Jesse Forever- Rashida Jones & Will McCormack
Fill the Void- Rama Burshstein
Gayby- Jonathon Lisecki
Robot & Frank- Christopher Ford
Safety Not Guaranteed- Derek Connolly

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Amour
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Rust & Bone
Sister
War Witch

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Central Park Five
How to Survive a Plague
The Invisible War
Marina Abramoviac: The Artist is Present
The Waiting Room

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Here
End of the Watch
Moonrise Kingdom
Valley of Saints

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD (presented to a films director, casting director and ensemble cast)
Starlet