Independent Spirit Awards Nominations

12 Years a Slave leads with 7 nominations.

BEST FEATURE
12 Years a Slave
All is Lost
Frances Ha
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska

BEST FIRST FEATURE
Blue Caprise
Concussion
Fruitvale Station
Una Noche
Wadjda 

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (given to the best feature made under $500,000)
Computer Chess
Crystal Fairy
Museum Hours
Pit Stop
This is Martin Bonner

BEST DIRECTOR
Shane Carruth, Upstream Color
J.C. Chandor, All is Lost
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Jeff Nichols, Mud
Alexander Payne, Nebraska

BEST MALE LEAD
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale Station
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford, All is Lost 

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
Gaby Hoffmann, Crystal Fairy
Brie Larson, Short Term 12
Shailene Woodley, The Spectacular Now 

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Will Forte, Nebraska
James Gandolfini, Enough Said
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Keith Stanfield, Short Term 12 

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Melonie Diaz, Fruitvale Station
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
Yolonda Ross, Go For Sisters
June Squibb, Nebraska 

BEST SCREENPLAY
12 Years a Slave- John Ridley
Before Midnight- Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke & Richard Linklater
Blue Jasmine- Woody Allen
Enough Said- Nicole Holofcener
The Spectacular Now- Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber 

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Afternoon Delight- Jill Soloway
Don Jon- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
In a World- Lake Bell
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete- Michael Starrbury
Nebraska- Bob Nelson

BEST DOCUMENTARY
20 Feet From Stardom
The Act of Killing
After Tiller
Gideon's Army 
The Square 

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Blue is the Warmest Color (France)
Gloria (Chilé)
The Great Beauty (Italy)
The Hunt (Denmark)
A Touch of Sin (China)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
12 Years a Slave- Sean Bobbitt
All is Lost- Frank G. DeMarco
Computer Chess- Matthias Grunsky
Inside Llewyn Davis- Bruno Delbonnel
Spring Breakers- Benoit Dedie

BEST EDITING
Frances Ha- Jennifer Lame
Museum Hours- Jem Cohen & Marc Vives
Short Term 12- Nat Sanders
Una Noche- Cindy Lee
Upsream Color- Shane Carruth & David Lowery

17TH ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD (honoring emerging producers)
-Toby Halbrooks & James M. Johnson
-Jacob Jaffke
-Andrea Roa
-Frederick Thornton

20TH ANNUAL SOMEONE TO WATCH (honoring emerging filmmakers)
-Aaron Douglas Johnston, My Sister's Quinceanera
-Shaka King, Newlyweeds
-Madeline Olnek, The Foxy Merkins

19TH ANNUAL TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD (honoring emerging documentarians)
-Kalyanee Mam, A River Changes Course
-Jason Osder, Let the Fire Burn
-Stephanie Spray & Pacho Velez, Manakamana

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD (given to film's director, casting director and ensemble cast)
Mud- directed by Jeff Nichols
casting director: Francine Maisler
ensemble: Joe Don Baker, Jacob Lofland, Matthew McConaughey, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, Michael Shannon, Sam Shepard, Tye Sheridan, Paul Sparks, Bonnie Sturdivant, Reese Witherspoon