32ND FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

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1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Alia Quart Khan, Film Independent Tel: or Ryan Collins, Ginsberg/Libby Tel: or 3ND FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED $75,000 IN GRANTS TO BE AWARDED TO FILMMAKERS, INCLUDING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD SPIRIT AWARDS TO BE BROADCAST LIVE EXCLUSIVELY ON IFC, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 017 :00 PM PT / 5:00 PM ET LOS ANGELES (November, 016) Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the LA Film Festival and Film Independent at LACMA, announced nominations for the 017 Spirit Awards this morning. The Awards are the primary fundraiser for Film Independent s year-round programs, which cultivate the careers of emerging filmmakers and promote diversity in the industry. Film Independent President Josh Welsh presided over the press conference held at W Hollywood, with actors Jenny Slate and Edgar Ramirez presenting the nominations. Nominees for Best Feature included American Honey, Chronic, Jackie, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight. "Now more than ever, the voices of independent artists play a critically important role in our culture, said Film Independent President Josh Welsh. The films we celebrate at this year s Spirit Awards embody the diversity, innovation and uniqueness of vision that we champion all year long." Moonlight was selected to receive the Robert Altman Award, which is bestowed upon one film s director, casting director and ensemble cast. The Altman Award was created in 008 in honor of legendary director Robert Altman who was known for creating extraordinary ensemble casts. Winners, who are selected by Film Independent Members, will be announced at the Spirit Awards on Saturday, February 5, 017. The awards ceremony will be held on the beach in Santa Monica, just north of the Santa Monica Pier. The show will broadcast live

2 exclusively on IFC at :00 pm PT/ 5:00 pm ET. Winners of the Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grants will be announced at the Film Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grants and Nominee Brunch on Saturday, January 7, 017, at BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood. The Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grants enable us to not only recognize great work but also to provide much needed direct financial support to filmmakers, said Josh Welsh. We re so appreciative of our grant funders, Kiehl s Since 1851 and Piaget. Through their funding of the Producers Award, Piaget has been a steadfast supporter of film artists for the last decade. The Spirit Awards Nominating Committees selected nominees from 38 submissions this year and applied the following guidelines in determining the nominations: uniqueness of vision, original and provocative subject matter, economy of means (with particular attention paid to total production cost and individual compensation) and percentage of financing from independent sources. The Spirit Awards Nominating Committees are comprised of writers, directors, producers, cinematographers, editors, actors, critics, casting directors, film festival programmers and other working film professionals. To learn more about table sales, attendance and donations please contact Jennifer Murby, Associate Director of Institutional Giving, jmurby@filmindependent.org. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Albina Oks, Director of Corporate Sponsorship, aoks@filmindependent.org. For more information on submission guidelines, voting, media and publicist credentials, and the history of the Spirit Awards, please visit spiritawards.com. To download the Film Independent Spirit Awards logo and laurels, click here Media Credential Applications: filmindependent.org/press/credentials Want to vote? Film Independent Members vote to determine the winners at the Spirit Awards. Members can attend free Nominee Screening Series in Los Angeles and New York, receive DVD screeners of select nominees by mail and digital screeners online. Members must be current by December 6, 016 to receive full voting benefits. Join today at filmindependent.org/membership

3 017 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS BEST FEATURE (Award given to the producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.) American Honey Producers: Thomas Benski, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Lucas Ochoa, Pouya Shahbazian, Alice Weinberg Chronic Producers: Michel Franco, Gina Kwon, Gabriel Ripstein, Moisés Zonana Jackie Producers: Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin, Ari Handel, Juan de Dios Larraín, Mickey Liddell Manchester by the Sea Producers: Lauren Beck, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Kimberly Steward, Kevin J. Walsh Moonlight Producers: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Adele Romanski BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer) The Childhood of a Leader Director: Brady Corbet Producers: Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Chris Coen, Ron Curtis, Helena Danielsson, Mona Fastvold, István Major The Fits Director/Producer: Anna Rose Holmer Producer: Lisa Kjerulff Other People Director: Chris Kelly Producers: Sam Bisbee, Adam Scott, Naomi Scott Swiss Army Man Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert Producers: Miranda Bailey, Lawrence Inglee, Lauren Mann, Amanda Marshall, Eyal Rimmon, Jonathan Wang The Witch Director: Robert Eggers Producers: Daniel Bekerman, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Jodi Redmond, Rodrigo Teixeira

4 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. Free In Deed Writer/Director: Jake Mahaffy Producers: Mike Bowes, Mike S. Ryan, Brent Stiefel Hunter Gatherer Writer/Director: Josh Locy Producers: Michael Covino, April Lamb, Sara Murphy, Isaiah Smallman Lovesong Writer/Director: So Yong Kim Writer/Producer: Bradley Rust Gray Producers: David Hansen, Alex Lipschultz, Johnny Mac Nakom Writer/Director/Producer: TW Pittman Director/Producer: Kelly Daniela Norris Writer/Producer: Isaac Adakudugu Producer: Giovanni Ximénez Spa Night Writer/Director: Andrew Ahn Producers: David Ariniello, Giulia Caruso, Ki Jin Kim, Kelly Thomas BEST DIRECTOR Andrea Arnold American Honey Barry Jenkins Moonlight Pablo Larraín Jackie Jeff Nichols Loving Kelly Reichardt Certain Women

5 BEST SCREENPLAY Barry Jenkins Story By Tarell Alvin McCraney Moonlight Kenneth Lonergan Manchester by the Sea Mike Mills 0th Century Women Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias Little Men Taylor Sheridan Hell or High Water BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY Robert Eggers The Witch Chris Kelly Other People Adam Mansbach Barry Stella Meghie Jean of the Joneses Craig Shilowich Christine

6 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Ava Berkofsky Free In Deed Lol Crawley The Childhood of a Leader Zach Kuperstein The Eyes of My Mother James Laxton Moonlight Robbie Ryan American Honey BEST EDITING Matthew Hannam Swiss Army Man Jennifer Lame Manchester by the Sea Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders Moonlight Jake Roberts Hell or High Water Sebastián Sepúlveda Jackie

7 BEST FEMALE LEAD Annette Bening 0th Century Women Isabelle Huppert Elle Sasha Lane American Honey Ruth Negga Loving Natalie Portman Jackie BEST MALE LEAD Casey Affleck Manchester by the Sea David Harewood Free In Deed Viggo Mortensen Captain Fantastic Jesse Plemons Other People Tim Roth Chronic

8 BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE Edwina Findley Free In Deed Paulina Garcia Little Men Lily Gladstone Certain Women Riley Keough American Honey Molly Shannon Other People BEST SUPPORTING MALE Ralph Fiennes A Bigger Splash Ben Foster Hell or High Water Lucas Hedges Manchester by the Sea Shia LaBeouf American Honey Craig Robinson Morris from America ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD - (Given to one film s director, casting director and ensemble cast) Moonlight Director: Barry Jenkins Casting Director: Yesi Ramirez Ensemble Cast: Mahershala Ali, Patrick Decile, Naomie Harris, Alex Hibbert, André Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, Jaden Piner, Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders

9 BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer) 13th Director/Producer: Ava DuVernay Producers: Spencer Averick, Howard Barish Cameraperson Director/Producer: Kirsten Johnson Producer: Marilyn Ness I Am Not Your Negro Director/Producer: Raoul Peck Producers: Rémi Grellety, Hérbert Peck O.J.: Made in America Director/Producer: Ezra Edelman Producers: Nina Krstic, Tamara Rosenberg, Caroline Waterlow Sonita Director: Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami Producer: Gerd Haag Under the Sun Director: Vitaly Mansky Producer: Natalya Manskaya BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director) Aquarius (Brazil) Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho Chevalier (Greece) Director: Athina Tsangari My Golden Days (France) Director: Arnaud Desplechin Toni Erdmann (Germany and Romania) Director: Maren Ade Under the Shadow (Iran and U.K.) Director: Babak Anvari

10 0th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD The 0th 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 $5,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget. Lisa Kjerulff Jordana Mollick Melody C. Roscher & Craig Shilowich 3rd ANNUAL KIEHL S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD The 3rd 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 $5,000 unrestricted grant funded by Kiehl s Since Andrew Ahn Director of Spa Night Claire Carré Director of Embers Anna Rose Holmer Director of The Fits Ingrid Jungermann Director of Women Who Kill nd TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD The nd 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 $5,000 unrestricted grant. Kristi Jacobson Director of Solitary Sara Jordenö Director of Kiki Nanfu Wang Director of Hooligan Sparrow

11 BY DISTRIBUTOR Distributor NOMINATIONS # Nominations A4 0th Century Women, Best Female Lead 19 0th Century Women, Best Screenplay American Honey, Best Cinematography American Honey, Best Director American Honey, Best Feature American Honey, Best Female Lead American Honey, Best Supporting Female American Honey, Best Supporting Male Moonlight, Best Cinematography Moonlight, Best Director Moonlight, Best Editing Moonlight, Best Feature Moonlight, Best Screenplay Moonlight, Robert Altman Award Morris from America, Best Supporting Male Swiss Army Man, Best Editing Swiss Army Man, Best First Feature The Witch, Best First Feature The Witch, Best First Screenplay Amazon Studios Manchester by the Sea, Best Editing 5 Manchester by the Sea, Best Feature Manchester by the Sea, Best Male Lead Manchester by the Sea, Best Screenplay Manchester by the Sea, Best Supporting Male Bleecker Street Captain Fantastic, Best Male Lead 1 CBS Films / Lionsgate Hell or High Water, Best Editing 3 Hell or High Water, Best Screenplay Hell or High Water, Best Supporting Male Corinth Films Nakom, John Cassavetes Award 1 ESPN Films O.J.: Made in America, Best Documentary 1 The Film Collaborative / Hooligan Sparrow, Truer Than Fiction Award 1 Kino Lorber Focus Features Loving, Best Director Loving, Best Female Lead Fox Searchlight A Bigger Splash, Best Supporting Male 5 Pictures Jackie, Best Director Jackie, Best Editing Jackie, Best Feature Jackie, Best Female Lead HBO Documentary Solitary, Truer Than Fiction Award 1 Films Icarus Films Under the Sun, Best Documentary 1

12 IFC Films Certain Women, Best Director 4 Certain Women, Best Supporting Female The Childhood of a Leader, Best Cinematography The Childhood of a Leader, Best First Feature Janus Films Cameraperson, Best Documentary 1 Magnolia Pictures I Am Not Your Negro, Best Documentary 5 Little Men, Best Screenplay Little Men, Best Supporting Female My Golden Days, Best International Film The Eyes of My Mother, Best Cinematography Monument Releasing Chronic, Best Feature Chronic, Best Male Lead Netflix 13th, Best Documentary Barry, Best First Screenplay The Orchard Christine, Best First Screenplay 3 Embers, Someone to Watch Award Hunter Gatherer, John Cassavetes Award Oscilloscope The Fits, Best First Feature Laboratories The Fits, Someone to Watch Award Sony Pictures Classics Elle, Best Female Lead Toni Erdmann, Best International Film Strand Releasing Chevalier, Best International Film 4 Lovesong, John Cassavetes Award Spa Night, John Cassavetes Award Spa Night, Someone to Watch Award Sundance Selects Kiki, Truer Than Fiction Award 1 Vertical Entertainment Other People, Best First Feature 5 Other People, Best First Screenplay Other People, Best Male Lead Other People, Best Supporting Female Under the Shadow, Best International Film Vitagragh Films Aquarius, Best International Film 1 Women Make Movies Sonita, Best Documentary 1 No Distributor Free In Deed, Best Cinematography, Best Male Lead, Best Supporting Female, John Cassavetes Award Jean of the Joneses, Best First Screenplay Women Who Kill, Someone to Watch Award 3

13 44 FILMS NOMINATED FILM TITLE CATEGORIES # 13th Best Documentary 1 0th Century Women Best Female Lead Best Screenplay American Honey Best Cinematography 6 Best Director Best Feature Best Female Lead Best Supporting Female Best Supporting Male Aquarius Best International Film 1 Barry Best First Screenplay 1 A Bigger Splash Best Supporting Male 1 Cameraperson Best Documentary 1 Captain Fantastic Best Male Lead 1 Certain Women Best Director Best Supporting Female Chevalier Best International Film 1 Christine Best First Screenplay 1 The Childhood of a Leader Best Cinematography Best First Feature Chronic Best Feature Best Male Lead Elle Best Female Lead 1 Embers Someone to Watch Award 1 The Eyes of My Mother Best Cinematography 1 The Fits Best First Feature Someone to Watch Award Free In Deed Best Cinematography 4 Best Male Lead Best Supporting Female John Cassavetes Award Hell or High Water Best Editing 3 Best Screenplay Best Supporting Male Hooligan Sparrow Truer Than Fiction Award 1 Hunter Gatherer John Cassavetes Award 1 I Am Not Your Negro Best Documentary 1 Jackie Best Director 4 Best Editing Best Feature Best Female Lead Jean of the Joneses Best First Screenplay 1

14 Kiki Truer Than Fiction Award 1 Little Men Best Screenplay Best Supporting Female Lovesong John Cassavetes Award 1 Loving Best Director Best Female Lead Manchester by the Sea Best Editing 5 Best Feature Best Male Lead Best Screenplay Best Supporting Male Moonlight Best Cinematography 6 Best Director Best Editing Best Feature Best Screenplay Robert Altman Award Morris from America Best Supporting Male 1 My Golden Days Best International Film 1 Nakom John Cassavetes Award 1 O.J.: Made in America Best Documentary 1 Other People Best First Feature 4 Best First Screenplay Best Male Lead Best Supporting Female Solitary Truer Than Fiction Award 1 Sonita Best Documentary 1 Spa Night John Cassavetes Award Someone to Watch Award Swiss Army Man Best Editing Best First Feature Toni Erdmann Best International Film 1 Under the Shadow Best International Film 1 Under the Sun Best Documentary 1 The Witch Best First Feature Best First Screenplay Women Who Kill Someone to Watch Award 1

15 ABOUT THE FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS Now in its 3 nd year, the Film Independent Spirit Awards is an annual celebration honoring artist-driven films made with an economy of means by filmmakers whose films embody independence and originality. The Spirit Awards recognizes the achievements of American independent filmmakers and promotes the finest independent films of the year to a wider audience. The Film Independent Spirit Awards are sponsored by Premier Sponsors Piaget, American Airlines, Jeep brand, IFC, and Principal Sponsor AT&T, as well as Breyers Gelato Indulgences. FIJI Water is the Official Water. WireImage is the Official Photographer. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Albina Oks, Director of Corporate Sponsorship, aoks@filmindependent.org or ABOUT FILM INDEPENDENT Film Independent is the non-profit arts organization that champions creative independence in visual storytelling and supports a community of artists who embody diversity, innovation and uniqueness of vision. Film Independent helps filmmakers make their movies, builds an audience for their projects, and works to diversify the film industry. Film Independent s Board of Directors, filmmakers, staff, and constituents, is comprised of an inclusive community of individuals across ability, age, ethnicity, gender, race, and sexual orientation. Anyone passionate about film can become a member, whether you are a filmmaker, industry professional, or a film lover. Film Independent produces the Spirit Awards, the annual celebration honoring artistdriven films and recognizing the finest achievements of American independent filmmakers. Film Independent also produces the LA Film Festival, showcasing the best of American and international cinema and Film Independent at LACMA, a year-round, weekly program that offers unique cinematic experiences for the Los Angeles creative community and the general public. With over 50 annual screenings and events, Film Independent provides access to a network of like-minded artists who are driving creativity in the film industry. Film Independent s Artist Development program offers free Labs for selected writers, directors, producers and documentary filmmakers and presents year-round networking opportunities. Project Involve is Film Independent s signature program dedicated to fostering the careers of talented filmmakers from communities traditionally underrepresented in the film industry. About IFC IFC is the home of offbeat, unexpected comedies. Series like Portlandia, Documentary Now!, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Stan Against Evil and 017 s Brockmire air alongside fanfavorite movies and comedic cult TV shows. IFC is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc., and available across multiple platforms. IFC is Always On Slightly Off. ###