2009 Indie Spirit Award Nominations
Best Feature
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SIN NOMBRE
Amy Kaufman
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PRECIOUS
Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
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THE LAST STATION
Chris Curling, Jens Meurer, Boonie Arnold
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(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Mason Novick, Steven J. Wolfe
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AMREEKA
Christina Piovesan, Paul Barkin
Best Director
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James Gray
TWO LOVERS
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Michael Hoffman
THE LAST STATION
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Lee Daniels
PRECIOUS
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Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
A SERIOUS MAN
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Cary Joji Fukunaga
SIN NOMBRE
Best First Feature
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THE MESSENGER
Oren Moverman, Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee, Zach Miller
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EASIER WITH PRACTICE
Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Cookie Carosella
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PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
Oren Peli, Jason Blum
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CRAZY HEART
Scott Cooper, Robert Duvall, Rob Carliner, Judy Cairo, T Bone Burnett
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A SINGLE MAN
Tom Ford, Chris Weitz, Andrew Miano, Robert Salerno
John Cassavetes Award
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ZERO BRIDGE
Tariq Tapa, Hilal Ahmed Langoo, Josée Lajoie
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TREELESS MOUNTAIN
So Yong Kim, Bradley Rust Gray, Ben Howe, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy
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THE NEW YEAR PARADE
Tom Quinn, Steve Beal
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HUMPDAY
Lynn Shelton
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BIG FAN
Robert Siegal, Jean Kouremetis, Elan Bogarin
Best Screenplay
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Lee Toland Krieger
THE VICIOUS KIND
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Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman
THE MESSENGER
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Michael Hoffman
THE LAST STATION
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Greg Mottola
ADVENTURELAND
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Scott Neustader and Michael H. Weber
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
Best First Screenplay
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Geoffrey Fletcher
PRECIOUS
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Scott Cooper
CRAZY HEART
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Sophie Barthes
COLD SOULS
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Cherien Dabis
AMREEKA
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Tom Ford and David Scearce
A SINGLE MAN
Best Female Lead
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Gwyneth Paltrow
TWO LOVERS
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Helen Mirren
THE LAST STATION
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Gabourey Sidibe
PRECIOUS
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Maria Bello
DOWNLOADING NANCY
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Nisreen Faour
AMREEKA
Best Male Lead
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Jeff Bridges
CRAZY HEART
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Souléymane Sy Savané
GOODBYE SOLO
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Colin Firth
A SINGLE MAN
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Adam Scott
THE VICIOUS KIND
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
Best Supporting Female
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Samantha Morton
THE MESSENGER
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Natalie Press
FIFTY DEAD MEN WALKING
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Dina Korzun
COLD SOULS
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Mia Wasikowska
THAT EVENING SUN
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Mo’Nique
PRECIOUS
Best Supporting Male
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Christopher Plummer
THE LAST STATION
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Woody Harrelson
THE MESSENGER
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Raymond McKinnon
THAT EVENING SUN
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Jemain Clement
GENTLEMEN BRONCOS
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Christian McKay
ME AND ORSON WELLES
Best Foreign Film
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LA NANA (THE MAID)
Sebastián Silva
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MOTHER
Bong Joon-Ho
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EVERLASTING MOMENTS
Jan Troell
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AN EDUCATION
Lone Scheerfig
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A PROPHET
Jacques Audiard
Best Documentary
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WHICH WAY HOME
Rebecca Cammisa
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OCTOBER COUNTRY
Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher
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MORE THAN A GAME
Kristopher Belman
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FOOD, INC.
Robert Kenner
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ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL
Sacha Gervasi
Best Cinematography
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Adriano Goldman
SIN NOMBRE
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Anne Misawa
TREELESS MOUNTAIN
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Peter Zeitlinger
BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS
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Andrij Parekh
COLD SOULS
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Roger Deakins
A SERIOUS MAN
Robert Altman Award
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Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Ellen Chenoweth, Rachel Tenner, Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus, Fred Melamed, Michael Stuhlbarg, Aaron Wolff
A SERIOUS MAN
Piaget Producers Award
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Dia Sokol
BEESWAX, NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS
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Larry Fessenden
I SELL THE DEAD, THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL
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Karin Chien
THE EXPLODING GIRL, SANTA MESA
Acura Someone to Watch Award
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Tariq Tapa
ZERO BRIDGE
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Kyle Patrick Alvarez
EASIER WITH PRACTICE
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Asiel Norton
REDLAND
Truer Than Fiction Award
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Natalia Almada
EL GENERAL
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Jessica Oreck
BEETLE QUEEN CONQUERS TOKYO
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Bill Ross and Turner Ross
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