Independent Spirit Awards Reactions & Comments

[seabelParticipant Joined: Nov 21st, 2012 Topics: 66 Posts: 2203 View Predictions]

#218399

So, who’s winning the Independent Spirit Award? Carol? Spotlight? Tangerine?

24 hours until ceremony begins.

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[TeridaxParticipant Joined: Dec 12th, 2014 Topics: 78 Posts: 11148 View Predictions]

#218401

Spotlight will win, even though I personally voted for Beasts of No Nation.

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[JosephParticipant Joined: Oct 18th, 2013 Topics: 4 Posts: 125 View Predictions]

#218402

If Jason Segel wins I’ll be ecstatic, but if he gets beaten by Abraham Attah, I wouldn’t be too upset (they are my 2 favourite performances of the year). Hoping for Beasts of No Nation for Best Feature, Paul Dano for Supporting Actor, and The End of the Tour for Screenplay. Not fussed about the rest. I’m predicting Spotlight for Feature, Haynes, Segel, Larson, Elba, Nixon, Anomalisa for Screenplay, Diary of a Teenage Girl for First Feature, Room for 1st Screenplay, Spotlight for Editing.

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[Jalal HaddadParticipant Joined: Jul 14th, 2011 Topics: 1 Posts: 576 View Predictions]

#218403

I’m curious to see what will win best picture. I know a lot of people are predicting Spotlight to win and there are a lot of factors in its favor. Spotlight is the best picture contender in the category and is directed by a filmmaker that is very well respected in the film industry. 

The only reason I am apprehensive about predicting it is that looking through the best picture winners at the Indie Spirits the winner is always distributed by a major company (mostly Fox Searchlight and Weinstein). Even last year Birdman beat Boyhood. No matter what happened at the Oscars I was expecting Boyhood to win because it evoked the essence of the indie spirit more than any other major contender in recent years.

Out of the five nominees Carol is released by The Weinstein Company and Anomolisa is distributed by Paramount. I’m going out on a limb and predicting Carol to win.

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[babypookParticipant Joined: Nov 4th, 2010 Topics: 108 Posts: 14467 View Predictions]

#218404

I’m on the same ‘limb’. My hunch is that Carol wins the most from this group. Perhaps even BP.

But Spotlight is my personal choice and across the board.

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[PJ EdwardsParticipant Joined: Jun 2nd, 2011 Topics: 9 Posts: 2369 View Predictions]

#218405

The big question I have is if McCarthy actually wins best director. I’m currently on Haynes but Carol is a flop. Will probably change.

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[seabelParticipant Joined: Nov 21st, 2012 Topics: 66 Posts: 2203 View Predictions]

#218406

I have Carol for Director and Cinematography.
Spotlight for Film, Screenplay and Editing.

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[seabelParticipant Joined: Nov 21st, 2012 Topics: 66 Posts: 2203 View Predictions]

#218408

Just want to point out that two of the nominees (‘The End of the Tour’ and ‘James White’) will be going to direct to DVD in the UK. Are they worth the purchase?

Yes. Get them.

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[Chris BeachumKeymaster Joined: May 22nd, 2011 Topics: 415 Posts: 3679 View Predictions]

#218409

BEST PICTURE
“Anomalisa”
“Beasts of No Nation”
“Carol”
“Spotlight”
“Tangerine”

BEST DIRECTOR
Cary Joji Fukunaga, “Beasts of No Nation”
Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson, “Anomalisa”
David Robert Mitchell, “It Follows”
Sean Baker, “Tangerine”
Todd Haynes, “Carol”
Tom McCarthy, “Spotlight”

BEST ACTOR
Abraham Attah, “Beasts of No Nation”
Ben Mendelsohn, “Mississippi Grind”
Christopher Abbott, “James White”
Jason Segel, “The End of the Tour”
Kudos Seihon, “Mediterranea”

BEST ACTRESS
Bel Powley, “Diary of a Teenage Girl”
Brie Larson, “Room”
Cate Blanchett, “Carol”
Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, “Tangerine”
Rooney Mara, “Carol”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Idris Elba, “Beasts of No Nation”
Kevin Corrigan, “Results”
Michael Shannon, “99 Homes”
Paul Dano, “Love & Mercy”
Richard Jenkins, “Bone Tomahawk”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cynthia Nixon, “James White”
Jennifer Jason Leigh, “Anomalisa”
Marin Ireland, “Glass Chin”
Mya Taylor, “Tangerine”

Robin Bartlett, “H.”

BEST SCREENPLAY
Charlie Kaufman, “Anomalisa”
Donald Marguiles, “The End of the Tour”
Phyllis Nagy, “Carol”
S. Craig Zahler, “Bone Tomahawk”
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, “Spotlight”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cary Joji Fukunaga, “Beasts of No Nation”
Ed Lachman, “Carol”
Joshua James Richards, “Songs My Brothers Taught Me”
Michael Gioulakis, “It Follows”
Reed Morano, “Meadowland”

BEST FILM EDITING
Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie, “Heaven Knows What”
Julio C. Perez IV, “It Follows”
Kristan Sprague, “Manos Sucias”
Nathan Nugent, “Room”
Tom McArdle, “Spotlight”

BEST DOCUMENTARY
“(T)error”
“Best of Enemies”
“Heart of a Dog”
vMeru”
“The Look of Silence”
“The Russian Woodpecker”

BEST INTERNATIONAL PICTURE
“A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence”
“Embrace of the Serpent”
“Girlhood”
“Mustang”

“Son of Saul”

BEST FIRST FEATURE
“James White”
“Manos Sucias”
“Mediterranea”
“Songs My Brothers Taught Me”
“The Diary of a Teenage Girl”

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Emma Donoghue, “Room”
Jesse Andrews, “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl”
John Magary, Russell Harbaugh, and Myna Joseph, “The Mend”
Jonas Carpignano, “Mediterranea”
Marielle Heller, “The Diary of a Teenage Girl”

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (best feature made for under $500,000)
“Advantageous”
“Christmas, Again”
“Heaven Knows What”
“Krisha”
“Out of My Mind”

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[Chris BeachumKeymaster Joined: May 22nd, 2011 Topics: 415 Posts: 3679 View Predictions]

#218410

CEREMONY PRESENTERS:

Patricia Arquette
Jason Bateman
Jessica Biel
Cate Blanchett
Jessica Chastain
Emilia Clarke
Idris Elba
Chelsea Handler
Matthew Jacobs
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Michael Keaton
Anthony Mackie
Rami Malek
Rooney Mara
Keegan Michael Key
Nate Parker
Freida Pinto
Bel Powley
Mark Ruffalo
Jason Segel
JK Simmons
Mya Taylor
Juno Temple
Jacob Trembley

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[TeridaxParticipant Joined: Dec 12th, 2014 Topics: 78 Posts: 11148 View Predictions]

#218411

Just want to point out that two of the nominees (‘The End of the Tour’ and ‘James White’) will be going to direct to DVD in the UK. Are they worth the purchase?

James White DEFINTELY IS!!! I voted for it for Best First Feature and for Cynthia Nixon as Best Supporting Actress. The End of the Tour is worth renting if they have Redbox in the UK, or just check it out on Netflix, I think it’s maybe worth seeing as a rental, but not worth actually buying.

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[DamianWayneParticipant Joined: Jul 21st, 2015 Topics: 4 Posts: 763 View Predictions]

#218412

This is still available to make predictions in even though awards have started being handed out!!

Edit: Now they’re closed. lol. 

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[DamianWayneParticipant Joined: Jul 21st, 2015 Topics: 4 Posts: 763 View Predictions]

#218413

Winners announced so far:

First Screenplay — Room
First Feature — The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Cassavetes Awards — Krisha
Editing — Spotlight
Cinematography — Carol
Documentary — The Look of Silence
International Film — Son of Saul
Screenplay — Spotlight
Supporting Actor — Idris Elba 
Supporting Actress — Mya Taylor 
Director — Tom McCarthy 

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[AtypicalParticipant Joined: Dec 1st, 2011 Topics: 272 Posts: 17329 View Predictions]

#218414

MYA TAYLOR!!!

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[TeridaxParticipant Joined: Dec 12th, 2014 Topics: 78 Posts: 11148 View Predictions]

#218415

I had Mya predicted for the past couple months out of SPITE because I hated Anomalisa so damn much….. Until last night when I decided to get real, and changed to the one everyone was talking about, Jennifer Jason Leigh. #LastMinuteChangesSuck

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