BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer)
§ 50/50
§ Beginners
§ Drive
§ Take Shelter
§ The Artist
§ The Descendants
BEST DIRECTOR
§ Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
§ Mike Mills (Beginners)
§ Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter)
§ Alexander Payne (The Descendants)
§ Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive)
BEST SCREENPLAY
§ Joseph Cedar (Footnote)
§ Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
§ Tom McCarthy (Win Win)
§ Mike Mills (Beginners)
§ Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash (The Descendants)
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
§ Another Earth
§ In the Family
§ Margin Call
§ Martha Marcy May Marlene
§ Natural Selection
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
§ Mike Cahill, Brit Marling (Another Earth)
§ J.C. Chandor (Margin Call)
§ Patrick deWitt (Terri)
§ Phil Johnston (Cedar Rapids)
§ Will Reiser (50/50)
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – Given to the best feature made for under $500,000. Award given to the writer, director, and producer.
§ Bellflower Writer/Director: Evan Glodell
§ Pariah Writer/Director: Dee Rees
BEST FEMALE LEAD
§ Lauren Ambrose (Think of Me)
§ Rachael Harris (Natural Selection)
§ Adepero Oduye (Pariah)
§ Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene)
§ Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)
BEST MALE LEAD
§ Demian Bichir (A Better Life)
§ Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
§ Ryan Gosling (Drive)
§ Woody Harrelson (Rampart)
§ Michael Shannon (Take Shelter)
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
§ Jessica Chastain (Take Shelter)
§ Anjelica Huston (50/50)
§ Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs)
§ Harmony Santana (Gun Hill Road)
§ Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
§ Albert Brooks (Drive)
§ John Hawkes (Martha Marcy May Marlene)
§ Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
§ John C. Reilly (Cedar Rapids)
§ Corey Stoll (Midnight in Paris)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
§ Joel Hodge (Bellflower)
§ Benjamin Kasulke (The Off Hours)
§ Darius Khondji (Midnight in Paris)
§ Guillaume Schiffman (The Artist)
§ Jeffrey Waldron (The Dynamiter)
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)
§ An African Election
§ Bill Cunningham
§ The Interrupters
§ The Redemption of General Butt Naked
§ We Were Here
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)
§ A Separation (Iran)
§ Melancholia (Denmark/Sweden/France/Germany)
§ Shame (UK)
§ The Kid With a Bike (Belgium/France/Italy)
§ Tyrannosaur (UK)
PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD – The 15th annual Piaget Producers Award honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.
§ Chad Burris (Mosquita y Mari)
§ Sophia Lin (Take Shelter)
§ Josh Mond (Martha Marcy May Marlene)
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – The 18th annual Someone to Watch Award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.
§ Simon Arthur (Silver Tongues)
§ Mark Jackson (Without)
§ Nicholas Ozeki (Mamitas)
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – The 17th 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 $25,000 unrestricted grant.
§ Heather Courtney (Where Soldiers Come From)
§ Danfung Dennis (Hell and Back Again)
§ Alma Har’el (Bombay Beach)
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – (Given to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)
§ Margin Call Director: J.C. Chandor
Casting Director: Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey
Ensemble Cast: Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Stanley Tucci
My Take: I will go more into my thoughts in later posts, since I haven’t seen a number of these films (Best Feature is the only one I’m 5/6 on). However, I am pleased to see Drive, Beginners, and Take Shelter get their due in numerous categories.
The only real surprise? 50/50. I didn’t even know that was considered an independent movie. I suppose now I’ll have to write something about it…
