Independent Spirit Awards

[Christian]

Here's the lineup.

I haven't heard of three of the films in the Lead Actress category. How refreshing.

[Jason Bortz]

Yeah, but why have I heard of all but one of the directors, actors and actresses?

[Darrel Manson]

The winners

[Darrel Manson]

The nominations for this year

Highlights (from my pov):

Little Miss Sunshine gets a load

So does Half Nelson (which I'll be rewatching today to see if it clicks this time)

Guide to Identifying Your Saints has a couple well deserved nods

Brothers of the Head for cinematography

A Lion in the House makes the cut in docs

Edited December 2, 2006 by Darrel Manson

[Darrel Manson]

oh, and one for Sweet Land, too.

[Christian]

oh, and one for Sweet Land, too.

I was wondering why you hadn't mentioned this earlier, Darrel. And actually, I count two nominations for the film.

[Darrel Manson]

Does anybody here belong to Film Independent? Actually it looks like a decent deal (at least living around here). Screenings, 3 months of Netflix, and an award to vote on for <$100/year.

[Darrel Manson]

LA Times is less than thrilled with the organization's tax exempt status.

[Darrel Manson]

And the winners

4 for Little Miss Sunshine (including Best Feature)

Best Actor and Actress for Half Nelson

Best Doc: Road to Gitmo

And best 1st feature:

Sweet Land

::cheer::

[Darrel Manson]

This years Spirit Award nominees

[John Drew]

Digging up an old thread to let you know that the 2012 ISA's will be awarded today. The ceremony will be shown on IFC at 10pm tonight.

[Christian]

Digging up an old thread to let you know that the 2012 ISA's will be awarded today. The ceremony will be shown on IFC at 10pm tonight.

I don't have cable but have learned to "follow" these events via Twitter, where the movie bloggers (tweeters) post live reactions as the awards are announced.

EDIT: Just checked my Twitter feed and laughed several times as I read some of host Seth Rogen's quips. Guy's good!

Edited February 25, 2012 by Christian

[Tyler]

Digging up an old thread to let you know that the 2012 ISA's will be awarded today. The ceremony will be shown on IFC at 10pm tonight.

The Winners.

Best Feature: "The Artist"

Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"

Best Screenplay: "The Descendants," Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash

Best First Feature: "Margin Call"

Best First Screenplay: Will Reiser, "50/50"

John Cassavetes Award: "Pariah"

Best Female Lead: Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"

Best Male Lead: Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"

So, basically the Oscars.

Edited February 26, 2012 by Tyler