Independent Spirit Awards Information

[IFPPHX Admin]

From our friends at FIND in Los Angeles:

Let's celebrate!

The 25th Spirit Awards is on its way and as a card-carrying IFP/PHX member, we count on your vote to determine the winners. Given the changing shape of media, your support of independent film is essential now more than ever. Below you will find valuable tips to help maximize your voting experience:

All active card-carrying IFP/PHX members are eligible to vote. If you aren't yet a member, or need to renew, go to the Join page. The deadline to Join or Renew is November 13, 2009.

Your membership must be current through March 10, 2010 to be eligible to vote and receive select screener copies of nominated films. For those members who expire in November, December, 2009 or January, February, March 2010, you must renew BEFORE November 13, 2009 to be eligible.

Members are required to complete the online screener release agreement in order to receive nominated films by mail. You will receive this release agreement via email after November 17, 2009.

Voting takes place entirely online at www.SpiritAwards.com, where you can also find detailed information on all nominated films beginning December 1, 2009.

We will continue to inform you of all updates as the voting season approaches. If you have additional questions regarding voting, please feel free to contact [e-mail].

And don't forget to tell a friend! It's a great time for new members to get involved.

With warm regards,

Evan Ward-Henninger
Membership Manager, Film Independent

[IFPPHX Marketing/Membership]

There are only 8 days left to join or renew to be eligible to vote in this year's Independent Spirit Awards! Don't miss out!

http://www.ifpphx.org/page/join-ifpphx

[Amanda Melby]

Only 3 days left!

[IFPPHX Admin]

Nominees announced: http://spiritawards.com/nominees



Best Feature

SIN NOMBRE
Amy Kaufman

PRECIOUS
Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness

THE LAST STATION
Chris Curling, Jens Meurer, Boonie Arnold

(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Mason Novick, Steven J. Wolfe

AMREEKA
Christina Piovesan, Paul Barkin
Best Director

James Gray
TWO LOVERS

Michael Hoffman
THE LAST STATION

Lee Daniels
PRECIOUS

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
A SERIOUS MAN

Cary Joji Fukunaga
SIN NOMBRE
Best First Feature

THE MESSENGER
Oren Moverman, Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee, Zach Miller

EASIER WITH PRACTICE
Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Cookie Carosella

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
Oren Peli, Jason Blum

CRAZY HEART
Scott Cooper, Robert Duvall, Rob Carliner, Judy Cairo, T Bone Burnett

A SINGLE MAN
Tom Ford, Chris Weitz, Andrew Miano, Robert Salerno
John Cassavetes Award

ZERO BRIDGE
Tariq Tapa, Hilal Ahmed Langoo, Josée Lajoie

TREELESS MOUNTAIN
So Yong Kim, Bradley Rust Gray, Ben Howe, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy

THE NEW YEAR PARADE
Tom Quinn, Steve Beal

HUMPDAY
Lynn Shelton

BIG FAN
Robert Siegal, Jean Kouremetis, Elan Bogarin
Best Screenplay

Lee Toland Krieger
THE VICIOUS KIND

Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman
THE MESSENGER

Michael Hoffman
THE LAST STATION

Greg Mottola
ADVENTURELAND

Scott Neustader and Michael H. Weber
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
Best First Screenplay

Geoffrey Fletcher
PRECIOUS

Scott Cooper
CRAZY HEART

Sophie Barthes
COLD SOULS

Cherien Dabis
AMREEKA

Tom Ford and David Scearce
A SINGLE MAN
Best Female Lead

Gwyneth Paltrow
TWO LOVERS

Helen Mirren
THE LAST STATION

Gabourey Sidibe
PRECIOUS

Maria Bello
DOWNLOADING NANCY

Nisreen Faour
AMREEKA
Best Male Lead

Jeff Bridges
CRAZY HEART

Souléymane Sy Savané
GOODBYE SOLO

Colin Firth
A SINGLE MAN

Adam Scott
THE VICIOUS KIND

Joseph Gordon-Levitt
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
Best Supporting Female

Samantha Morton
THE MESSENGER

Natalie Press
FIFTY DEAD MEN WALKING

Dina Korzun
COLD SOULS

Mia Wasikowska
THAT EVENING SUN

Mo'Nique
PRECIOUS
Best Supporting Male

Christopher Plummer
THE LAST STATION

Woody Harrelson
THE MESSENGER

Raymond McKinnon
THAT EVENING SUN

Jemain Clement
GENTLEMEN BRONCOS

Christian McKay
ME AND ORSON WELLES
Best Foreign Film

LA NANA (THE MAID)
Sebastián Silva

MOTHER
Bong Joon-Ho

EVERLASTING MOMENTS
Jan Troell

AN EDUCATION
Lone Scheerfig

A PROPHET
Jacques Audiard
Best Documentary

WHICH WAY HOME
Rebecca Cammisa

OCTOBER COUNTRY
Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher

MORE THAN A GAME
Kristopher Belman

FOOD, INC.
Robert Kenner

ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL
Sacha Gervasi
Best Cinematography

Adriano Goldman
SIN NOMBRE

Anne Misawa
TREELESS MOUNTAIN

Peter Zeitlinger
BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS

Andrij Parekh
COLD SOULS

Roger Deakins
A SERIOUS MAN
Robert Altman Award

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

Dia Sokol
BEESWAX, NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS

Larry Fessenden
I SELL THE DEAD, THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL

Karin Chien
THE EXPLODING GIRL, SANTA MESA
Acura Someone to Watch Award

Tariq Tapa
ZERO BRIDGE

Kyle Patrick Alvarez
EASIER WITH PRACTICE

Asiel Norton
REDLAND
Truer Than Fiction Award

Natalia Almada
EL GENERAL

Jessica Oreck
BEETLE QUEEN CONQUERS TOKYO

Bill Ross and Turner Ross
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