The first nominations of the season were announced today, and many were surprised at the list:
BEST FEATURE
50/50
BEGINNERS
DRIVE â?? Now Playing Village East Cinema
TAKE SHELTER â?? Now Playing Village East Cinema
THE ARTIST â?? Now Playing Angelika New York, the Paris Theatre; Opens 12/16 Angelikas Dallas and Plano
THE DESCENDANTS â?? Now Playing Angelikas Dallas, Plano, and Hawaii
DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius, THE ARTIST
Mike Mills, BEGINNERS
Jeff Nichols, TAKE SHELTER
Alexander Payne, THE DESCENDANTS
Nicolas Winding Refn, DRIVE
SCREENPLAY
Joseph Cedar, FOOTNOTE
Michel Hazanavicius, THE ARTIST
Tom McCarthy, WIN WIN
Mike Mills, BEGINNERS
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, THE DESCENDANTS
MALE LEAD
Demián Bichir, A BETTER LIFE
Jean Dujardin, THE ARTIST
Ryan Gosling, DRIVE
Woody Harrelson, RAMPART
Michael Shannon, TAKE SHELTER
FEMALE LEAD
Lauren Ambrose, THINK OF ME
Rachael Harris, NATURAL SELECTION
Adepero Oduye, PARIAH
Elizabeth Olsen, MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE â?? Now Playing Angelika New York
Michelle Williams, MY WEEK WITH MARILYN â?? Now Playing Angelikas New York, Plano, and Hawaii, and the Beekman Theatre
SUPPORTING MALE
Albert Brooks, DRIVE
John Hawkes, MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
Christopher Plummer, BEGINNERS
John C. Reilly, CEDAR RAPIDS
Corey Stoll, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS â?? Now Playing Village East Cinema
SUPPORTING FEMALE
Jessica Chastain, TAKE SHELTER
Anjelica Huston, 50/50
Janet McTeer, ALBERT NOBBS â?? Opens 1/27 Angelikas Dallas and Hawaii
Harmony Santana, GUN HILL ROAD
Shailene Woodley, THE DESCENDANTS
FIRST FEATURE
Mike Cahill, ANOTHER EARTH
Patrick Wang, IN THE FAMILY
J.C. Chandor, MARGIN CALL â?? Now Playing Angelikas New York, Dallas, and Hawaii
Sean Durkin, MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
Robbier Pickering, NATURAL SELECTION
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 (best feature made for under $500,000)
BELLFLOWER
CIRCUMSTANCE
HELLO LONESOME
PARIAH
THE DYNAMITER
DOCUMENTARY
WE WERE HERE
THE REDEMPTION OF GENERAL BUTT NAKED
THE INTERRUPTERS â?? Opens 12/9 Angelika Dallas
BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK
AN AFRICAN ELECTION
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Joel Hodge, BELLFLOWER
Benjamin Kasulke, THE OFF HOURS
Darius Khondji, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
Guillaume Schiffman, THE ARTIST
Jeffrey Waldron, THE DYNAMITER
INTERNATIONAL FILM
TYRANNOSAUR
THE KID WITH A BIKE
SHAME â?? Opens 12/9 Angelika Dallas, 12/16 Angelika Plano
MELANCHOLIA â?? Now Playing Angelikas New York, Dallas, Plano and Hawaii, and the Village East Cinema
A SEPARATION â?? Opens 2/3 Angelikas Dallas and Plano, 2/10 Angelika Hawaii
Film Independet’s annual Spirit Awards are given to primarily American-made films of $20 million or less budget. Of note this year is the amount of nominations for THE ARTIST, which some weren’t sure would qualify as a film by a French director and starring mostly French actors; as well as the big names left off the list: George Clooney for THE DESCENDANTS, Woody Allen for MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, Glen Close for ALBERT NOBBS.
Several nominated films are on screen now at the Angelika – click your location below for showtimes and tickets
Angelika New York | Angelika Dallas | Angelika Plano | “>Angelika in Hawaii at Kahala 8
the Paris Theatre | the Beekman Theatre | Village East Cinema