The LGBT drama dominates the list with six nominations, followed by 'Beasts of No Nation' and 'Spotlight' with five nominations each.
- Nov 25, 2015
AceShowbiz - Nominations for the 31st Independent Spirit Awards were announced on Tuesday, November 24. Todd Haynes' "Carol" leads the pack with six nominations including Best Feature and Best Female Lead for stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.
In the Best Feature category, "Carol" fights against other spectacular movies such as "Anomalisa", "Beasts of No Nation", "Spotlight" and "Tangerine". Also dominating the nominations are Cary Fukunaga's "Beasts of No Nation" and Tom McCarthy's "Spotlight", nabbing a total of five nominations each.
Meanwhile, lead actor nominees go to Christopher Abbott ("James White"), Abraham Attah ("Beasts of No Nation"), Ben Mendelsohn ("Mississippi Grind"), Jason Segel ("The End of the Tour") and Koudous Seihon ("Mediterranea").
In supporting categories, Robin Bartlett ("H.") and Marin Ireland ("Glass Chin") join Jennifer Jason Leigh, Cynthia Nixon and Mya Taylor, who are nominated for "Anomalisa", "James White" and "Tangerine" respectively.
The 2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards will be held on February 27, 2016, the day before the Academy Awards ceremony, and will be broadcast exclusively on IFC.
Best Feature
- "Anomalisa"
- "Beasts of No Nation"
- "Carol"
- "Spotlight"
- "Tangerine"
- Sean Baker, "Tangerine"
- Cary Joji Fukunaga, "Beasts of No Nation"
- Todd Haynes, "Carol"
- Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, "Anomalisa"
- Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight"
- David Robert Mitchell, "It Follows"
- Charlie Kaufman, "Anomalisa"
- Donald Margulies, "The End of the Tour"
- Phyllis Nagy, "Carol"
- Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, "Spotlight"
- S. Craig Zahler, "Bone Tomahawk"
- "The Diary of a Teenage Girl"
- "James White"
- "Manos Sucia"
- "Mediterranea"
- "Songs My Brothers Taught Me"
- Jesse Andrews, "Me & Earl & the Dying Girl"
- Joseph Carpignano, "Mediterranea"
- Emma Donoghue, "Room"
- Marielle Heller, "The Diary of a Teenage Girl"
- John Magary, Russell Harbaugh, Myna Joseph, "The Mend"
- Christopher Abbott, "James White"
- Abraham Attah, "Beasts of No Nation"
- Ben Mendelsohn, "Mississippi Grind"
- Jason Segel, "The End of the Tour"
- Koudous Seihon, "Mediterranea"
- Cate Blanchett, "Carol"
- Brie Larson, "Room"
- Rooney Mara, "Carol"
- Bel Powley, "The Diary of A Teenage Girl"
- Kitana Kiki Rodriquez, "Tangerine"
- Kevin Corrigan, "Results"
- Paul Dano, "Love & Mercy"
- Idris Elba, "Beasts of No Nation"
- Richard Jenkins, "Bone Tomahawk"
- Michael Shannon, "99 Homes"
- Robin Bartlett, "H."
- Marin Ireland, "Glass Chin"
- Jennifer Jason Leigh, "Anomalisa"
- Cynthia Nixon, "James White"
- Mya Taylor, "Tangerine"
- "(T)error"
- "Best of Enemies"
- "Heart of Dog"
- "The Look of Silence"
- "Meru"
- "The Russian Woodpecker"
- "Embrace the Serpent"
- "Girlhood"
- "Mustang"
- "Son of Saul"
- "Beasts of No Nation"
- "Carol"
- "It Follows"
- "Meadlowland"
- "Songs My Brothers Taught Me"
