BLOODY-DISGUSTING.COM Your best source for the latest horror news, reviews, interviews, and more... 2007 Film Independent’s Spirit Awards Nominations! http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/7708 Print This Page Nominations for the 2007 Film Independent’s Spirit Awards were announced this morning, including nominations for Best Feature, which are American Gun; The Dead Girl; Half Nelson; Little Miss Sunshine; and Pan's Labyrinth (review). The 2007 Film Independent’s Spirit Awards ceremony airs live on Saturday, February 24, beginning at 5:00 pm EST on IFC (Independent Film Channel). Live red carpet footage will precede the show starting at 4:30 pm EST on WE tv, and an edited re-broadcast of the ceremony will air later that evening on AMC at 10:00 pm EST/PST. Read on for the nominations. Nominations for the 2007 Film Independent's Spirit Awards were announced Tuesday morning. BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer) * Executive Producers are not listed. "American Gun": Producer: Ted Kroeber "The Dead Girl": Producers: Tom Rosenberg, Henry Winterstern, Gary Lucchesi, Richard Wright, Eric Karten, Kevin Turen "Half Nelson": Producers: Jamie Patricof, Alex Orlovsky, Lynette Howell, Anna Boden, Rosanne Korenberg Advertisement "Little Miss Sunshine": Producers: Marc Turtletaub, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa "Pan's Labyrinth": Producers: Bertha Navarro, Alfonso Cuaron, Frida Torresblanco, Alvaro Augustin, Guillermo Del Toro BEST DIRECTOR Robert Altman: "A Prairie Home Companion" Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris: "Little Miss Sunshine" Ryan Fleck: "Half Nelson" Karen Moncrieff: "The Dead Girl" Steven Soderbergh : "Bubble" BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer) "Day Night Day Night": Director: Julia Loktev Producers: Julia Loktev, Melanie Judd, Jessica Levin "Man Push Cart": Director: Ramin Bahrani Producers: Ramin Bahrani, Pradip Ghosh, Bedford T. Bentley III "The Motel": Director: Michael Kang Producers: Matthew Greenfield, Miguel Arteta, Gina Kwon, Karin Chien "Sweet Land": Director: Ali Selim Producers: Alan Cumming, James Bigham, Ali Selim "Wristcutters: A Love Story": Director: Goran Dukic Producers: Adam Sherman, Chris Coen, Tatiana Kelly, Mikal P. Lazarev JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer) * Executive Producers are not listed. "Chalk": Director: Mike Akel Producers: Mike Akel, Angela Alvarez, Graham Davidson, Chris Mass Writers: Chris Mass & Mike Akel "Four Eyed Monsters": Writer/Director/Producers: Arin Crumley & Susan Buice "Old Joy": Director: Kelly Reichardt Producers: Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy, Anish Savjani, Neil Kopp Writers: Jon Raymond & Kelly Reichardt "Quinceanera": Writer/Directors: Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland Producer: Anne Clements "Twelve and Holding": Director: Michael Cuesta Producers: Leslie Urdang, Michael Cuesta, Brian Bell, Jenny Schweitzer Writer: Anthony S. Cipriano BEST SCREENPLAY Neil Burger: "The Illusionist " Nicole Holofcener: "Friends with Money" Ron Nyswaner: "The Painted Veil" Jason Reitman: "Thank You For Smoking" Jeff Stanzler: "Sorry, Haters" BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY Michael Arndt: "Little Miss Sunshine" Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck: "Half Nelson" Goran Dukic: "Wristcutters: A Love Story" Dito Montiel: "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" Gabrielle Zevin: "Conversations with Other Women" BEST FEMALE LEAD Shareeka Epps: "Half Nelson" Catherine O'Hara: "For Your Consideration" Elizabeth Reaser: "Sweet Land" Michelle Williams : "Land of Plenty" Robin Wright Penn: "Sorry, Haters" BEST MALE LEAD Aaron Eckhart : "Thank You For Smoking" Ryan Gosling: "Half Nelson" Edward Norton: "The Painted Veil" Ahmad Razvi: "Man Push Cart" Forest Whitaker: "American Gun" BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE Melonie Diaz: "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" Marcia Gay Harden: "American Gun" Mary Beth Hurt : "The Dead Girl" Frances McDormand: "Friends with Money" Amber Tamblyn : "Stephanie Daley" BEST SUPPORTING MALE Alan Arkin: "Little Miss Sunshine" Raymond J. Barry: "Steel City" Daniel Craig: "Infamous" Paul Dano: "Little Miss Sunshine" Channing Tatum: "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Arin Crumley: "Four Eyed Monsters" Anthony Dod Mantle: "Brothers of the Head" Guillermo Navarro: "Pan's Labyrinth" Aaron Platt : "Wild Tigers I Have Known" Michael Simmonds: "Man Push Cart" BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director) "A Lion in the House": Directors: Steven Bognar & Julia Reichert "My Country, My Country": Director: Laura Poitras "The Road to Guantanamo": Directors: Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross "The Trials of Darryl Hunt": Directors: Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern "You're Gonna Miss Me": Director: Keven McAlester BEST FOREIGN FILM (Award given to the director) "12:08 East of Bucharest": Director: Corneliu Porumboiu (Romania) "The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros": Director: Auraeus Solito (Philippines) "Chronicle of an Escape": Director: Israel Adrian Caetano (Argentina) "Days of Glory": Director: Rachid Bouchareb (France/Morocco/Algeria/Belgium) "The Lives of Others": Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (Germany) SPECIAL DISTINCTION AWARD David Lynch, Laura Dern: In recognition of their unique and stunning collaborative work in the mesmerizing "Inland Empire" as well as the influential independent classics "Blue Velvet" and "Wild at Heart." 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