2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations Announced!

Rosario Dawson (Top Five, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) and Diego Luna (The Book of Life, Cesar Chavez) announced nominations for the 30th Film Independent Spirit Awards today!

I am especially excited for all of the nominations for Dear White People and Boyhood! Congrats! Check out the full list of nominees at Spiritawards.com.

Spirit Awards are given out in the following categories: Best Feature, Best First Feature, Best First Screenplay, Best Director, Best Screenplay, John Cassavetes Award (given to the best feature made for a budget under $500,000), Best Male Lead, Best Female Lead, Best Supporting Male, Best Supporting Female, Best Cinematography, Best International Film, Best Documentary, Best Editing and the Robert Altman Award. The Filmmaker Awards include the Piaget Producers Award, the LensCrafters Truer Than Fiction Award and the Kiehl’s Someone to Watch Award.

The 30th Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, February 21, 2015 under Film Independent’s signature beach tent in Santa Monica and will broadcast live on IFC at 2pm PT / 5pm ET.