Spirit Awards 2015: The Complete Winners List

by THR Staff

Michael Keaton, Julianne Moore, Patricia Arquette and J.K. Simmons nabbed honors at the Santa Monica ceremony on Saturday.

The 30th Independent Spirit Awards ceremony was held on the beach in Santa Monica, with Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Birdman taking the top honors in the best feature category. The show was aired live on IFC.

A complete list of winners can be found below:
2015 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (WINNER)
Producers: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, Arnon Milchan, James W. Skotchdopole

Boyhood
Producers: Richard Linklater, Jonathan Sehring, John Sloss, Cathleen Sutherland

Love is Strange
Producers: Lucas Joaquin, Lars Knudsen, Ira Sachs, Jayne Baron Sherman, Jay Van Hoy

Selma
Producers: Christian Colson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Oprah Winfrey

Whiplash
Producers: Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, David Lancaster, Michael Litvak


BEST DIRECTOR
Richard Linklater (WINNER)
Boyhood

Damien Chazelle Whiplash
Ava DuVernay Selma
Alejandro G. Iñárritu 
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
David Zellner Kumiko
The Treasure Hunter

BEST SCREENPLAY
Dan Gilroy (WINNER)
Nightcrawler

Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski Big Eyes
J.C. Chandor A Most Violent Year
Jim Jarmusch
Only Lovers Left Alive
Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias
Love is Strange

BEST FIRST FEATURE 
(Award given to the director and producer)

Nightcrawler (WINNER)
Director: Dan Gilroy
Producers: Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Lancaster, Michel Litvak

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour
Producers: Justin Begnaud, Sina Sayyah
Dear White People
Director/Producer: Justin Simien
Producers: Effie T. Brown, Ann Le, Julia Lebedev, Angel Lopez, Lena Waithe
Obvious Child
Director: Gillian Robespierre
Producer: Elisabeth Holm
She's Lost Control
Director/Producer: Anja Marquardt
Producers: Mollye Asher, Kiara C. Jones


BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Justin Simien (WINNER)
Dear White People

Desiree Akhavan Appropriate Behavior
Sara Colangelo
Little Accidents
Justin Lader
The One I Love
Anja Marquardt
She's Lost Control

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Julianne Moore (WINNER)
Still Alice

Marion Cotillard The Immigrant
Rinko Kikuchi Kumiko
The Treasure Hunter
Jenny Slate
Obvious Child
Tilda Swinton
Only Lovers Left Alive    

BEST MALE LEAD
Michael Keaton (WINNER)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

André Benjamin
Jimi: All Is By My Side
Jake Gyllenhaal
Nightcrawler
John Lithgow
Love is Strange
David Oyelowo
Selma

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Patricia Arquette (WINNER)
Boyhood

Jessica Chastain
A Most Violent Year
Carmen Ejogo
Selma
Andrea Suarez Paz
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
Emma Stone
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 


Producers: Mathilde Bonnefoy, Dirk Wilutzky 
 
20,000 Days on Earth
Directors: Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard
Producers: Dan Bowen, James Wilson  
Stray Dog
Director: Debra Granik
Producer: Anne Rosellini  
The Salt of the Earth
Directors: Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and Wim Wenders
Producer: David Rosier
Virunga
Director/Producer: Orlando von Einsiedel
Producer: Joanna Natasegara

 
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 awarded.

Land Ho! (WINNER)
Writers/Directors: Aaron Katz & Martha Stephens
Producers: Christina Jennings, Mynette Louie, Sara Murphy 

Blue Ruin
Writer/Director: Jeremy Saulnier
Producers:  Richard Peete, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani

It Felt Like Love
Writer/Director/Producer: Eliza Hittman
Producers: Shrihari Sathe, Laura Wagner
Man From Reno
Writer/Director: Dave Boyle
Writers: Joel Clark, Michael Lerman
Producer: Ko Mori
Test
Writer/Director/Producer: Chris Mason Johnson
Producer: Chris Martin


BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM 
(Award given to the director)

Ida (Poland) (WINNER)
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Force Majeure (Sweden)
Director: Ruben Östlund           
Leviathan (Russia)
Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev
Mommy (Canada)
Director: Xavier Dolan         
Norte, the End of History (Philippines)
Director: Lav Diaz    
Under the Skin (United Kingdom)
Director: Jonathan Glazer   

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
(Given to one film's director, casting director and ensemble cast)

Inherent Vice
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Casting Director: Cassandra Kulukundis
Ensemble Cast: Josh Brolin, Martin Donovan, Jena Malone, Joanna Newsom, Joaquin Phoenix, Eric Roberts, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short Serena Scott Thomas, Benicio Del Toro, Katherine Waterston, Michael Kenneth Williams, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon

 
SPECIAL DISTINCTION AWARD Foxcatcher
Director/Producer: Bennett Miller
Producers: Anthony Bregman, Megan Ellison, Jon Kilik
Writers: E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman
Actors: Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum       

 
18th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD 
The 18th annual Producers Award, sponsored by Piaget, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films.  The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.

Chris Ohlson (WINNER)
Chad Burris
Elisabeth Holm

 
21st ANNUAL KIEHL'S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD 
The 21st annual Someone to Watch Award, sponsored by Kiehl's Since 1851, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.  The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Kiehl's Since 1851.

H. (WINNER)
Directors: Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia   
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour
The Retrieval
Director: Chris Eska

 
20th ANNUAL LENSCRAFTERS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD 
The 20th annual Truer Than Fiction Award, sponsored by LensCrafters is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition.  The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by LensCrafters.

The Kill Team (WINNER)
Director: Dan Krauss
Approaching the Elephant
Director: Amanda Rose Wilder      
Evolution of a Criminal
Director: Darius Clark Monroe      
The Last Season 
Director: Sara Dosa

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