Spirit Awards: ‘Tangerine,’ ‘Diary of a Teenage Girl,’ ‘It Follows’ Lead Sundance-Supported Noms

It Follows

Nate von Zumwalt

Filmmaker Sean Baker has garnered applause and accolades year-round since premiering Tangerine, his “like-nothing-you’ve-ever-seen” film that channels relentless candor and realism in a refreshingly honest portrayal of transgender sex workers in Los Angeles. To kick off awards season, the film and its team received four Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations in an announcement that also saw Sundance favorites The Diary of a Teenage Girl and It Follows make plenty of noise. Below, we take a look at all of the Sundance-supported films and filmmakers nominated for the 31st Film Independent Spirit Awards. Winners will be announced on February 27 in Santa Monica.

Best Feature

Tangerine

Best Director

Sean Baker, Tangerine

David Robert Mitchell, It Follows

Best Screenplay

Donald Margulies, The End of the Tour

Best First Feature

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

James White

Songs My Brothers Taught Me

Best First Screenplay

Jesse Andrews, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Marielle Heller, The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Best Male Lead

Christopher Abbott, James White

Ben Mendelsohn, Mississippi Grind

Jason Segel, The End of the Tour

Best Female Lead

Bel Powley, The Diary of A Teenage Girl

Kitana Kiki Rodriquez, Tangerine

Best Supporting Male

Kevin Corrigan, Results

Michael Shannon, 99 Homes

Best Supporting Female

Robin Bartlett, H.

Cynthia Nixon, James White

Mya Taylor, Tangerine

Best Documentary

(T)Error

Best of Enemies

The Look of Silence

Meru

The Russian Woodpecker

Best International Film

Girlhood

Mustang

Best Cinematography

It Follows

Songs My Brothers Taught Me

Best Editing

It Follows

John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature Under $500,000)

Advantageous

Christmas, Again

Kiehl’s Someone to Watch Award

Chloe Zhao

21st Truer Than Fiction Award

Among the Believers, directed by Mohammed Ali Naqvi and Hemal Trivedi

Incorruptible, directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

A Woman Like Me, directed by Elizabeth Giamatti and Alex Sichel

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