Indy Spirit Award Nominations Announced

Posted on Tue Dec 2nd, 2008 9:21am PDT By X17 Staff

Anne Hathaway's "Rachel Getting Married" was nominated for six 2009 Film Independent's Spirit Awards on Tuesday.

The film's six nods tied the film with "Ballast" and "Frozen River" for the most nominations.

"Rachel Getting Married" earned nominations for best feature, best director for Jonathan Demme, best first screenplay for Jenny Lumet, best female lead for Anne Hathaway and best supporting female for Rosemarie DeWitt and Debra Winger.

Sean Penn was nominated for best male lead for his performance in "MILK."

James Franco received a best supporting male nomination for his work in the same film.

The 2009 Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony will be broadcast on the Independent Film Channel on Feb. 21.

Check out the full list of nominees after the jump.

BEST FEATURE
"Ballast"
"Frozen River"
"Rachel Getting Married"
"Wendy and Lucy"
"The Wrestler"

BEST DIRECTOR
Ramin Bahrani, "Chop Shop"
Jonathan Demme, "Rachel Getting Married"
Lance Hammer, "Ballast"
Courtney Hunt, "Frozen River"
Tom McCarthy, "The Visitor"

BEST FIRST FEATURE
"Afterschool"
"Medicine for Melancholy"
"Sangre De Mi Sangre"
"Sleep Dealer"
"Synecdoche, New York"

BEST SCREENPLAY
Woody Allen, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck, "Sugar"
Charlie Kaufman, "Synecdoche, New York"
Howard A. Rodman, "Savage Grace"
Christopher Zalla, "Sangre De Mi Sangre"

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Summer Bishil, "Towelhead"
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Tarra Riggs, "Ballast"
Michelle Williams, "Wendy and Lucy"

BEST MALE LEAD
Javier Bardem, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
Sean Penn, "Milk"
Jeremy Renner, "The Hurt Locker"
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
Rosemarie DeWitt, "Rachel Getting Married"
Rosie Perez, "The Take"
Misty Upham, "Frozen River"
Debra Winger, "Rachel Getting Married"

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
James Franco, "Milk"
Anthony Mackie, "The Hurt Locker"
Charlie McDermott, "Frozen River"
JimMyron Ross, "Ballast"
Haaz Sleiman, "The Visitor"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Maryse Alberti, "The Wrestler"
Lol Crawley, "Ballast"
James Laxton, "Medicine for Melancholy"
Harris Savides, "Milk"
Michael Simmonds, "Chop Shop"

BEST DOCUMENTARY
"The Betrayal"
"Encounters at the End of the World"
"Man on Wire"
"The Order of Myths"
"Up the Yangtze"

BEST FOREIGN FILM
"The Class" (France)
"Gomorra" (Italy)
"Hunger" (U.K./Ireland)
"Secret of the Grain" (France)
"Silent Light" (Mexico/France/Netherlands/Germany)

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
"Synecdoche, New York"