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Daily | 12 YEARS A SLAVE wins 5 Spirit Awards

Lupita Nyong'o in '12 Years a Slave'

Lupita Nyong’o in ’12 Years a Slave’

The 2014 Spirit Awards have been presented in a ceremony hosted by Patton Oswalt, and the winners (in bold) are:

BEST FEATURE

12 Years a Slave.

All Is Lost.

Frances Ha.

Inside Llewyn Davis.

Nebraska.

BEST DIRECTOR

Shane Carruth for Upstream Color.

J.C. Chandor for All Is Lost.

Steve McQueen for 12 Years a Slave.

Jeff Nichols for Mud.

Alexander Payne for Nebraska.

BEST SCREENPLAY

Woody Allen for Blue Jasmine.

Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, and Richard Linklater for Before Midnight.

Nicole Holofcener for Enough Said.

Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for The Spectacular Now.

John Ridley for 12 Years a Slave.

BEST FIRST FEATURE, presented to the director and producer

Blue Caprice.

Concussion.

Fruitvale Station.

Una Noche.

Wadjda.

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

Lake Bell for In a World.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt for Don Jon.

Bob Nelson for Nebraska.

Jill Soloway for Afternoon Delight.

Michael Starrbury for The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete.

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD, presented to the writer, director, and producer of the best feature made for under $500,000

Computer Chess.

Crystal Fairy.

Museum Hours.

Pit Stop.

This Is Martin Bonner.

 

BEST FEMALE LEAD

Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine.

Julie Delpy for Before Midnight.

Gaby Hoffmann for Crystal Fairy.

Brie Larson for Short Term 12.

Shailene Woodley for The Spectacular Now.

BEST MALE LEAD

Bruce Dern for Nebraska.

Chiwetel Ejiofor for 12 Years a Slave.

Oscar Isaac for Inside Llewyn Davis.

Michael B. Jordan for Fruitvale Station.

Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club.

Robert Redford for All Is Lost.

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

Melonie Diaz for Fruitvale Station.

Sally Hawkins for Blue Jasmine.

Lupita Nyong’o for 12 Years a Slave.

Yolonda Ross for Go For Sisters.

June Squibb for Nebraska.

BEST SUPPORTING MALE

Michael Fassbender for 12 Years a Slave.

Will Forte for Nebraska.

James Gandolfini for Enough Said.

Jared Leto for Dallas Buyers Club.

Keith Stanfield for Short Term 12.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Sean Bobbitt for 12 Years a Slave.

Benoit Debie for Spring Breakers.

Bruno Delbonnel for Inside Llewyn Davis.

Frank G. DeMarco for All Is Lost.

Matthias Grunsky for Computer Chess.

BEST EDITING

Shane Carruth and David Lowery for Upstream Color.

Jem Cohen and Marc Vives for Museum Hours.

Jennifer Lame for Frances Ha.

Cindy Lee for Una Noche.

Nat Sanders for Short Term 12.

BEST DOCUMENTARY, presented to the director and producer

20 Feet From Stardom.

After Tiller.

Gideon’s Army.

The Act of Killing.

The Square.

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

Jia Zhangke’s A Touch of Sin.

Abdellatif Kechiche’s Blue Is the Warmest Color.

Sebastián Lelio’s Gloria.

Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty.

Thomas Vinterberg’s The Hunt.

16th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD, honoring emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to produce quality, independent films

Toby Halbrooks and James M. Johnston.

Jacob Jaffke.

Andrea Roa.

Frederick Thornton.

19th ANNUAL SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD, recognizing a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition

Aaron Douglas Johnston for My Sister’s Quinceañera.

Shaka King for Newlyweeds.

Madeline Olnek for The Foxy Merkins.

STELLA ARTOIS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD, presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition

Kalyanee Mam for A River Changes Course.

Jason Osder for Let the Fire Burn.

Stephanie Spray and Pacho Velez for Manakamana.

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD, presented to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast

Jeff Nichols’s Mud, casting director Francine Maisler. Ensemble Cast: Joe Don Baker, Jacob Lofland, Matthew McConaughey, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, Michael Shannon, Sam Shepard, Tye Sheridan, Paul Sparks, Bonnie Sturdivant, and Reese Witherspoon.

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