“12 Years a Slave“, “All is Lost”, “Inside Llewyn Davis“, “Nebraska“, “Blue Jasmine“, “Antes da Meia-Noite“, “Fruitvale Station” e “Dallas Buyers Club”. Não, não estamos falando da lista de possíveis indicados ao Oscar 2014, e sim citando alguns filmes que obtiveram indicações ao 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards. A lista anunciada hoje reflete uma verdade que tem sido vista há muito tempo em Hollywood: a de que, há muito tempo, o cinema independente norte-americano deixou de ser o terreno para experimentações, se tornando uma realidade, uma plataforma em que se pode encontrar uma excelência que anda faltando no cinemão produzido pelos grandes estúdios.

É para isso mesmo, aliás, que serve o Film Independent Spirit Awards, atualmente, em sua 29ª edição: para celebrar o cinema, digamos, de autor, e para reconhecer as melhores iniciativas produzidas pelos cineastas considerados independentes (apesar de, na lista, termos nomes bastante conhecidos como os de Alexander Payne e Woody Allen, por exemplo).

Confira a lista completa de indicados, que teve “12 Years a Slave”, como grande destaque, com suas sete indicações; seguido por “Nebraska”, com seis menções:

BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer, Executive Producers are not awarded)

• 12 Years a Slave – PRODUCERS: Dede Gardner, Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Brad Pitt, Bill Pohlad
  
• All Is Lost – PRODUCERS: Neal Dodson, Anna Gerb
• Frances Ha – PRODUCERS: Noah Baumbach, Scott Rudin, Rodrigo Teixeira, Lila Yacoub
• Inside Llewyn Davis –PRODUCERS: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Scott Rudin
• Nebraska – PRODUCERS: Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa

BEST DIRECTOR

• Shane Carruth, Upstream Color
• J.C. Chandor, All Is Lost
• Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
• Jeff Nichols, Mud
• Alexander Payne, Nebraska

BEST SCREENPLAY

• Woody Allen, Blue Jasmine
• Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke & Richard Linklater, Before Midnight
• Nicole Holofcener, Enough Said
• Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, The Spectacular Now
• John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave

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

• Blue Caprice – DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Alexandre Moors, PRODUCERS: Kim Jackson, Brian O’Carroll, Isen Robbins, Will Rowbotham, Ron Simons, Aimee Schoof, Stephen Tedeschi
• Concussion – DIRECTOR: Stacie Passon, PRODUCER: Rose Troche
• Fruitvale Station – DIRECTOR: Ryan Coogler, PRODUCERS: Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker
• Una Noche – DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Lucy Mulloy, PRODUCERS: Sandy Pérez Aguila, Maite Artieda, Daniel Mulloy, Yunior Santiago
• Wadjda – DIRECTOR: Haifaa Al Mansour PRODUCERS: Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

• Lake Bell, In A World
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Don Jon
• Bob Nelson, Nebraska
• Jill Soloway, Afternoon Delight
• Michael Starrbury, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete

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.

• Computer Chess – WRITER/DIRECTOR: Andrew Bujalski PRODUCERS: Houston King & Alex Lipschultz
• Crystal Fairy – WRITER/DIRECTOR: Sebastiàn Silva, PRODUCERS: Juan de Dios Larraín & Pablo Larraín
• Museum Hours – WRITER/DIRECTOR: Jem Cohen, PRODUCERS: Paolo Calamita & Gabriele Kranzelbinder
• Pit Stop – WRITER/DIRECTOR: Yen Tan, WRITER: David Lowery, PRODUCERS: Jonathan Duffy, James M. Johnston, Eric Steele, Kelly Williams
• This is Martin Bonner – WRITER/DIRECTOR: Chad Hartigan, PRODUCER: Cherie Saulter

BEST FEMALE LEAD

• Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
• Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
• Gaby Hoffmann, Crystal Fairy
• Brie Larson, Short Term 12
• Shailene Woodley, The Spectacular Now

BEST MALE LEAD

• Bruce Dern, Nebraska
• Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
• Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
• Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale Station
• Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
• Robert Redford, All Is Lost

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

• Melonie Diaz, Fruitvale Station
• Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
• Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
• Yolonda Ross, Go For Sisters
• June Squibb, Nebraska

BEST SUPPORTING MALE

• Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
• Will Forte, Nebraska
• James Gandolfini, Enough Said
• Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
• Keith Stanfield, Short Term 12

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Sean Bobbitt, 12 Years a Slave
• Benoit Debie, Spring Breakers
• Bruno Delbonnel, Inside Llewyn Davis
• Frank G. DeMarco, All Is Lost
• Matthias Grunsky, Computer Chess

BEST EDITING

• Shane Carruth & David Lowery, Upstream Color
• Jem Cohen & Marc Vives, Museum Hours
• Jennifer Lame, Frances Ha
• Cindy Lee, Una Noche
• Nat Sanders, Short Term 12

BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)

• 20 Feet From Stardom – DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Morgan Neville, PRODUCERS: Gil Friesen & Caitrin Rogers
• After Tiller – DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Martha Shane & Lana Wilson
• Gideon’s Army – DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Dawn Porter, PRODUCER: Julie Goldman
• The Act of Killing – DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Joshua Oppenheimer, PRODUCERS: Joram Ten Brink, Christine Cynn, Anne Köhncke, Signe Byrge Sørensen, Michael Uwemedimo
• The Square – DIRECTOR: Jehane Nouja im, PRODUCER: Karim Amer

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)

• A Touch of Sin (China) – DIRECTOR: Jia Zhang-Ke
• Blue is the Warmest Color (France) – DIRECTOR: Abdellatif Kechiche
• Gloria (Chile) – DIRECTOR: Sebastián Lelio
• The Great Beauty (Italy) – DIRECTOR: Paolo Sorrentino
• The Hunt (Denmark) – DIRECTOR: Thomas Vinterberg

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

Mud
Director: Jeff Nichols
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, Reese Witherspoon

17th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD – The 17th 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.

• Toby Halbrooks & James M. Johnston
• Jacob Jaffke
• Andrea Roa
• Frederick Thornton

20th ANNUAL SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – The 20th annual Someone to Watch Award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.

• My Sister’s Quinceañera – DIRECTOR: Aaron Douglas Johnston
• Newlyweeds – DIRECTOR: Shaka King
• The Foxy Merkins – DIRECTOR: Madeline Olnek

19th ANNUAL STELLA ARTOIS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – The 19th annual Truer Than Fiction Award, sponsored by Stella Artois, 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.

• Kalyanee Mam – A River Changes Course
• Jason Osder – Let the Fire Burn
• Stephanie Spray & Pacho Velez – Manakamana

Os vencedores do 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards serão conhecidos no dia 01 de março de 2014.