2010 Indie Film Spirit Award Nominations

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• Just to say Thank You to Steve Vai, who gave of his love and his time to do a promotional spot at Borders Books, where he signed all manor of items for his adoring fans.
  We love you Steven for your dedication and look forward to working with you in the future again.

  Neci and Robert <New York

  Comment by Neci — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 8:46am PST  Reply to this post

• Anvil all the way, baby!!!

  Who cares about the rest??? Bad year for movies…

  Comment by Denny and Tweets — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 9:10am PST  Reply to this post

• This list should tell anyone looking that this was indeed a sub-par year for independent films unless the few unreleased films happen to be brilliant. At best there are some good films and but no great ones and a lot of mediocre ones. The Spirit Awards this year will be no more interesting than the other awards when they are usually better.

  Comment by nyguy — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 9:17am PST  Reply to this post

• Great for WME directors Lee Daniels and Michael Hoffman and both of their films getting the most nominations.

  Comment by good news — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 9:17am PST  Reply to this post

• I am so happy for the nomination to the chilean film THE MAID a.k.a. LA NANA …. But i am a little sad for CATALINA SAAVEDRA, she is so great that she deserves a nomination.

  Comment by Patricio Donoso — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 10:03am PST  Reply to this post

• The Maid should win in best foreign film.

  Comment by Julio — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 10:07am PST  Reply to this post

  • The Maid was a very good film. Summer Hours and Anti-Christ were phenomenal and weren’t even nominated. What gives Spirit Awards?

    Comment by nyguy — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 2:20pm PST  Reply to this post

• 500 Days of Summer was the most overrated, awful movie I saw this year. It and Precious should not even be considered in the same category. If you saw the preview for 500 Days of Summer, you saw everything funny about it.

  Comment by Beth — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 10:57am PST  Reply to this post

  • Beth, you are obviously smoking crack. 500 days of Summer had to be one of the best movies this year. It has the right amount of everything. I consider it a guy chick flick anyway so maybe you have allowed cynicism to dull your heart. Not hatin’ just sayin

    Comment by Josie Wells — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 12:47pm PST  Reply to this post

    • Not cynicism, just disappointment. It was a movie that I thought would have been good because the idea was so great-and truly clever. In practice, something was missing. I’m more vehemently opposed to it, probably because of how it already appears to be garnering so much approval this awards’ season. (As for the guys’ chick flick thing: my husband didn’t like it either. And we don’t always like or dislike the same movies.)

      Comment by Beth — Wednesday December 2, 2009 @ 7:11am PST  Reply to this post

• Where is Moon???

  Comment by Bryan — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 11:13am PST  Reply to this post

• Sub par is right. Wow.

  Comment by Rico — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 11:42am PST  Reply to this post

• Go Amreeka, what a beautiful film!

  Comment by Susan — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 11:59am PST  Reply to this post

• Go ANVIL !
  Go Joseph Gordon Levitt!
  Go Big Fan/Robert!

  Comment by Daniel Glass — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 12:01pm PST  Reply to this post

• As per usual for “Spirit” awards, half of these aren’t independent by any stretch of the imagination. And half of those, or more, aren’t even indie in spirit. I love Jeff Bridges, but I’m not convinced that a movie paid for by Paramount and essentially an above-average TV movie qualifies for this. Unless, by qualify, you mean that Jeff Bridges might show up.

  Comment by GS — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 12:16pm PST  Reply to this post

• Was In The Loop somehow ineligible for consideration? That was truly one of the best films I saw this year, just a wickedly funny (and sad) satire with top notch acting all around. It was certainly more entertaining than that overrated 500 days of boredom nonsense.

  Comment by John — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 12:52pm PST  Reply to this post

• Glad someone agrees with me about 500 Days. Though, as a writer, there’s no need to be so nasty about it. They were at least trying to write a good movie, even if it was completely empty. I can’t fault them for that.

  Comment by Dissent — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 1:29pm PST  Reply to this post

  • Yes, I agree, I think it was a great idea. There was something missing from the actual film. I don’t know if it was the acting or the lack of connection between the leads, or the supporting characters.

    Comment by Beth — Wednesday December 2, 2009 @ 7:03am PST  Reply to this post

• How does 500 Days of Summer get all those nods and it’s director Marc Webb get none?

  In an admittedly down year for film, that movie was one of the best and done very well.

  Comment by a writer — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 1:40pm PST  Reply to this post

• MOON deserved a nomination for the sheer brilliance of its story and the talent of its director but it seems that FIND is big on drama but not so big on drama in outer space.

  Comment by Tom — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 3:06pm PST  Reply to this post

• SO much negativity in the commments section, but I guess that’s what the internet’s for. I loved 500 Days of Summer, and Beth, while it may come to a surprise to you that your opinion of a movie isn’t the end all, be all of what makes a film great, 500 Days of Summer IS a great film. Nearly 90% on Rotten TOmatoes, Top 250 on IMDB (meaning it’s achieved acclaim from both critics and the general public) does, however, indicate it was great. So, just be an adult, and admit that you just didn’t like a great film. I can do it – I didn’t care for Gladiator, and it won Oscars.

  Comment by Sean Altly — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 3:28pm PST  Reply to this post

  • I can’t say I didn’t like a “great” film. I think it’s fair that if you don’t like something it’s simply not “great” to you. Btw, I know plenty of people who didn’t like Gladiator.

    Rotten Tomatoes weighs each review evenly, and a B- (I think) will count as a positive review. I went back and read the NY TImes review and the Boston Globe review after seeing it, and many of my concerns were in those reviews. So, a 90% doesn’t always mean it’s great, though it often works out perfectly. But, that’s part of why I was so shocked as I was watching it. Such a good idea–but something was missing in the translation from the script/ideas to screen.

    Comment by Beth — Wednesday December 2, 2009 @ 7:12am PST  Reply to this post

• Love these awards. The only true awards left. I find them honest, and they give credit where it is do. Based on talent. A Serious Man, A Single Man both terrific. There were several “Man” movies out there. Most were garbage. These two were winners, well-written, well-directed showing an eye for the visual whether in the script or on the screen.

  Congratulations to all.

  Thank you.

  Comment by an Honest Answer — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 3:31pm PST  Reply to this post

• I was really hoping Big Fan would be good. Not a fan.

  Comment by Mr.Brooks — Tuesday December 1, 2009 @ 6:25pm PST  Reply to this post

• How the hell did THE BAD LIEUTENANT get a best cinematography award? Jesus Christ, that was the worst shot, worst looking film I’ve ever seen released in a theater. SERIOUSLY. So many shots out of focus (unintentionally), as well as poorly underlit scene after scene (unintentionally). Any other director’s name on this thing and it would be dumped in the straight to DVD bargain bin. Yeah, I liked Cage’s performance, but this thing is a sloppy, technical mess. It pains me no end that the voting members of FIND can’t tell the difference between superior craft (Roger Deakins) and this murky soup.

  Comment by Gregg — Wednesday December 2, 2009 @ 1:26am PST  Reply to this post

• I didn’t even know the Coen’s were still indie. And I agree about Marc Webb – 500 Days was put together brilliantly. I’ve lost interest in the Spirits just as I have the Oscars. Who cares?

  Comment by Walt — Wednesday December 2, 2009 @ 1:52am PST  Reply to this post

  • Walt, plenty care, the people nominated and appreciated by their peers care. You not caring doesn’t mean much as you are not anyone of importance…. not trying to be rude, just being honest.

    Comment by Vik — Wednesday December 2, 2009 @ 10:42am PST  Reply to this post

• I haven’t seen ‘Me ans Orson Welles’ yet, but isn’t Christian McKay’s role the lead role? I gather from the reviews that Claire Danes and Zac Efron’s roles are strictly of a supporting nature.

  Comment by Mouse-Averse — Wednesday December 2, 2009 @ 8:12am PST  Reply to this post

  • Zac Efron and Christian McKay really share the lead in what is almost an ensemble movie. Arguably McKay could be run in Male Lead but I think they are aiming for Supporting because the race is a bit more open. I, for one, hope he scores an Oscar nomination. He is absolutely superb as Orson Welles. The rest of the cast, including Efron, are very good as well. But he really nails Orson’s mannerisms and speaking style brilliantly. It’s too bad their budget is so limited in terms of campaigning.

    Comment by Ben — Wednesday December 2, 2009 @ 11:50pm PST  Reply to this post

• Did Carey Mulligan get shut out of Best Actress? I thought that was a given.

  Comment by McBitchy — Wednesday December 2, 2009 @ 12:29pm PST  Reply to this post