The 2009 Spirit Awards nominations were announced Tuesday morning and a couple of our favorites made the list!
The awards show will be televised February 21st on IFC and are a great indicator of who may be receiving Academy Award noms.
And the Spirit Award nominees are….
For Best Feature:
– Ballast produced by Lance Hammer, Nina Parikh
– Frozen River produced by Chip Hourihan, Heather Rae
– Rachel Getting Married produced by Neda Armian, Jonathan Demme, Marc Platt
– Wendy and Lucy produced by Larry Fessenden, Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani
– The Wrestler produced by Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin
For Best Director:
– Ramin Bahrani for Chop Shop
– Jonathan Demme for Rachel Getting Married
– Lance Hammer for Ballast
– Courtney Hunt for Frozen River
– Thomas McCarthy for The Visitor
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
