2020 award season is molding itself gradually for a quick start. Before the Oscars and colleague award ceremonies mention their lineup of nominees, the Film Independent Spirit Awards took the lead yesterday, scoring 'The Lighthouse' and 'Uncut Gems' with the highest number of nominations (five each) for the 2020 show. 'Give Me Liberty' and 'Honey Boy' follow closely with four nods apiece. Jennifer Lopez, who immediately after the premiere of 'Hustlers' at the Toronto International Film Festival started grabbing an award contender attention, enveloped a supporting female actress nomination, alongside Oscar winning actress, Octavia Spencer for 'Luce'. 'Uncut Gems', 'A Hidden Life', 'Clemency', 'The Farewell' and 'Marriage Story', are up for best feature, whiles Robert Eggers for 'The Lighthouse', Alma Har'el for 'Honey Boy', Julius Onah for 'Luce' Benny and Josh Safdie for 'Uncut Gems' and Lorene Scafaria for 'Hustlers' all earned a best director nomination pickup. The 2020 Spirit Awards will be held inside Santa Monica on February 8, 2020. Check below for the full list of nominees: Best Feature
  • A HIDDEN LIFE
  • CLEMENCY
  • THE FAREWELL
  • MARRIAGE STORY
  • UNCUT GEMS
Best Director
  • Robert Eggers – THE LIGHTHOUSE
  • Alma Har’el – HONEY BOY
  • Julius Onah – LUCE
  • Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie – UNCUT GEMS
  • Lorene Scafaria – HUSTLERS
Best First Feature
  • BOOKSMART
  • THE CLIMB
  • DIANE
  • THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
  • THE MUSTANG
  • SEE YOU YESTERDAY
Best Female Lead
  • Karen Allen – COLEWELL
  • Hong Chau – DRIVEWAYS
  • Elisabeth Moss – HER SMELL
  • Mary Kay Place – DIANE
  • Alfre Woodard – CLEMENCY
  • Renée Zellweger – JUDY
Best Male Lead
  • Chris Galust – GIVE ME LIBERTY
  • Kelvin Harrison Jr. – LUCE
  • Robert Pattinson – THE LIGHTHOUSE
  • Adam Sandler – UNCUT GEMS
  • Matthias Schoenaerts – THE MUSTANG
Best Supporting Female
  • Jennifer Lopez – HUSTLERS
  • Taylor Russell – WAVES
  • Zhao Shuzhen – THE FAREWELL
  • Lauren “Lolo” Spencer – GIVE ME LIBERTY
  • Octavia Spencer – LUCE
Best Supporting Male
  • Willem Dafoe – THE LIGHTHOUSE
  • Noah Jupe – HONEY BOY
  • Shia Labeouf – HONEY BOY
  • Jonathan Majors – THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
  • Wendell Pierce – BURNING CANE
Best Screenplay
  • Noah Baumbach – MARRIAGE STORY
  • Jason Begue, Shawn Snyder – TO DUST
  • Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie – UNCUT GEMS
  • Chinonye Chukwu – CLEMENCY
  • Tarell Alvin Mccraney – HIGH FLYING BIRD
Best First Screenplay
  • Fredrica Bailey, Stefon Bristol – SEE YOU YESTERDAY
  • Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen – DRIVEWAYS
  • Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy – BLOW THE MAN DOWN
  • Jocelyn Deboer, Dawn Luebbe – GREENER GRASS
  • James Montague, Craig W. Sanger – THE VAST OF NIGHT
Best Cinematography
  • Todd Banhazl – HUSTLERS
  • Jarin Blaschke – THE LIGHTHOUSE
  • Natasha Braier – HONEY BOY
  • Chananun Chotrungroj – THE THIRD WIFE
  • Pawel Pogorzelski – MIDSOMMAR
Best Editing
  • Julie Béziau – THE THIRD WIFE
  • Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie – UNCUT GEMS
  • Tyler L. Cook – SWORD OF TRUST
  • Louise Ford – THE LIGHTHOUSE
  • Kirill Mikhanovsky – GIVE ME LIBERTY
John Cassavetes Award
  • BURNING CANE
  • COLEWELL
  • GIVE ME LIBERTY
  • PREMATURE
  • WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY
Robert Altman Award
  • “Marriage Story”
  • Best Documentary
  • AMERICAN FACTORY
  • APOLLO 11
  • FOR SAMA
  • HONEYLAND
  • ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS
Best International Film
  • INVISIBLE LIFE, Brazil
  • LES MISERABLES, France
  • PARASITE, South Korea
  • PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, France
  • RETABLO, Peru
  • THE SOUVENIR, United Kingdom
Piaget Producers Award
  • Mollye Asher
  • Krista Parris
  • Ryan Zacarias
Someone to Watch Award
  • Rashaad Ernesto Green – PREMATURE
  • Ash Mayfair – THE THIRD WIFE
  • Joe Talbot – THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
Truer Than Fiction Award
  • Khalik Allah – BLACK MOTHER
  • Davy Rothbart – 17 BLOCKS
  • Nadia Shihab – JADDOLAND
  • Erick Stoll & Chase Whiteside – AMÉRICA
Annual Bonnie Award
  • Marielle Heller
  • Lulu Wang
  • Kelly Reichardt
  020 award season is molding itself gradually for a quick start. Before the Oscars and colleague award ceremonies mention their lineup of nominees, the Film Independent Spirit Awards took the lead yesterday, scoring 'The Lighthouse' and 'Uncut Gems' with the highest number of nominations (five each) for the 2020 show. 'Give Me Liberty' and 'Honey Boy' follow closely with four nods apiece. Jennifer Lopez, who immediately after the premiere of 'Hustlers' at the Toronto International Film Festival started grabbing an award contender attention, enveloped a supporting female actress nomination, alongside Oscar winning actress, Octavia Spencer for 'Luce'. 'Uncut Gems', 'A Hidden Life', 'Clemency', 'The Farewell' and 'Marriage Story', are up for best feature, whiles Robert Eggers for 'The Lighthouse', Alma Har'el for 'Honey Boy', Julius Onah for 'Luce' Benny and Josh Safdie for 'Uncut Gems' and Lorene Scafaria for 'Hustlers' all earned a best director nomination pickup. The 2020 Spirit Awards will be held inside Santa Monica on February 8, 2020. Check below for the full list of nominees: Best Feature
  • A HIDDEN LIFE
  • CLEMENCY
  • THE FAREWELL
  • MARRIAGE STORY
  • UNCUT GEMS
Best Director
  • Robert Eggers – THE LIGHTHOUSE
  • Alma Har’el – HONEY BOY
  • Julius Onah – LUCE
  • Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie – UNCUT GEMS
  • Lorene Scafaria – HUSTLERS
Best First Feature
  • BOOKSMART
  • THE CLIMB
  • DIANE
  • THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
  • THE MUSTANG
  • SEE YOU YESTERDAY
Best Female Lead
  • Karen Allen – COLEWELL
  • Hong Chau – DRIVEWAYS
  • Elisabeth Moss – HER SMELL
  • Mary Kay Place – DIANE
  • Alfre Woodard – CLEMENCY
  • Renée Zellweger – JUDY
Best Male Lead
  • Chris Galust – GIVE ME LIBERTY
  • Kelvin Harrison Jr. – LUCE
  • Robert Pattinson – THE LIGHTHOUSE
  • Adam Sandler – UNCUT GEMS
  • Matthias Schoenaerts – THE MUSTANG
Best Supporting Female
  • Jennifer Lopez – HUSTLERS
  • Taylor Russell – WAVES
  • Zhao Shuzhen – THE FAREWELL
  • Lauren “Lolo” Spencer – GIVE ME LIBERTY
  • Octavia Spencer – LUCE
Best Supporting Male
  • Willem Dafoe – THE LIGHTHOUSE
  • Noah Jupe – HONEY BOY
  • Shia Labeouf – HONEY BOY
  • Jonathan Majors – THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
  • Wendell Pierce – BURNING CANE
Best Screenplay
  • Noah Baumbach – MARRIAGE STORY
  • Jason Begue, Shawn Snyder – TO DUST
  • Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie – UNCUT GEMS
  • Chinonye Chukwu – CLEMENCY
  • Tarell Alvin Mccraney – HIGH FLYING BIRD
Best First Screenplay
  • Fredrica Bailey, Stefon Bristol – SEE YOU YESTERDAY
  • Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen – DRIVEWAYS
  • Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy – BLOW THE MAN DOWN
  • Jocelyn Deboer, Dawn Luebbe – GREENER GRASS
  • James Montague, Craig W. Sanger – THE VAST OF NIGHT
Best Cinematography
  • Todd Banhazl – HUSTLERS
  • Jarin Blaschke – THE LIGHTHOUSE
  • Natasha Braier – HONEY BOY
  • Chananun Chotrungroj – THE THIRD WIFE
  • Pawel Pogorzelski – MIDSOMMAR
Best Editing
  • Julie Béziau – THE THIRD WIFE
  • Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie – UNCUT GEMS
  • Tyler L. Cook – SWORD OF TRUST
  • Louise Ford – THE LIGHTHOUSE
  • Kirill Mikhanovsky – GIVE ME LIBERTY
John Cassavetes Award
  • BURNING CANE
  • COLEWELL
  • GIVE ME LIBERTY
  • PREMATURE
  • WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY
Robert Altman Award
  • “Marriage Story”
  • Best Documentary
  • AMERICAN FACTORY
  • APOLLO 11
  • FOR SAMA
  • HONEYLAND
  • ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS
Best International Film
  • INVISIBLE LIFE, Brazil
  • LES MISERABLES, France
  • PARASITE, South Korea
  • PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, France
  • RETABLO, Peru
  • THE SOUVENIR, United Kingdom
Piaget Producers Award
  • Mollye Asher
  • Krista Parris
  • Ryan Zacarias
Someone to Watch Award
  • Rashaad Ernesto Green – PREMATURE
  • Ash Mayfair – THE THIRD WIFE
  • Joe Talbot – THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
Truer Than Fiction Award
  • Khalik Allah – BLACK MOTHER
  • Davy Rothbart – 17 BLOCKS
  • Nadia Shihab – JADDOLAND
  • Erick Stoll & Chase Whiteside – AMÉRICA
Annual Bonnie Award
  • Marielle Heller
  • Lulu Wang
  • Kelly Reichardt