Friday, February 24, 2017

Countdown to Oscar Night: Spirit Awards Bonus!

The Academy Awards may be the big prize of this weekend, but the Film Independent Spirit Awards will always hold a special place for me. Showing no regard for popularity, box office, studio support, or media frenzy, the Spirit Awards usually pick the best films rather than the most buzzworthy. I wasn't able to find as many of these as usual, but here is my 2016 Spirit Award ballot ranking the movies I have seen in each category.

Best Editing:
Hell or High Water
Swiss Army Man
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best Cinematography:
Moonlight
American Honey
The Childhood of a Leader

Best Supporting Female:
Molly Shannon - Other People
Riley Keough - American Honey
Paulina Garcia - Little Men

Best Supporting Male:
Shia LeBeouf - American Honey
Ben Foster - Hell or High Water
Ralph Fiennes - A Bigger Splash
Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea
Craig Robinson - Morris From America

Best Female Lead:
Sasha Lane - American Honey
Ruth Negga - Loving

Best Male Lead:
Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic
Jesse Plemons - Other People
Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea

Best First Screenplay:
Other People
The Witch

Best Screenplay:
Hell or High Water
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Little Men

Best Director:
Andrea Arnold - American Honey
Jeff Nichols - Loving
Barry Jenkins - Moonlight

Best First Feature:
Other People
Swiss Army Man
The Witch
The Fits
The Childhood of a Leader

Best Feature:
American Honey
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

The "Hipster" Oscars show is tomorrow!  See you there!

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