The 2009 Spirit Award Nominations
Jason Bateman and Sandra Oh braved the early call time this morning in Los Angeles to announce this year's nominees for the Spirit Awards. The awards show will be televised February 21st on IFC and are a great indicator of who may be receiving Academy Award nominations.





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

Source

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	theyjitterbug 2008-12-02 11:27 pm UTC (link)
	where is emile hirsch?!? (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	waterylights 2008-12-02 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	he was fantastic in milk, omg. such a warm and endearing portrayal (Reply to this) (Parent)

(no subject) - hockeychick57, 2008-12-03 01:23 am UTC (Expand)

(no subject) - ilovethemovies, 2008-12-03 05:18 am UTC (Expand)

(no subject) - bonjoursalut, 2008-12-03 07:50 am UTC (Expand)

	fabiola91 2008-12-02 11:27 pm UTC (link)
	MICHELLE WILLIAMS! (Reply to this)

	bananasnrum 2008-12-02 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	Yay MILK and JAMES FRANCO! Yay Frozen River!!!!!!!! I can't believe the kid from it got nominated... still awesome though. (Reply to this)

	helpme__rhonda 2008-12-02 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	i haven't seen any of these yet :( (Reply to this)

	kris_munroe 2008-12-02 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	i want to see rachel getting married. i wanna try once again to see if i'd like hathaway this time (Reply to this)

	_xxtom 2008-12-02 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	Boring people lol (Reply to this)

	lroche_nf 2008-12-02 11:30 pm UTC (link)
	I think Anne Hathaway and Sean Penn will be big Oscar contenders this year. Of course I think Sean Penn is a contender every year as he is brilliant. (Reply to this)

	rtroprncss 2008-12-02 11:30 pm UTC (link)
	Has anyone seen Ballast? The trailer intrigues me. (Reply to this)

	finchburg 2008-12-02 11:30 pm UTC (link)
	Is Slumdog not indie enough? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ky02121 2008-12-03 12:12 am UTC (link)
	It has to be an American made film. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	amateur_photog 2008-12-02 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	Still no Wackness love. brbcutting (Reply to this) (Thread)

	bananasnrum 2008-12-03 12:43 am UTC (link)
	It got a screenplay nom. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	hungryandhot 2008-12-02 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	i fucking love awards season. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	waterylights 2008-12-02 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	haha me too i can't wait for the oscar nom list to come out, omg (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

(no subject) - hungryandhot, 2008-12-02 11:38 pm UTC (Expand)

(no subject) - waterylights, 2008-12-02 11:46 pm UTC (Expand)

(no subject) - truthofthewords, 2008-12-03 12:03 am UTC (Expand)

	msofarc 2008-12-02 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	Never heard of The Hurt Locker but I wanna see Wendy and Lucy. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	blasphemousrmrs 2008-12-03 02:42 pm UTC (link)
	LOL that's another JFranco's gif I can stare at (Reply to this) (Parent)

	waterylights 2008-12-02 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	some of these are a little wtf yay for milk, though (Reply to this)

	ichdontthinkso 2008-12-02 11:41 pm UTC (link)
	I need to see Rachel Getting Married 'cause I can't really understand the concept of Anne Hathaway being nominated for an award for her acting. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	fogandpearls 2008-12-02 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	lol mte idgi at alllllllll (Reply to this) (Parent)

(no subject) - waterylights, 2008-12-02 11:46 pm UTC (Expand)

(no subject) - londonsky, 2008-12-03 12:02 am UTC (Expand)

(no subject) - stellamccartley, 2008-12-03 12:02 am UTC (Expand)

(no subject) - stellamccartley, 2008-12-03 12:02 am UTC (Expand)

(no subject) - bananasnrum, 2008-12-03 12:44 am UTC (Expand)

(no subject) - ilovethemovies, 2008-12-03 05:20 am UTC (Expand)

	fogandpearls 2008-12-02 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	if anne hathaway wins an oscar i will be SO ANGRY WITH THE WORLD (Reply to this) (Thread)

	stellamccartley 2008-12-03 12:00 am UTC (link)
	listen i hate that cow so much but have you seen her performance in that movie? i don't like admitting it but she was good (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ahkna 2008-12-02 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	Sandra, please leave Grey's Anatomy and go back to making awesome movies full time. I miss you. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	truthofthewords 2008-12-03 12:04 am UTC (link)
	iawtc. she is so much better than that shitty show (Reply to this) (Parent)

	hearty_chili 2008-12-02 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	tbh i thought emile hirsch and especially josh brolin were better in milk (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	waterylights 2008-12-02 11:47 pm UTC (link)
	ia, i love franco but i think he was outshone by brolin and hirsch (Reply to this) (Parent)

(no subject) - ilovethemovies, 2008-12-03 05:22 am UTC (Expand)

	light_inaugust 2008-12-02 11:49 pm UTC (link)
	I can't wait for The Wrestler. After watching the trailer with the SPRINGSTEEN song in the background, I'm in love. Edited at 2008-12-02 11:49 pm UTC (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	lasamy 2008-12-03 12:34 am UTC (link)
	that song omg ♥ it should get an Oscar nomination, dammit (Reply to this) (Parent)

(no subject) - ilovethemovies, 2008-12-03 05:21 am UTC (Expand)

(no subject) - light_inaugust, 2008-12-03 06:43 pm UTC (Expand)

	gimmeachipwich 2008-12-02 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	i just came in here because i saw jason bateman's name, tbh. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	waterylights 2008-12-03 12:01 am UTC (link)
	lmao it's the only reason this post caught my attention tbh, though i do love movie award nom posts (Reply to this) (Parent)

(no subject) - miss_ania, 2008-12-03 01:32 am UTC (Expand)

	stellamccartley 2008-12-03 12:00 am UTC (link)
	ok rachel getting married was just ok...it shouldn't be nominated for anything (Reply to this)

	stellamccartley 2008-12-03 12:00 am UTC (link)
	ALSO WHERE IS MERYL STREEP (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	waterylights 2008-12-03 12:02 am UTC (link)
	seriously (Reply to this) (Parent)

(no subject) - gimmeachipwich, 2008-12-03 12:02 am UTC (Expand)

	crackmonkeygirl 2008-12-03 12:05 am UTC (link)
	Richard Jenkins was superb in The Visitor. (Reply to this)

	does this mean chumpthreads 2008-12-03 12:21 am UTC (link)
	James Franco Oscar nom confirmed? (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	Re: does this mean hockeychick57 2008-12-03 01:25 am UTC (link)
	no..i'd be really, really surprised. brolin will get it over him i think. (Reply to this) (Parent)

Re: does this mean - stellamccartley, 2008-12-03 01:32 am UTC (Expand)

Re: does this mean - blasphemousrmrs, 2008-12-03 02:45 pm UTC (Expand)

	rockonlily 2008-12-03 01:13 am UTC (link)
	I fucking hated Rachel Getting Married. What a bloated, self-involved, lame-ass piece of shit it was. (Reply to this)

	accordion 2008-12-03 01:49 am UTC (link)
	Was Rachel Getting Married really that good? The Oscars better cool it with the Anne Hathaway love. This has to be Kate Winslet's year. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ilovethemovies 2008-12-03 05:21 am UTC (link)
	it was good. but i SO fucking agree. kate winslet ...it's time for YOU girl! (Reply to this) (Parent)

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