2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards

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Best Feature 

WINNER 12 Years a Slave (2013)

Other Nominees: 
All Is Lost (2013) 
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Nebraska (2013)

Best Director 

WINNER Steve McQueen for 12 Years a Slave (2013) 

Other Nominees: 
Shane Carruth for Upstream Color (2013) 
J.C. Chandor for All Is Lost (2013) 
Jeff Nichols for Mud (2012) 
Alexander Payne for Nebraska (2013) 

Best First Feature 

WINNER Fruitvale Station (2013): Ryan Coogler 

Other Nominees: 
Blue Caprice (2013): Alexandre Moors, Kim Jackson, Brian O'Carroll, Isen Robbins, Will Rowbotham, Ron Simons, Stephen Tedeschi, Aimee Schoof 
Concussion (2013): Stacie Passon, Rose Troche 
Una noche (2012): Lucy Mulloy, Sandy Pérez Águila, Yunior Santiago, Daniel Mulloy 
Wadjda (2012): Haifaa Al-Mansour, Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul 

Best Female Lead 

WINNER Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine (2013) 

Other Nominees: 
Julie Delpy for Before Midnight (2013) 
Gaby Hoffmann for Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus and 2012 (2013) 
Brie Larson for Short Term 12 (2013) 
Shailene Woodley for The Spectacular Now (2013) 

Best Male Lead 

WINNER Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club (2013) 

Other Nominees: 
Chiwetel Ejiofor for 12 Years a Slave (2013) 
Bruce Dern for Nebraska (2013) 
Oscar Isaac for Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) 
Michael B. Jordan for Fruitvale Station (2013) 
Robert Redford for All Is Lost (2013) 

Best Supporting Female 

WINNER Lupita Nyong'o for 12 Years a Slave (2013) 

Other Nominees: 
Melonie Diaz for Fruitvale Station (2013) 
Sally Hawkins for Blue Jasmine (2013) 
Yolonda Ross for Go for Sisters (2013) 
June Squibb for Nebraska (2013) 

Best Supporting Male 

WINNER Jared Leto for Dallas Buyers Club (2013) 

Other Nominees: 
Michael Fassbender for 12 Years a Slave (2013) 
Will Forte for Nebraska (2013) 
James Gandolfini for Enough Said (2013) 
Lakeith Lee Stanfield for Short Term 12 (2013) 

Best Screenplay 

WINNER 12 Years a Slave (2013): John Ridley 

Other Nominees: 
Blue Jasmine (2013): Woody Allen 
Before Midnight (2013): Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke 
Enough Said (2013): Nicole Holofcener 
The Spectacular Now (2013): Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber 

Best First Screenplay 

WINNER Nebraska (2013): Bob Nelson 

Other Nominees: 
In a World... (2013): Lake Bell 
Don Jon (2013): Joseph Gordon-Levitt 
Afternoon Delight (2013): Jill Soloway 
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013): Michael Starrbury 

Best Cinematography 

WINNER 12 Years a Slave (2013): Sean Bobbitt 

Other Nominees: 
Spring Breakers (2012): Benoît Debie 
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013): Bruno Delbonnel 
All Is Lost (2013): Frank G. DeMarco 
Computer Chess (2013): Matthias Grunsky 

Best International Film 

WINNER La vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013)

Other Nominees: 
Tian zhu ding (2013): 
Zhangke Jia Gloria (2013/II)
La grande bellezza (2013)
Jagten (2012)

Best Documentary 

WINNER Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013)

Other Nominees: 
After Tiller (2013)
Gideon's Army (2013)
The Act of Killing (2012)
Al midan (2013) 

John Cassavetes Award 

WINNER This Is Martin Bonner (2013)

Other Nominees: 
Computer Chess (2013)
Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus and 2012 (2013)
Museum Hours (2012)
Pit Stop (2013)

Truer Than Fiction Award 

WINNER Let the Fire Burn (2013)

Other Nominees: 
A River Changes Course (2013)
Manakamana (2013)

Someone to Watch Award 

WINNER Newlyweeds (2013): Shaka King 

Other Nominees: 
My Sister's Quinceanera (2013): Aaron Douglas Johnston 
The Foxy Merkins (2013): Madeleine Olnek 

Producers Award 

WINNER Toby Halbrooks, James M. Johnston 

Other Nominees: 
Jacob Jaffke 
Andrea Roa 
Frederick Thornton 

Robert Altman Award 

WINNER Mud (2012): Jeff Nichols, Francine Maisler, Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Sam Shepard, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, Michael Shannon, Joe Don Baker, Paul Sparks, Bonnie Sturdivant 

Best Editing 

WINNER Short Term 12 (2013): Nat Sanders 

Other Nominees: 
Museum Hours (2012): Marc Vives, Jem Cohen 
Upstream Color (2013): Shane Carruth, David Lowery 
Frances Ha (2012): Jennifer Lame 
Una noche (2012): Cindy Lee