Breakthrough Director
Zal Batmanglij for Sound of My Voice (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky for Francine (Factory 25 and The Film Sales Company)
Jason Cortlund and Julia Halperin for Now, Forager (Argot Pictures)
Antonio Méndez Esparza for Aquí y Allá (Here and There) (Torch Films)
Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Breakthrough Actor
Mike Birbiglia in Sleepwalk with Me (IFC Films)
Emayatzy Corinealdi in Middle of Nowhere (AFFRM and Participant Media)
Thure Lindhardt in Keep the Lights On (Music Box Films)
Melanie Lynskey in Hello, I Must Be Going (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Quvenzhané Wallis in Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You
Kid-Thing
David Zellner, director; Nathan Zellner, Producer
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
Terence Nance, director; Terence Nance, Andrew Corkin, James Bartlett, producers
Red Flag
Alex Karpovsky, director; Alex Karpovsky, Michael Bowes, producers
Sun Don’t Shine
Amy Seimetz, director; Kim Sherman, Amy Seimetz, producers
Tiger Tail in Blue
Frank V. Ross, director; Adam Donaghey, Drew Durepos, producers
Also, for the second consecutive year, IFP is proud present the euphoria Calvin Klein Spotlight on Women Filmmakers ‘Live the Dream’ grant, a $25,000 cash award for an alumna of IFP’s Independent Filmmaker Labs. This grant aims to further the careers of emerging women directors by supporting the completion, distribution and audience engagement strategies of their first feature film.
The nominees are:
Leah Meyerhoff, director, I BELIEVE IN UNICORNS
Stacie Passon, director, CONCUSSION
Visra Vichit Vadakan, KARAOKE GIRL
6 Comments
shelly | October 19, 2012 1:33 PM
Nothing is lamer than the crappy non-acting of Mark Duplass getting recognized twice?!? What has happened to the IFP? Do you just want to hang out with someone you think is cool?
At least they got not naming Beasts for Best picture right. Racist claptrap propaganda that has as much subtlety as Little Miss Sunshine.
Drew | October 19, 2012 11:55 AM
I find it interesting that you're so butthurt about the latest indie-boy-wonder losing out on a best film nom, you feel the need to basically *blame* it on Karina Longworth, as if her mixed feelings about the film could be the only possible explanation. She was one of *five* judges - do you think she was the only one who didn't rate Beasts so highly?; moreover, did it ever occur to you that The Loneliest Planet might be a better film?* SACRILEGE, I know; but given its critic's average for festival screenings (Locarno, Toronto, Telluride, New York) is A-, and the fact it won Best Film at AFI, perhaps you shouldn't be so quick to write it off? Particularly as it hasn't even opened in theaters yet. *(I wonder if you've even seen it, Peter?)
Howser | October 19, 2012 8:36 AM
I'll never understand the snub for the Sessions or Beasts and I've long stopped reading Longworth's reviews
Faith | October 18, 2012 3:06 PM
On what crack is Melanie Lynskey a "breakthrough" actor? Unless they time traveled back nearly two decades... She had a prominent supporting role in "Win/Win" JUST LAST YEAR! No matter, Quvenzhane's got that one in the bag.
Rich | October 18, 2012 11:52 AM
No "Beasts" for Best Feature or Nick Jarecki for Breakout Director for "Arbitrage"?? "The Loneliest Planet"?? Are you kidding - it was like watching paint dry.