Awards

The Best Actors Never Nominated For An Oscar

Spirit Awards '09: "Turn the River" Director Chris Eigeman

EDITORS NOTE: This is part of a series of interviews, conducted via email, profiling directors of films nominated for the John Cassavetes Award or Best First Feature Award at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards.

Spirit Awards ‘09: "Take Out" Director Shih-Ching Tsou

EDITORS NOTE: This is part of a series of interviews, conducted via email, profiling directors of films nominated for the John Cassavetes Award or Best First Feature Award at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards.

The Oscars Through The Years

Costume Guild Likes "Slumdog," "Duchess"

Oscar '09: "The Reader" Director Stephen Daldry

Though literary works are catnip to filmmakers, it's always dicey to reinvent one for the screen. Witness "Revolutionary Road," which will send the unwary viewer reaching for the Welbutrin, despite the best efforts of Kate and Leo, reunited for first time since the boat went down. Trouble is, what...

Spirit Awards ‘09: "Midnight Kiss" Director Alex Holdridge

EDITORS NOTE: This is part of a series of interviews, conducted via email, profiling directors of films nominated for the John Cassavetes Award or Best First Feature Award at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards.

Spirit Awards '09: "Take Out" and "Prince of Broadway" Director Sean Baker

EDITORS NOTE: This is part of a series of interviews, conducted via email, profiling directors of films nominated for the John Cassavetes Award or Best First Feature Award at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards.

Spirit Awards '09: "Afterschool" Director Antonio Campos

EDITORS NOTE: This is part of a series of interviews, conducted via email, profiling directors of films nominated for the John Cassavetes Award or Best First Feature Award at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards.