Here are the Independent Spirit Awards nominations:
FEATURE
"American Splendor" -- Ted Hope, producer.
"In America" -- Jim Sheridan, Arthur Lappin, producers.
"Lost in Translation" -- Sofia Coppola, Ross Katz, producers.
"Raising Victor Vargas" -- Alain de la Mata, Robin O'Hara, Scott Macaulay, Peter Sollett, producers.
"Shattered Glass" -- Craig Baumgarten, Tove Christensen, Gaye Hirsch, Adam Merims, producers.
DIRECTOR
Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini -- "American Splendor"
Sofia Coppola -- "Lost in Translation"
Jim Sheridan -- "In America"
Peter Sollett -- "Raising Victor Vargas"
Gus Van Sant -- "Elephant"
SCREENPLAY
Sofia Coppola -- "Lost in Translation"
Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy and cast -- "A Mighty Wind"
Peter Hedges -- "Pieces of April"
Billy Ray -- "Shattered Glass"
Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini -- "American Splendor"
FIRST FEATURE
"Bomb the System" -- Adam Bhala Lough, director; Ben Rekhi, Sol Tryon, producers.
"House of Sand and Fog" -- Vadim Perelman, director; Michael London, Perelman, producers.
"Monster" -- Patty Jenkins, director; Mark Damon, Donald Kushner, Clark Peterson, Charlize Theron, Brad Wyman, producers.
"Quattro Noza" -- Joey Curtis, director; Fredric King, producer.
"Thirteen" -- Catherine Hardwicke, director; Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Michael London, producers.
FIRST SCREENPLAY
Catherine Hardwicke, Nikki Reed -- "Thirteen"
Patty Jenkins -- "Monster"
Thomas McCarthy -- "The Station Agent"
Karen Moncrieff -- "Blue Car"
Peter Sollett, Eva Vives -- "Raising Victor Vargas"
ACTRESS
Agnes Bruckner -- "Blue Car"
Zooey Deschanel -- "All the Real Girls"
Samantha Morton -- "In America"
Elisabeth Moss -- "Virgin"
Charlize Theron -- "Monster"
ACTOR
Peter Dinklage -- "The Station Agent"
Paul Giamatti -- "American Splendor"
Ben Kingsley -- "House of Sand and Fog"
Bill Murray -- "Lost in Translation"
Lee Pace -- "Soldier's Girl"
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Shohreh Aghdashloo -- "House of Sand and Fog"
Sarah Bolger -- "In America"
Patricia Clarkson -- "Pieces of April"
Hope Davis -- "The Secret Lives of Dentists"
Frances McDormand -- "Laurel Canyon"
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Judah Friedlander -- "American Splendor"
Troy Garity -- "Soldier's Girl"
Djimon Hounsou -- "In America"
Alessandro Nivola -- "Laurel Canyon"
Peter Sarsgaard -- "Shattered Glass"
DEBUT PERFORMANCE
Anna Kendrick -- "Camp"
Judy Marte -- "Raising Victor Vargas"
Victor Rasuk -- "Raising Victor Vargas"
Nikki Reed -- "Thirteen"
Janice Richardson -- "Anne B. Real"
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Derek Cianfrance -- "Quattro Noza"
M. David Mullen -- "Northfork"
Declan Quinn -- "In America"
Harris Savides -- "Elephant"
Mandy Walker -- "Shattered Glass"
FOREIGN FILM
"City of God" -- Fernando Meirelles, director (Brazil)
"Lilya 4-Ever" -- Lukas Moodysson, director (Denmark)
"The Magdalene Sisters" -- Peter Mullan, director (England/Ireland)
"The Triplets of Belleville" -- Sylvain Chomet, director (France)
"Whale Rider" -- Niki Caro, director (New Zealand)
DOCUMENTARY
"The Fog of War" -- Errol Morris, director
"Mayor of the Sunset Strip" -- George Hickenlooper, director
"My Architect" -- Nathaniel Kahn, director
"OT: Our Town" -- Scott Hamilton Kennedy, director
"Power Trip" -- Paul Devlin, director
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
"Anne B. Real" -- Lisa France, director; France, Antonio Macia, writers; Josselyne Herman, Luis Moro, Jeanine Rohn, producers
"Better Luck Tomorrow" -- Justin Lin, director; Ernesto M. Foronda, Lin, Fabian Marquez, writers; Julie Asato, Foronda, Lin, producers
"Pieces of April" -- Peter Hedges, writer-director; Alexis Alexanian, John S. Lyons, Gary Winick, producers
"The Station Agent" -- Thomas McCarthy, writer-director; Mary Jane Skalski, Robert May, Kathryn Tucker, producers
"Virgin" -- Deborah Kampmeier, writer-director; Sarah Schenck, producer
TURNING LEAF SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
Andrew Bujalski -- "Funny Ha Ha"
Ben Coccio -- "Zero Day"
Ryan Eslinger -- "Madness and Genius"
DIRECTV/IFC TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
Linda Goode Bryant, Laura Poitras -- "Flag Wars"
Nathaniel Kahn -- "My Architect"
Robb Moss -- "The Same River Twice"
Megan Mylan, Jon Shenk -- "Lost Boys of Sudan"
PRODUCERS AWARD
Callum Greene, Anthony Katagas --"Happy Here and Now" and "Homework"
Lauren Moews -- "Cabin Fever" and "Briar Patch"
Mary Jane Skalski --"The Station Agent" and "The Jimmy Show"
~Edwin