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22nd Independent Spirit Awards
The 22nd Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films of 2006, were presented on February 24, 2007. The nominations were announced on November 28, 2006. Sarah Silverman returned as host for the second consecutive year. Winners and nominees Films with multiple nominations and awards Special awards Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award, John Cassavetes Award ''Quinceañera (film), Quinceañera'' * ''12 and Holding'' * ''Chalk (film), Chalk'' * ''Four Eyed Monsters'' * ''Old Joy'' Truer Than Fiction Award Adele Horne – ''The Tailenders'' * Eric Daniel Metzgar – ''The Chances of the World Changing'' * A. J. Schnack – ''Kurt Cobain: About a Son'' Producers Award Howard Gertler and Tim Perell – ''Pizza (2005 film), Pizza'' and ''Shortbus'' * Julie Lynn – ''10 Items or Less (film), 10 Items or Less'' and ''Nine Lives (2005 film), Nine Lives'' * Alex Orlovsky and Jamie Patricof – ''Half Nelson (film), Half Nelson'' and ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. She first rose to prominence for her brief stint as a writer and cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' during its 19th season, between 1993 and 1994. She then starred in and produced '' The Sarah Silverman Program'', which ran from 2007 to 2010 on Comedy Central. For her work on the program, Silverman was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She has also acted in television projects such as '' Mr. Show'' and '' V.I.P.'' and starred in films, including '' Who's the Caboose?'' (1997), ''School of Rock'' (2003), '' Take This Waltz'' (2011), '' A Million Ways to Die in the West'' (2014), and '' Battle of the Sexes'' (2017). She also voiced Vanellope von Schweetz in ''Wreck-It Ralph'' (2012), and ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' (2018). For her lead role in '' I Smile Back'' (2015) she was nominated for a Scre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
American Gun (2005 Film)
''American Gun'' is a 2005 American crime drama film produced by Participant Productions, IFC Films, IFC First Take, and Spirit Dance Entertainment. It was written in 2001 by Steven Bagatourian and Aric Avelino and directed by Avelino as his directorial debut. Avelino attended Loyola Marymount University and made the film with many LMU alumni, including producer Ted Kroeber. The film took two and a half years to finance. The central idea came from a " Column One" article in the ''Los Angeles Times''. In addition, the writers were influenced by a friend from the Chicago school district who related stories about how students brought guns to school, not to use them on campus, but because of the dangerous neighborhoods they live in or walk through to attend classes. Avelino was very appreciative of the directorial advice of Forest Whitaker, one of the film's producers. The first actress attached to the project was Marcia Gay Harden. Premise ''American Gun'' centers around three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aaron Eckhart
Aaron Edward Eckhart (born March 12, 1968) is an American actor. Born in Cupertino, California, Eckhart moved to the United Kingdom at an early age. He began his acting career by performing in school plays, before moving to Australia for his high school senior year. He left high school without graduating, but earned a diploma through a professional education course, and then graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in film. As an undergraduate at BYU, Eckhart met director and writer Neil LaBute, who cast Eckhart in several of LaBute's original plays. Five years later Eckhart made a debut as an unctuous, sociopathic womanizer in LaBute's black comedy film '' In the Company of Men'' (1997), followed by appearances in three more of the director's films. Eckhart gained wide recognition as George in ''Erin Brockovich'' (2000), and, in 2006, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Nick Naylor in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ryan Gosling
Ryan Thomas Gosling ( ; born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor. His work includes both independent films and major studio features, and his accolades include a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two British Academy Film Awards. Gosling began his acting career when he was 13 on Disney Channel's '' The All New Mickey Mouse Club'' (1993–1995), and went on to appear in other family entertainment programs, including ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1995) and '' Goosebumps'' (1996). His breakthrough role was that of a Jewish neo-Nazi in '' The Believer'' (2001), and he gained stardom in the 2004 romantic drama '' The Notebook''. He starred in the critically acclaimed independent dramas '' Half Nelson'' (2006), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor; '' Lars and the Real Girl'' (2007); and '' Blue Valentine'' (2010). In 2011, Gosling had three mainstream successes in the romantic co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Independent Spirit Award For Best Female Lead
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead was one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards to honor an actress who has delivered an outstanding lead performance in an independent film. It was first presented in 1985 with Geraldine Page being the first recipient of the award for her role as Carrie Watts in ''The Trip to Bountiful''. It was last presented in 2022 with Taylour Paige being the final recipient of the award for her role in '' Zola''. In 2022, it was announced that the four acting categories would be retired and replaced with two gender neutral categories, with both Best Male Lead and Best Female Lead merging into the Best Lead Performance category. With two wins, Frances McDormand and Julianne Moore are the most awarded females in this category, while with 4 nominations Michelle Williams is the most nominated female in this category. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple winners ;2 wins * Frances McDo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Independent Spirit Award For Best Male Lead
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead was an award presented annually at the Independent Spirit Awards to honor an actor who has delivered an outstanding lead performance in an independent film. It was first presented in 1985, with M. Emmet Walsh being the first recipient of the award for his role as Investigator Loren Visser in ''Blood Simple''. It was last presented in 2022 with Simon Rex being the final recipient of the award for his role in '' Red Rocket''. Jeff Bridges and Philip Seymour Hoffman are the only actors who have received this award more than once, with two wins each. In 2022, it was announced that the four acting categories would be retired and replaced with two gender neutral categories, with both Best Male Lead and Best Female Lead merging into the Best Lead Performance category. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple nominees ;2 nominations * Javier Bardem * Nicolas Cage * Robert Duvall * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bubble (2005 Film)
''Bubble'' is a 2005 American crime drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh about three low-paid doll factory workers, one of whom is murdered. Soderbergh also shot and edited the film under the pseudonyms Peter Andrews and Mary Ann Bernard, taken from his father's given names and his mother's maiden name, respectively. The film was shot on high-definition video. ''Bubble'' is unusual in that it had no traditional script and used only non-professional actors recruited from the Parkersburg, West Virginia and Belpre, Ohio area, where the film was shot. All lines were improvised according to an outline written by screenwriter Coleman Hough, who previously teamed with Soderbergh on '' Full Frontal''. ''Bubble'' was the first of six films Soderbergh planned to shoot and release in the same manner. The film was released simultaneously in movie theaters and on the cable/satellite TV network HDNet Movies on January 27, 2006; the DVD was released a few days later, on January 31. ''Bub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Steven Soderbergh
Steven Andrew Soderbergh ( ; born January 14, 1963) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. A pioneer of modern Independent film, independent cinema, Soderbergh later drew acclaim for formally inventive films made within the studio system. Soderbergh's directorial breakthrough, the indie drama ''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'' (1989), lifted him into the public spotlight as a notable presence in the film industry. At 26, Soderbergh became the youngest solo director to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and the film garnered worldwide commercial success, as well as Sex, Lies, and Videotape#Accolades, numerous accolades. His next five films, including the critically lauded King of the Hill (1993 film), ''King of the Hill'' (1993), found limited commercial success. He pivoted into more mainstream fare with the crime comedy ''Out of Sight'' (1998), the biopic ''Erin Brockovich (film), Erin Brockovich'' (2000) and the crime drama ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Karen Moncrieff
Karen Moncrieff (born December 20, 1963, in Sacramento, California) is an American actress, director and screenwriter. She is best known as the writer and director of critically acclaimed films ''Blue Car'' and ''The Dead Girl'' ''''. Movies she has directed have won several awards. ''The Dead Girl'' won the Deauville American Film Festival's grand prize in 2007. ''The Keeping Hours'' won the Audience Award for Fiction Feature Film at the L.A. Film Fest in 2017. Her directing credits are in both television and feature film, features, and she has acted in the soap operas ''Days of Our Lives'' and ''Santa Barbara (TV series), Santa Barbara''. In 1985, she was crowned Miss Illinois and competed in the Miss America 1986 pageant. She graduated from Rochester Adams High School in 1982. Filmography References External links * 1963 births Living people 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Sacramento, California Film producers from California American televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Anna Boden And Ryan Fleck
Anna Boden and Ryan K. Fleck are an American filmmaking duo. The duo rose to prominence for their work on the 2004 short film ''Gowanus, Brooklyn'', which earned the Grand Jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival. They went on to collaborate on the Academy Awards, Academy Award-nominated film ''Half Nelson (film), Half Nelson.'' Their film ''Sugar (2008 film), Sugar'' (2008) was honored as one of the American Film Institute Awards 2009, Top 10 for 2009 at the American Film Institute Awards; and one of the Top Independent Films at the National Board of Review Awards 2009. They are best known for writing and directing ''Captain Marvel (film), Captain Marvel,'' which grossed over $1 billion and is one of the List of highest-grossing films, highest-grossing films of all time, making Boden the first woman to direct a live-action movie that has grossed $1 billion. The duo received a Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award nomination as executive producers on the limited television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
A Prairie Home Companion (film)
''A Prairie Home Companion'' is a 2006 American musical comedy film directed by Robert Altman in his final film. It is a fictional representation of behind-the-scenes activities at the long-running public radio show of the same name. The film received mostly positive reviews and was a moderate box-office success on a small budget. The film features an ensemble cast including Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Garrison Keillor, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph, Meryl Streep, and Lily Tomlin. Plot In Saint Paul, Minnesota, the long-running live radio variety show ''A Prairie Home Companion'' prepares for what the listening audience does not know is its final broadcast. The radio station's new parent company has scheduled the show's home, the storied Fitzgerald Theater, for demolition, and dispatched "the Axeman" to judge whether to save the show. In between musical acts, and under the watchful eye of PI Guy Noir (Kevin Kline), the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman ( ; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer. He is considered an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era, known for directing subversive and satire, satirical films with overlapping dialogue and ensemble casts. Over his career he received several awards including an Academy Honorary Award, two British Academy Film Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for seven competitive Academy Awards. Altman was nominated for five Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Awards for Best Director for the war comedy ''M*A*S*H (film), M*A*S*H'' (1970), the musical film ''Nashville (film), Nashville'' (1975), the satire, Hollywood satire ''The Player (1992 film), The Player'' (1992), the dark comedy ''Short Cuts'' (1993), and the murder mystery ''Gosford Park'' (2001). He is also known for directing ''Brewster McCloud'' (1970), ''McCabe & Mrs. Miller'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
