Check Out the Nominees for the 2016 Spirit Awards

Scene from Moonlight

It's that time of year again. With a little over one month of the year to go, awards season has officially launched with its first major awards ceremony. The Film Independent Spirit Awards have officially announced their nominees in all of the categories with major players like Spotlight, Jackie, and Manchester by the Sea coming out strong. The following is a list of every category and its nominees. What do you think of the results? Make sure to leave your thoughts in the comments and be sure to check out the ceremony on February 25: the day before Oscar Sunday. More information will be given as it develops.

BEST FEATURE

-American Honey

-Chronic

-Jackie

-Manchester by the Sea

-Moonlight

BEST DIRECTOR

-Andrea Arnold (American Honey)

-Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)

-Pablo Larraín (Jackie)

-Jeff Nichols (Loving)

-Kelly Reichardt (Certain Women)

BEST FIRST FEATURE

-The Childhood of a Leader

-The Fits

-Other People

-Swiss Army Man

-The Witch

BEST FEMALE LEAD

Annette Bening (20th Century Women)

Isabelle Huppert (Elle)

Sasha Lane (American Honey)

Ruth Negga (Loving)

Natalie Portman (Jackie)

BEST MALE LEAD

-Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)

-David Harewood (Free In Deed)

-Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)

-Jesse Plemons (Other People)

-Tim Roth (Chronic)

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

-Edwina Findley (Free In Deed)

-Paulina Garcia (Little Men)

-Lily Gladstone (Certain Women)

-Riley Keough (American Honey)

-Molly Shannon (Other People)

BEST SUPPORTING MALE

Ralph Fiennes (A Bigger Splash)

Ben Foster (Hell or High Water)

Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)

Shia LaBeouf (American Honey)

Craig Robinson (Morris from America)

BEST SCREENPLAY

-Moonlight

-Manchester by the Sea

-20th Century Women

-Little Men

-Hell or High Water

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

-The Witch

-Other People

-Barry

-Jean of the Joneses

-Christine

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

-Free In Deed

-The Childhood of a Leader

-The Eyes of My Mother

-Moonlight

-American Honey

BEST EDITING

-Swiss Army Man

-Manchester by the Sea

-Moonlight

-Hell or High Water

-Jackie

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD

-Moonlight

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – 

Free In Deed

Hunter Gatherer

Lovesong

Nakom

Spa Night

BEST DOCUMENTARY

-13th

-Cameraperson

-I Am Not Your Negro

-O.J.: Made in America

-Sonita

-Under the Sun

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

Aquarius (Brazil)

Chevalier (Greece)

My Golden Days (France)

Toni Erdmann (Germany and Romania)

Under the Shadow (Iran and U.K.)

20th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD

-Lisa Kjerulff

-Jordana Mollick

-Melody C. Roscher & Craig Shilowich

23rd ANNUAL KIEHL’S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD

Andrew Ahn (Spa Night)

Claire Carré (Embers)

Anna Rose Holmer (The Fits)

Ingrid Jungermann (Women Who Kill)

22nd TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD

Kristi Jacobson (Solitary)

Sara Jordenö (Kiki)

Nanfu Wang (Hooligan Sparrow)