Birdman Leads Independent Spirit Award Nominations

Read below to find out which films were nominated and which films were left out.

The Independent Spirit Awards will be held on February 21st, 2015.

Best Feature:

• "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)"
• "Boyhood"
• "Love Is Strange"
• "Selma" 
• "Whiplash" 

Best Director:

• Damien Chazelle, "Whiplash"
• Ava DuVernay, "Selma" 
• Alejandro G. Iñárritu, "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)"
• Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"
• David Zellner, "Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter" 

Best Screenplay:

• Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, "Big Eyes"
• J.C. Chandor, "A Most Violent Year" 
• Dan Gilroy, "Nightcrawler" 
• Jim Jarmusch, "Only Lovers Left Alive"
• Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias, "Love is Strange"

Best First Feature:

• "A Girl Walks Home At Night", Ana Lily Amirpour
• "Dear White People", Justin Simien
• "Nightcrawler", Dan Gilroy
• "Obvious Child", Gillian Robespierre
• "She's Lost Control", Anja Marquardt

Best First Screenplay:

• Desiree Akhavan, "Appropriate Behavior"
• Sara Colangelo, "Little Accidents"
• Justin Lader, "The One I Love"
• Anja Marquardt, "She's Lost Control" 
• Justin Simien, "Dear White People"

Best Female Lead: 

• Marion Cotillard, "The Immigrant" 
• Rinko Kikuchi, "Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter"
• Julianne Moore, "Still Alice" 
• Jenny Slate, "Obvious Child" 
• Tilda Swinton, "Only Lovers Left Alive"

Best Male Lead:

• André Benjamin, "Jimi: All Is By My Side"
• Jake Gyllenhaal, "Nightcrawler"
• Michael Keaton, "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)"
• John Lithgow, "Love is Strange"
• David Oyelowo, "Selma" 

Best Supporting Female:

• Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"
• Jessica Chastain, "A Most Violent Year"
• Carmen Ejogo, "Selma"
• Andrea Suarez Paz, "Stand Clear of the Closing Doors"
• Emma Stone, "Birman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)"

Best Supporting Male:

• Riz Ahmed, "Nightcrawler"
• Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood"
• Alfred Molina, "Love is Strange"
• Edward Norton, "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance")
• J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash"

Best Cinematography:

• Darius Khondji, "The Immigrant"
• Emmanuel Lubezki, "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)"
• Sean Porter, "It Felt Like Love"
• Lyle Vincent, "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night"
• Bradford Young, "Selma"

Best Editing:

• Sandra Adair, "Boyhood"
• Tom Cross, "Whiplash"
• John Gilroy, "Nightcrawler"
• Ron Patane, "A Most Violent Year"
• Adam Wingard, "The Guest"