‘Birdman,’ ‘Nightcrawler,’ ‘Selma’ lead indie Spirit Award nominations

Alejándro G. Iñárritu’s “Birdman� dominated the nominations Tuesday for the 30^th Film Independent Spirit Awards, earning six -- for best film, director, lead actor for Michael Keaton, supporting actor for Edward Norton and supporting actress for Emma Stone.

Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood� earned five nominations: best film, director, editing, supporting actor for Ethan Hawke and supporting actress for Patricia Arquette.

Also earning five nominations were Dan Gilroy’s “Nightcrawler� and Ava DuVernay’s “Selma.� The former is up for best first feature, screenplay, editing, lead actor for Jake Gyllenhaal and supporting actor for Riz Ahmed. “Selma� is up for film, director, cinematography, lead actor for David Oyelowo and supporting actress for Carmen Ejogo.

Rounding out the best-feature nominees with “Birdman� (full title “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),� “Boyhood� and “Selma� are “Love Is Strange� and “Whiplash.�

Joining DuVernay, Iñárritu and Linklater in the best director category are Damien Chazelle for “Whiplash� and David Zellner for “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter.�

Vying with Gyllenhaal, Keaton and Oyelowo for lead actor are Andre Benjamin for “Jimi: All Is By My Side� and John Lithgow for “Love Is Strange.�

Lead-actress nominations went to Marion Cotillard for “The Immigrant,� Rinko Kikuchi for “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter,� Julianne Moore for “Still Alice,� Jenny Slate for “Obvious Child� and Tilda Swinton for “Only Lovers Left Alive.�

Besides Arquette, Stone and Ejogo, supporting-actress nominations went to Jessica Chastain for “A Most Violent Year� and Andrea Suarez Paz for “Stand Clear of the Closing Doors.�

Joining Hawke, Norton and Ahmed in the supporting-actor category are Alfred Molina for “Love Is Strange� and J.K. Simmons for “Whiplash.�

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Inherent Vice� was named recipient of the Robert Altman Award, which is given to the film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast, and Bennett Miller’s “Foxcatcher� received a Special Distinction Award for its “uniqueness of vision, honesty of direction and screenwriting, superb acting and achievement on every level of filmmaking.�

The Spirit Awards will be announced at a luncheon ceremony on the beach in Santa Monica on Feb. 21, the day before the Academy Awards.

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