The nominations for the 25th Anniversary Spirit Awards were announced earlier today in Los Angeles. Celebrating the best in Independent film, the ceremony will take place on March 5th in Downtown LA, and they will be broadcast at 8:00 pm PST on IFC. Here is the official list of nominees:

BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer)


(500) Days Of Summer: Producers: Mason Novick, Jessica Tuchinsky, Mark Waters, Steven J. Wolfe

Amreeka: Producers: Paul Barkin, Christina Piovesan

Precious Producers: Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness

Sin Nombre: Producer: Amy Kaufman

The Last Station: Producers: Bonnie Arnold, Chris Curling, Jens Meuer

BEST DIRECTOR


Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, A Serious Man"
Lee Daniels, Precious
Cary Joji Fukunaga, 
Sin Nombre
James Gray, Two Lovers"
Michael Hoffman, The Last Station

BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)


A Single Man: Director: Tom Ford, Producers: Tom Ford, Andrew Miano, Robert Salerno, Chris Weitz

Crazy Heart: Director: Scott Cooper, Producers: T Bone Burnett, Judy Cairo, Rob Carliner, Scott Cooper, Robert Duvall

Easier With Practice: Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Producer: Cookie Carosella

Paranormal Activity: Director: Oren Peli, Producer: Jason Blum, Oren Peli

The Messenger: Director: Oren Moverman, Producers: Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee, Zach Miller

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD 
(Given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer)


Big Fan: Writer/Director: Robert Siegel; Producers: Elan Bogarin, Jean Kouremetis

Humpday: Writer/Director/Producer: Lynn Sheldon

The New Year Parade: Writer/Director: Tom Quinn; Producers: Steve Beal, Tom Quinn

Treeless Mountain: Writer/Director: So Yong Kim; Producers: Bradley Rust Gray, Ben Howe, So Yong Kim, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy

Zero Bridge: Writer/Director: Tariq Tapa; Producers: Josee Lajoie, Hilal Ahmed Langoo, Tariq Tapa

BEST SCREENPLAY


Alessandro Camon, Oren Moverman, The Messenger

Michael Hoffman, The Last Station
Lee Toland Krieger, The Vicious Kind

Greg Mottola, Adventureland
Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, (500) Days Of Summer

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY


Sophie Barthes, Cold Souls"
Scott Cooper, Crazy Heart
Cherien Dabis, Amreeka

Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious
Tom Ford, David Scearce, A Single Man

BEST FEMALE LEAD


Maria Bello, Downloading Nancy
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Gwentyth Paltrow, Two Lovers"
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

Nisreen Faour, Amreeka


BEST MALE LEAD


Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Colin Firth, A Single Man

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (500) Days Of Summer
Souléymane Sy Savané, Goodbye Solo
Adam Scott, The Vicious Kind

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE


Dina Korzun, Cold Souls
Mo'Nique, Precious
Samantha Morton, The Messenger"
Natalie Press, Fifty Dead Men Walking
Mia Wasikowska, That Evening Sun

BEST SUPPORTING MALE


Jemaine Clement, Gentleman Broncos
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger

Christian McKay, Me and Orson Welles"
Raymond McKinnon, That Evening Sun
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY


Roger Deakins, A Serious Man
Adriano Goldman, Sin Nombre"
Anne Misawa, Treeless Mountain"
Andrij Parekh, Cold Souls

Peter Zeitlinger, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director)


Anvil! The Story of Anvil: Director: Sacha Gervasi

Food, Inc.: Director: Robert Kenner

More Than a Game: Director: Kristopher Belman

October Country: Directors: Donal Mosher, Michael Palmieri

Which Way Home: Director: Rebecca Cammisa

BEST FOREIGN FILM (Award given to the director)


A Prophet: (France), Director: Jacques Audiard

An Education: (UK/France), Director: Lone Scherfig

Everlasting Moments: (Sweden), Director: Jan Troell

Mother: (South Korea), Director: Bong Joon-Ho

The Maid: (Chile), Director: Sebastian Silva

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
(Given to one film's director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)



A Serious Man: Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
, Casting Directors: Ellen Chenoweth, Rachel Tenner
, Cast: Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus, Michael Stuhlbarg, Aaron Wolff

PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD


Karin Chien, The Exploding Girl, Santa Mesa"
Larry Fessenden, I Sell the Dead, The House of the Devil

Dia Sokol, Beeswax, Nights & Weekends

SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD


Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Easier With Practice
Asiel Norton, Redland"
Tariq Tapa, Zero Bridge

TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD


Natalia Almada, El General
Jessica Oreck, Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
Bill Ross, Turner Ross, 45365

(500) Days of Summer was released July 17th, 2009 and stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend, Chloe Moretz, Matthew Gray Gubler, Clark Gregg, Patricia Belcher, Rachel Boston. The film is directed by Marc Webb.

Amreeka was released September 4th, 2009 and stars Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Jenna Kawar, Selena Haddad, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Joseph Ziegler. The film is directed by Cherien Dabis.

Precious was released November 6th, 2009 and stars Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, Stephanie Andujar, Chyna Layne. The film is directed by Lee Daniels.

Sin Nombre was released March 20th, 2009 and stars Marco Antonio Aguirre, Leonardo Alonso, Karla Cecilia Alvarado, Juan Pablo Arias Barrón, Rosalba Belén Barrón, Felipe Castro, Rosalba Quintana Cruz, Marcela Feregrino. The film is directed by Cary Fukunaga.

The Last Station was released January 15th, 2009 and stars Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren, James McAvoy, Paul Giamatti, Kerry Condon, Anne-Marie Duff, Patrick Kennedy, John Sessions. The film is directed by Michael Hoffman.

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Two Lovers was released February 13th, 2009 and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw, Moni Moshonov, Isabella Rossellini, John Ortiz, Bob Ari, Julie Budd. The film is directed by James Gray.

A Single Man was released December 11th, 2009 and stars Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult, Matthew Goode, Jon Kortajarena, Paulette Lamori, Ryan Simpkins, Ginnifer Goodwin. The film is directed by Tom Ford.

Crazy Heart was released December 16th, 2009 and stars Jeff Bridges, James Keane, Anna Felix, Paul Herman, Tom Bower, Ryan Bingham, Beth Grant, Rick Dial. The film is directed by Scott Cooper.

Easier with Practice was released in 2009 and stars Brian Geraghty, Kel O'Neill, Marguerite Moreau, Jeanette Brox, Jenna Gavigan, Katie Aselton, Lucas CorVatta, Jamie Haqqani. The film is directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez.

Paranormal Activity was released September 25th, 2009 and stars Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs, Amber Armstrong, Ashley Palmer, Crystal Cartwright, Randy McDowell, James Piper. The film is directed by Oren Peli.

The Messenger was released November 13th, 2009 and stars Ben Foster, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker, Woody Harrelson, Yaya DaCosta, Portia, Lisa Joyce, Steve Buscemi. The film is directed by Oren Moverman.

Big Fan was released August 28th, 2009 and stars Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Rapaport, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Gino Cafarelli, Matt Servitto, Serafina Fiore, Polly Humphreys. The film is directed by Robert D. Siegel.

Humpday was released July 24th, 2009 and stars Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, Alycia Delmore, Lynn Shelton, Trina Willard. The film is directed by Lynn Shelton.

Treeless Mountain was released April 22nd, 2009 and stars Chae Gil Byung, Jung Gil Ja, Shin Hyun Je, Kim Mi Jung, Hee-yeon Kim, Mi-hyang Kim, Song-hee Kim, Soo-ah Lee. The film is directed by So Yong Kim.

The Vicious Kind was released December 11th, 2009 and stars Adam Scott, Brittany Snow, Alex Frost, J.K. Simmons, Vittorio Brahm, Bill Buell, Alysia Reiner, Kate Krieger. The film is directed by Lee Toland Krieger.

Adventureland was released April 3rd, 2009 and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kelsey Ford, Michael Zegen, Ryan McFarland, Jack Gilpin, Wendie Malick, Matt Bush, Todd Cioppa. The film is directed by Greg Mottola.

Cold Souls was released August 7th, 2009 and stars Paul Giamatti, Armand Schultz, Michael Tucker, Dina Korzun, Ted Koch, Oksana Lada, Natalia Zvereva, Lauren Ambrose. The film is directed by Sophie Barthes.

Downloading Nancy was released June 5th, 2009 and stars Maria Bello, Jason Patric, Rufus Sewell, Amy Brenneman, David Brown, Matthew Harrison, Sunny Doench, Michael Nyqvist. The film is directed by Johan Renck.

Goodbye Solo was released March 27th, 2009 and stars Souleymane Sy Savane, Red West, Diana Franco Galindo, Lane Williams, Mamadou Lam, Carmen Leyva, Peter N. Anyieth, Jim Babel. The film is directed by Ramin Bahrani.

Fifty Dead Men Walking was released August 21st, 2009 and stars Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess, Kevin Zegers, Natalie Press, Rose McGowan, Tom Collins, William Houston, Michael McElhatton. The film is directed by Kari Skogland.

That Evening Sun was released November 6th, 2009 and stars Hal Holbrook, Ray McKinnon, Walton Goggins, Mia Wasikowska, Carrie Preston, Barry Corbin, Dixie Carter, Barlow Jacobs. The film is directed by Scott Teems.

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Me and Orson Welles was released November 25th, 2009 and stars Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Ben Chaplin, Zoe Kazan, Eddie Marsan, Kelly Reilly, James Tupper. The film is directed by Richard Linklater.

A Serious Man was released October 2nd, 2009 and stars Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Sari Lennick, Aaron Wolff, Jessica McManus, Peter Breitmayer, Brent Braunschweig. The film is directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen.

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans was released November 20th, 2009 and stars Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk, Xzibit, Shawn Hatosy, Jennifer Coolidge, Tom Bower. The film is directed by Werner Herzog.

Anvil! the Story of Anvil was released April 10th, 2009 and stars Tiziana Arrigoni, Kevin Goocher, Glenn Gyorffy, William Howell, Nigel Hudson, Steve Kudlow, Lemmy, Robb Reiner. The film is directed by Sacha Gervasi.

Food, Inc. was released June 12th, 2009 and stars Gary Hirshberg, Michael Pollan, Troy Roush, Joel Salatin, Eric Schlosser. The film is directed by Robert Kenner.

More Than a Game was released October 2nd, 2009 and stars LeBron James, Dru Joyce, Romeo Travis, Sian Cotton, Willie McGee. The film is directed by Kristopher Belman.

A Prophet was released February 12th, 2010 and stars Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Hichem Yacoubi, Reda Kateb, Jean-Philippe Ricci, Gilles Cohen, Antoine Basler. The film is directed by Jacques Audiard.

An Education was released October 9th, 2009 and stars Carey Mulligan, Olivia Williams, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, William Melling, Connor Catchpole, Matthew Beard, Peter Sarsgaard. The film is directed by Lone Scherfig.

Everlasting Moments was released March 6th, 2009 and stars Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt, Jesper Christensen, Callin Öhrvall, Nellie Almgren, Birte Heribertsson, Ghita Nørby, Amanda Ooms. The film is directed by Jan Troell.

Mother was released March 12th, 2010 and stars Hye-ja Kim, Bin Won, Ku Jin, Yoon Jae-Moon, Mi-sun Jun, Young-Suck Lee, Sae-Beauk Song, Mun-hee Na. The film is directed by Joon-ho Bong.

The Maid was released October 16th, 2009 and stars Catalina Saavedra, Claudia Celedón, Alejandro Goic, Andrea García-Huidobro, Mariana Loyola, Agustín Silva, Darok Orellana, Sebastián La Rivera. The film is directed by Sebastián Silva.

I Sell the Dead was released August 7th, 2009 and stars Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman, Larry Fessenden, Angus Scrimm, John Speredakos, Eileen Colgan, Brenda Cooney, Daniel Manche. The film is directed by Glenn McQuaid.

The House of the Devil was released October 30th, 2009 and stars Jocelin Donahue, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov, Greta Gerwig, AJ Bowen, Dee Wallace, Heather Robb, Darryl Nau. The film is directed by Ti West.

Beeswax was released August 7th, 2009 and stars Tilly Hatcher, Maggie Hatcher, Alex Karpovsky, Katy O'Connor, David Zellner, Kyle Henry, S.J. Anderson, Anne Dodge. The film is directed by Andrew Bujalski.

Nights and Weekends was released October 10th, 2008 and stars Greta Gerwig, Joe Swanberg, Jay Duplass, Elizabeth Donius, Lynn Shelton, Kent Osborne, Alison Bagnall, Ellen Stagg. The film is directed by Greta Gerwig, Joe Swanberg.