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 "Birdman," which follows the journey of a washed-up actor as
he embarks on a theater comeback, scored a Best Actor nod for
Michael Keaton, Best Supporting Actor and Actress for Edward
Norton and Emma Stone and Best Director for Alejandro G.
Inarritu.
Fox Searchlight's "Birdman" joined four other contenders, IFC
Films' "Boyhood," Paramount Pictures' "Selma" and Sony Pictures
Classics films "Whiplash" and "Love Is Strange," for the coveted
top prize for Best Feature.
Jazz drumming drama "Whiplash," which won the top honor at the
Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and has garnered awards
buzz, landed four nominations, including Best Director for
Damien Chazelle and Best Supporting Actor for J.K. Simmons.
The Independent Spirit Awards, held at a casual luncheon on
California's Santa Monica beach the day before Hollywood's
glitzy Oscars ceremony on Feb. 21, bestows awards on the best
achievements in independent film.
The award recipients are often an indicator of Academy Award
winners, with slavery drama "12 Years a Slave" taking top honors
at both the Spirit Awards and Oscars this year.
Keaton will be up against "Nightcrawler" star Jake Gyllenhaal, "Jimi:
All Is by My Side" singer-actor Andre Benjamin, John Lithgow in
"Love Is Strange" and "Selma" actor David Oyelowo.
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 In the Best Actress race, "The Immigrant" star Marion
Cotillard will face Julianne Moore for "Still Alice," comedian
Jenny Slate for "Obvious Child," Tilda Swinton for "Only Lovers
Left Alive" and Rinko Kikuchi for "Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter."
Best Documentary nominees include Laura Poitras' Edward Snowden
film "Citizenfour," Congo environmental film "Virunga," American
Heartland narrative "Stray Dog," "20,000 Days on Earth," about
singer Nick Cave; and "The Salt of the Earth," about
photographer Sebastiao Salgado.
Directors of Sweden's "Force Majeure," Poland's "Ida," Russian
film "Leviathan," Canada's "Mommy," Philippines' "Norte, the End of
History" and "Under the Skin" from the United Kingdom will compete
for Best International Film.
"Foxcatcher," which has earned Oscar buzz for its stars Steve Carell,
Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo and director Bennett Miller, and
Paul Thomas Anderson's "Inherent Vice" were not eligible for
individual nominations, award organizers said.
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Eric Kelsey and Jonathan
Oatis)
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