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 "Carol," about a young New York woman who falls in love with
an older married woman, will contend for best feature, the top
Spirit prize, alongside "Spotlight," the stop-motion film "Anomalisa,"
"Beasts of No Nation," and "Tangerine," which is about
transgender sex workers.
The filmmakers for all five films are nominated for best
director, as well as David Robert Mitchell for the hit horror
film "It Follows."
The Spirit Awards bestow honors on the best achievements in
independent movies made for up to $20 million.
The Spirit Awards often recognize films that become Oscars
front-runners. The black comedy "Birdman" and drama "12 Years a
Slave" both won a Spirit in the past two years and went on to
win the best picture Oscar.
"Carol" actresses Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara will contend
for the best female lead, a rare occurrence for the stars of the
same film. They will be up against Brie Larson for "Room," Bel
Powley for "The Diary of a Teenage Girl" and transgender actress
Kitana Kiki Rodriguez for "Tangerine."
"Spotlight" features an all-star cast including Michael Keaton
and Mark Ruffalo and recounts how Boston Globe journalists broke
the tale of widespread sex abuse within the Catholic Church.
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The movie will receive the Robert Altman award, an annual accolade
given to a film's ensemble cast, casting director and director. It
also was nominated for best screenplay and editing.
"Beasts of No Nation," Netflix Inc's first original film production,
also landed nominations for best cinematography, best male lead for
newcomer Abraham Attah and best supporting male for Idris Elba.
Attah will compete against Christopher Abbott for "James White," Ben
Mendelsohn for "Mississippi Grind," Jason Segel for "The End of the
Tour" and Koudous Seihon for "Mediterranea."
The Spirit Awards ceremony will be held in California's Santa Monica
beach city on Feb. 27, the day before the Oscars ceremony.
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Jill Serjeant and Bill
Trott)
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