The nominations for the 2013 Independent Spirit Awards have been announced, and Oscar hopefuls Silver Linings Playbook and Moonrise Kingdom lead the pack. Both films picked up nominations for Best Feature, Director, and Screenplay with Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper landing acting noms for SLP and Bruce Willis garnering a swell Best Supporting Actor nomination for his work in Moonrise Kingdom. Beasts of the Southern Wild, Bernie, and Keep the Lights On round out the Best Feature nominees, while The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Safety Not Guaranteed were singled out for the Best First Feature award. Also, Matthew McConaughey pulled double nominations for his stellar work in this year’s Magic Mike and Killer Joe, landing a Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor nod, respectively. Notably shut out of the race entirely was Leos Carax's critically-lauded Holy Motors.
Hit the jump to check out the full list of nominations. The winners of the 2013 Spirit Awards will be announced on Saturday, February 23, 2013.
Best Feature
Best Director
- Wes Anderson – Moonrise Kingdom
- Julia Loktev – The Loneliest Planet
- David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
- Ira Sachs – Keep the Lights On
Best Screenplay
- Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola – Moonrise Kingdom
- Zoe Kazan – Ruby Sparks
- Martin McDonagh – Seven Psychopaths
- David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
- Ira Sachs – Keep the Lights On
Best First Feature
- Fill the Void
- Gimme the Loot
- Safety Not Guaranteed
- Sound of My Voice
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Best First Screenplay
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- Derek Connolly – Safety Not Guaranteed
- Christopher Ford – Robot & Frank
- Rashida Jones & Will McCormack – Celeste and Jesse Forever
- Jonathan Lisecki – Gayby
John Cassavetes Award for films made under $500,000
- Breakfast with Curtis
- Middle of Nowhere
- Mosquita y Mari
- Starlet
- The Color Wheel
Best Female Lead
- Linda Cardellini – Return
- Emayatzy Carinealdi – Middle of Nowhere
- Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
- Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead – Smashed
Best Male Lead
- Jack Black – Bernie
- Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
- John Hawkes – The Sessions
- Thure Lindhardt – Keep the Lights On
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- Wendell Pierce – Four
Best Supporting Female
- Rosemarie DeWitt – Your Sister’s Sister
- Ann Dowd – Compliance
- Helen Hunt – The Sessions
- Brit Marling – Sound of My Voice
- Lorraine Toussaint – Middle of Nowhere
Best Supporting Male
- Matthew McConaughey – Magic Mike
- David Oyelowo – Middle of Nowhere
- Michael Pena – End of Watch
- Sam Rockwell – Seven Psychopaths
- Bruce Willis – Moonrise Kingdom
Best Cinematography
- Yoni Brook – Valley of Saints
- Lol Crawley – Here
- Ben Richardson – Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Roman Vasyanov – End of Watch
- Robert Yeoman – Moonrise Kingdom
Best Documentary
- How to Survive a Plague
- Mariana Abramovic: The Artist Is Present
- The Central Park Five
- The Invisible War
- The Waiting Room
Best International Film
- Amour – France
- Once Upon a Time in Anatolia – Turkey
- Rust and Bone – France/Belgium
- Sister – Switzerland
- War Witch – Democratic Republic of Congo
Robert Altman Award for Ensemble
- Starlet