The nominations for the 27th Annual Independent Spirit Awards were announced this morning with The Artist and Take Shelter each nabbing five nominations. In addition to The Artist and Take Shelter, Drive, 50/50, The Descendants, and Beginners will duke it …

The SXSW film festival announced their 2011 award winners and instantly made Natural Selection a film to watch out for.  The indie dramedy took home 7 awards including both the audience and jury awards for Best Narrative Feature, Best Director …