Nominations for the 31st Film Independent Spirit Awards were announced today, and the stop motion film Anomalisa scored four major nominations.
Anomalisa picked up a nod for best feature, alongside the live-action films Beasts of No Nation, Carol, Spotlight, and Tangerine The film also received nominations for best director (Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson), best screenplay (Charlie Kaufman), and, a first for the Independent Spirit, best supporting female (Jennifer Jason Leigh).
One of the most critically-acclaimed films of the year, with a 100% rating currently on Rotten Tomatoes, Anomalisa’s nominations are notable in that they happened at an award show that doesn’t typically recognize animated filmmaking. In fact, in the award’s 30-year-history, the Independent Spirit awards have recognized only one other animated film, Richard Linklater’s Waking Life, which was nominated for best feature, director, and screenplay in 2001.
