The nominees for the 25th Annual Spirit Awards have been announced. Below is the list.

Nomination Tallies

(5) The Last Station; Precious
(4) The Messenger
(3) Amreeka; Cold Souls; Crazy Heart; (500) Days of Summer; A Serious Man; A Single Man; Sin Nombre

The Nominations

Best Feature
Amreeka
(500) Days of Summer
The Last Station
Precious
Sin Nombre
Best Director
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen – A Serious Man
Lee Daniels – Precious
Cary Joji Fukunaga – Sin Nombre
James Gray – Two Lovers
Michael Hoffman – The Last Station

Best First Feature
Crazy Heart
Easier with Practice
The Messenger
Paranormal Activity
A Single Man
John Cassavetes Award
Big Fan
Humpday
The New Year Parade
Treeless Mountain
Zero Bridge
Best Screenplay
Adventureland
(500) Days of Summer
The Messenger
The Last Station
The Vicious Kind
Best First Screenplay
Amreeka
Cold Souls
Crazy Heart
Precious
A Single Man
Best Female Lead
Maria Bello – Downloading Nancy
Nisreen Faour – Amreeka
Helen Mirren – The Last Station
Gwyneth Paltrow – Two Lovers
Gabourey Sidibe – Precious
Best Male Lead
Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
Colin Firth – A Single Man
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – (500) Days of Summer
Souleymane Sy Savane – Goodbye Solo
Adam Scott – The Vicious Kind
Best Supporting Female
Dina Korzun – Cold Souls
Mo’Nique – Precious
Samantha Morton – The Messenger
Natalie Press – Fifty Dead Men Walking
Mia Wasikowska – That Evening Sun
Best Supporting Male
Jemaine Clement – Gentlemen Broncos
Woody Harrelson – The Messenger
Christian McKay – Me and Orson Welles
Raymond McKinnon – That Evening Sun
Christopher Plummer – The Last Station
Best Foreign Film
An Education – UK/France
Everlasting Moments – Sweden
The Maid – Chile
Mother – South Korea
Un Prophète – France
Best Documentary
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Food, Inc.
More Than a Game
October Country
Which Way Home
Best Cinematography
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Cold Souls
A Serious Man
Sin Nombre
Treeless Mountain
Piaget Producers Award
Karin Chien – The Exploding Girl, Santa Mesa
Larry Fessenden – I Sell the Dead, The House of the Devil
Dia Sokol – Beeswax, Nights & Weekends
Acura Someone to Watch Award
Kyle Patrick Alvarez – Easier with Practice
Asiel Norton – Redland
Tariq Tapa – Zero Bridge
Truer Than Fiction Award
Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
45365
El General
Robert Altman Award
A Serious Man