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'Precious' and 'The Last Station' lead Independent Spirit Award nominations [Updated]
'Precious' and 'The Last Station' lead Independent Spirit Award nominations [Updated]
UPDATED 9:45 a.m.: "The Last Station," a drama about the last year in the life of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, and "Precious," a harrowing tale about a pregnant African American teenager with an abusive mother, dominated Tuesday's nominations for the...
The 2010 Spirit Award nominees.
The 2010 Spirit Award nominees.
ifc.com — Filed under: Awards 12012009_thelaststation.jpg Matt Dillon and Taraji P. Henson announced the 2010 Spirit Award nominees this... morning. "The Last Station" (left), Michael Hoffman's film about the last year in the life of Leo Tolstoy, snagged five ... The 2010 Spirit Award nominees.
Precious, Last Station Score Five Indie Spirit Noms - Thompson on Hollywood
Precious, Last Station Score Five Indie Spirit Noms - Thompson on Hollywood
blogs.indiewire.com — It was amusing watching announcers Matt Dillon and Taraji Henson maul the global Independent Spirit Awards nominees... live on UStream Tuesday morning: they couldn’t wrap their tongues around many of the names. Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by ... Precious, Last Station Score Five Indie Spirit Noms - ...
Spirit Award nominations announced
Spirit Award nominations announced
hollywoodreporter.com — "The Last Station," which looks at Russian author Leo Tolstoy's final days, and "Precious," the portrait of... a troubled inner-city teenager, led the 2010 Spirit Award nominations, with five each. Both movies were nominated Tuesday morning for best ... Spirit Award nominations announced
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Breaking News: 'Precious' Scores Multiple Nominations For Indie Spirit Awards
Black Entertainment, Money, Style and Beauty Blogs - Black Voices — ... According to the LA Times, the awards ceremony traditionally takes place the Saturday afternoon before the Academy Awards in a massive tent on the beach in Santa Monica. But because the Spirit Awards is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2010, the awards are moving to Friday evening (March 5) in a tent on the event deck at L.A. Live downtown. The awards will air live and uncut on the cable channel IFC. ...

Spirit Awards nominees announced
KillerFilm — ... Here’s the official nominees list straight from LA Times of the 25th annual Independent Spirit Awards. This includes a many of nominations like 500 Days of Summer and the sleeper hit Paranormal Activity. The Last Station definitely is getting the spotlight, grabbing some of the most nominations and there’s even a nod for one of my more favorite films, Big Fan and one of writer Jon Peter’s favorite under-the-radar films Goodbye Solo. The Independent Spirit Awards takes place on March 5th 2010. The whole list ...

Oscar Watch '10: Spirit noms
Movie Cricket — ... "Precious," the harrowing drama about a Harlem teen (Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe) and her hard life, got five Spirit nominations, it was announced this morning. It's tied for the lead with "The Last Station," a drama about Leo Tolstoy's final days, starring Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren. ...

'Precious' and 'The Last Station' lead Independent Spirit Award nominations
Oh No They Didn't! — ... Asiel Norton, "Redland"; Tariq Tapa, "Zero Bridge" Truer Than Fiction Award: Natalia Almada, "El General"; Jessica Oreck, "Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo"; Bill Ross, Turner Ross, "45365" 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") -- Susan King Where the fuck is The Hurt Locker!?!?!? Source

'Sin Nombre', nominated for the Spirit Awards 2010!
Showbizcafe — ... Moments," "Mother," "The Maid" Acura Someone to Watch Award: Kyle Patrick Alvarez, "Easier With Practice"; Asiel Norton, "Redland"; Tariq Tapa, "Zero Bridge" Truer Than Fiction Award: Natalia Almada, "El General"; Jessica Oreck, "Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo"; Bill Ross, Turner Ross, "45365" 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") Source: Latimesblogs.com

National Board Of Review Didn't Like Precious As Much As Barbara Bush Did [Film Schooled]
Jezebel — ... when The Gotham Awards ignored Precious (only to have its rival Independent Spirit Awards lavish the movie with attention), is now enraged with the NBR for not putting Precious in its top ten. What's most upsetting this year: the absence of Lee Daniels‘ Precious. It's not a total surprise. The NBR is not a multicultural organization. They completely ignored Dreamgirls in 2006. Snubbing Precious fits in with Schulhof's track record perfectly. Let's just say it: They do not like black movies, period. To make up for it, they threw Gabby Sidibe a bone with Breakthrough ...

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"The Last Station," which looks at Russian author Leo Tolstoy's final days, and "Precious," the portrait of a troubled inner-city teenager, led the 2010 Spirit Award nominations announced Tuesday morning with five noms each.
Break Out Film 'Precious' Leads in Spirit Award NomsETonline - Breaking News 12/1/2009
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