Film Independent Spirit Awards Ballot and Predictions

This year I decided to join Film Independent which allowed me to get screeners and vote in the Independent Spirit Awards. It was a lot of fun to get to watch the nominated films that I had yet to see at home and some before they were even released in theaters. Below you will find the nominees and who I voted for and who I think will win each category.

Best International Film
-BPM
-A Fantastic Woman
-I Am Not A Witch
-Lady Macbeth
-Loveless

My Vote: I didn’t vote in this category since I wasn’t able to watch I Am Not A Witch

My Predicition: BPM

Best Documentary
-The Departure
-Face Places
-Laste Men in Aleppo
-Motherland
-Quest

My Vote: I didn’t vote in this category since I wasn’t able to watch Faces Places

My Predicition: Faces Places

Best Supporting Male
-Nnamdi Asomugha (Crown Heights)
-Armie Hammer (Call Me By Your Name)
-Barry Keoghan (The Killing of a Sacred Deer)
-Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri)
-Benny Safdie (Good Time)

My Vote: Barry Keoghan (The Killing of a Sacred Deer)

My Prediction: Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri)

Best Supporting Female
-Holly Hunter (The Big Sick)
-Allison Janney (I, Tonya)
-Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird)
-Lois Smith (Marjorie Prime)
-Taliah Lennice Webster (Good Time)

My Vote: Allison Janney (I,Tonya)

My Prediction: Allison Janney (I, Tonya)

Best Female Lead
-Salma Hayek (Beatriz at Dinner)
-Frances McDormand (Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri)
-Margot Robbie (I, Tonya)
-Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird)
-Shinobu Terajima (Oh Lucy!)
-Regina Williams (Life and nothing more)

My Vote: Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird)

My Prediction: Frances McDormand (Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri)

Best Male Lead
-Timothee Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name)
-Harris Dickinson (Beach Rats)
-James Franco (The Disaster Artist)
-Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out)
-Robert Pattinson (Good Time)

My Vote: Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out)

My Prediction: Timothee Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name)

Best Cinematography
-The Killing of a Sacred Deer
-Columbus
-Beach Rats
-Call Me By Your Name
-The Rider

My Vote: The Killing of a Sacred Deer

My Prediction: Call Me By Your Name

Best Editing
-Good Time
-Call Me By Your Name
-The Rider
-Get Out
-I, Tonya

My Vote: I, Tonya

My Prediction: Get Out

Best First Screenplay
-Ingrid Jungermann (Women Who Kill)
-Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon (The Big Sick)
-Matt Spicer, David Branson Smith (Ingrid Goes West)
-Kogonada (Columbus)
-Kris Avedisian, Kyle Espeleta, Jesse Wakeman (Donald Cried)

My Vote: Matt Spicer, David Branson Smith (Ingrid Goes West)

My Prediction: Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon (The Big Sick)

Best Screenplay
-Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird)
-Azazel Jacobs (The Lovers)
-Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri)
-Jordan Peele (Get Out)
-Mike White (Beatriz at Dinner)

My Vote: Jordan Peele (Get Out)

My Prediction: Jordan Peele (Get Out)

Best Director
-Sean Baker (The Florida Project)
-Jonas Carpignano (A Ciambra)
-Luca Guadagnano (Call Me By Your Name)
-Jordan Peele (Get Out)
-Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie (Good Time)
-Chloe Zhao (The Rider)

My Vote: Jordan Peele (Get Out)

My Prediction: Jordan Peele (Get Out)

Best First Feature
-Columbus
-Ingrid Goes West
-Menashe
-Oh Lucy!
- Patti Cake$

My Vote: Ingrid Goes West

My Prediction: Columbus

Best Feature
-Call Me By Your Name
-The Florida Project
-Get Out
-Lady Bird
-The Rider

My Vote: Lady Bird

My Prediction: Get Out