30th Independent Spirit Awards

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

• Boyhood
• Love Is Strange
• Selma
• Whiplash

• Damien Chazelle — Whiplash
• Ava DuVernay — Selma
• Alejandro G. Iñárritu — Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
• David Zellner — Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

• André 3000 — Jimi: All Is by My Side
• Jake Gyllenhaal — Nightcrawler
• John Lithgow — Love Is Strange
• David Oyelowo — Selma

• Marion Cotillard — The Immigrant
• Rinko Kikuchi — Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
• Jenny Slate — Obvious Child
• Tilda Swinton — Only Lovers Left Alive

• Riz Ahmed — Nightcrawler
• Ethan Hawke — Boyhood
• Alfred Molina — Love Is Strange
• Edward Norton — Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

• Jessica Chastain – A Most Violent Year
• Carmen Ejogo – Selma
• Andrea Suarez Paz – Stand Clear of the Closing Doors
• Emma Stone – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

• Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski – Big Eyes
• J. C. Chandor – A Most Violent Year
• Jim Jarmusch – Only Lovers Left Alive
• Ira Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias – Love Is Strange

• Desiree Akhavan – Appropriate Behavior
• Sara Colangelo – Little Accidents
• Justin Lader – The One I Love
• Anja Marquardt – She's Lost Control

• Dear White People
• A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
• Obvious Child
• She's Lost Control

• 20,000 Days on Earth – Ian Forsyth and Jane Pollard
• Stray Dog – Debra Granik
• The Salt of the Earth – Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and Wim Wenders
• Virunga – Orlando von Einsiedel

• Darius Khondji – The Immigrant
• Sean Porter – It Felt Like Love
• Lyle Vincent – A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
• Bradford Young – Selma

• Sandra Adair – Boyhood
• John Gilroy – Nightcrawler
• Ron Patane – A Most Violent Year
• Adam Wingard – The Guest

• Force Majeure (Sweden) – Ruben Östlund
• Leviathan (Russia) – Andrey Zvyagintsev
• Mommy (Canada) – Xavier Dolan
• Norte, the End of History (Philippines) – Lav Diaz
• Under the Skin (United Kingdom) – Jonathan Glazer