'Birdman' tops nominations for Spirit film awards
Surreal theater drama "Birdman" topped nominations for the Independent Spirit movie awards.
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Surreal theater drama "Birdman" starring Michael Keaton topped nominations for the Independent Spirit movie awards announced Tuesday, with nods in six categories.
Three films came equal second with five nominations apiece: coming-of-age family portrait "Boyhood," TV news thriller "Nightcrawler" and Martin Luther King drama "Selma."
The Spirit awards, which aim to honor excellence in independent film, will be handed out on February 21, one day before the Oscars at the climax of Hollywood s awards season.
"Birdman," about a former superhero movie star attempting to resurrect his career on Broadway, was nominated for best feature, best actor, best supporting actor and actress, best director and best cinematography.
The other nominees for best feature were "Boyhood," "Love is Strange," "Selma" and "Whiplash."
"Boyhood," which follows a child s growth filmed over 11 years, also won nods for best director, best supporting actor and actress and best editing.
"Selma," a film about civil rights icon Martin Luther King co-starring Oprah Winfrey, garnered nods for best director, best male actor and supporting actress, and best cinematography as well as best feature.
"Nightcrawler," starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a freelance TV news journalist seeking out the most bloody traffic accidents in Los Angeles, took nods for best actor, supporting actor, screenplay, first feature ane editing.
