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2008 SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS

BEST FEATURE
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Kilik
I'm Not There Producers: Christine Vachon, John Sloss, John Goldwyn, James D. Stern
Juno Producers: Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Mason Novick, Russell Smith
A Mighty Heart Producers: Dede Gardner, Andrew Eaton, Brad Pitt
Paranoid Park Producers: Neil Kopp, David Cress

BEST DIRECTOR
Todd Haynes I'm Not There
Tamara Jenkins The Savages
Jason Reitman Juno
Julian Schnabel The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Gus Van Sant Paranoid Park

BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
2 Days in Paris Director: Julie Delpy Producers: Julie Delpy, Christophe Mazodier, Thierry Potok
Great World of Sound Director: Craig Zobel Producers: Melissa Palmer, David Gordon Green, Richard Wright, Craig Zobel
The Lookout Director: Scott Frank Producers: Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Laurence Mark, Walter Parkes
Rocket Science Director: Jeffrey Blitz Producers: Effie T. Brown, Sean Welch
Vanaja Director: Rajnesh Domalpalli Producer: Latha R. Domalapalli

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer)
August Evening Writer/Directpr: Chris Eska Producers: Connie Hill, Jason Wehling
Owl and the Sparrow Writer/Director: Stephane Gauger Producers: Nguyen Van Quan, Doan Nhat Nam, Stephane Gauger
The Pool Director: Chris Smith Producer: Kate Noble Writer: Chris Smith & Randy Russell
Quiet City Director: Aaron Katz Producers: Brendan McFadden, Ben Stambler Writers: Aaron Katz, Erin Fisher, Cris Lankenau
Shotgun Stories Writer/Director: Jeff Nichols Producers: David Gordon Green, Lisa Muskat, Jeff Nichols

BEST SCREENPLAY
Ronald Harwood The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Tamara Jenkins The Savages
Fred Parnes & Andrew Wagner Starting Out in the Evening
Adrienne Shelly Waitress
Mike White Year of the Dog

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Jeffrey Blitz Rocket Science
Zoe Cassavetes Broken English
Diablo Cody Juno
Kelly Masterson Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
John Orloff A Mighty Heart

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Angelina Jolie A Mighty Heart
Sienna Miller Interview
Ellen Page Juno
Parker Posey Broken English
Tang Wei Lust, Caution

BEST MALE LEAD
Pedro Castaneda August Evening
Don Cheadle Talk To Me
Philip Seymour Hoffman The Savages
Frank Langella Starting Out in the Evening
Tony Leung Lust, Caution

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Cate Blanchett I'm Not There
Anna Kendrick Rocket Science
Jennifer Jason Leigh Margot at the Wedding
Tamara Podemski Four Sheets to the Wind
Marisa Tomei Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Chiwetel Ejiofor Talk To Me
Marcus Carl Franklin I'm Not There
Kene Holliday Great World of Sound
Irrfan Khan The Namesake
Steve Zahn Rescue Dawn

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mott Hupfel The Savages
Janusz Kaminski The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Milton Kam Vanaja
Mihai Malaimare, Jr. Youth Without Youth
Rodrigo Prieto Lust, Caution

Your thoughts: Any boosts? Damage? Snubs (Besides Linney)?