The Artist and Take Shelter Lead Independent Spirit Award Nominees

It’s that time of year for the Independent Spirit Awards to recognize the best and brightest indie films. Today, the panel announced their nominations with The Artist and Take Shelter leading the pack with five nods each. Click ahead and start placing bets on who will take home the awards this February. Best Feature 50/50 Beginners Drive Take Shelter The Artist The Descendants Best Director Mike Mills, Beginners Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive Jeff Nichols, Take Shelter Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Alexander Payne, The Descendants Best First Feature Another Earth In The Family Margin Call Martha Marcy May Marlene Natural Selection Best Male Lead Demian Bichir, A Better Life Jean Dujardin, The Artist Ryan Gosling, Drive Woody Harrelson, Rampart Michael Shannon, Take Shelter Best Female Lead Lauren Ambrose, Think of Me Rachel Harris, Natural Selection Adepero Oduye, Pariah Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn Best Supporting Male Albert Brooks, Drive John Hawkes, Martha Marcy May Marlene Christopher Plummer, Beginners John C. Reilly, Cedar Rapids Corey Stoll, Midnight in Paris Best Supporting Female Jessica Chastain, Take Shelter Anjelica Huston, 50/50 Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs Harmony Santana, Gun Hill Road Shailene Woodley, The Descendants John Cassavetes Award for films made under $500,000 Bellflower Circumstance Hello Lonesome Pariah The Dynamiter Best Documentary An African Selection Bill Cunningham NY The Interrupters The Redemption of General Butt Naked We Were Here Best Cinematography Joel Hodge, Bellflower Benjamin Kasulke, The Off Hours Darius Khondji, Midnight in Paris Guillaume Shiffman, The Artist Jeffrey Waldron, The Dynamiter Best First Screenplay Mike Cahill & Brit Marling, Another Earth J.C. Chandor, Margin Call Patrick DeWitt, Terri Phil Johnston, Cedar Rapids Will Reiser, 50/50 Best Screenplay Joseph Cedar, Footnote Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Tom McCarthy, Win Win Mike Mills, Beginners Alexander Payne, The Descendants Best International Film A Separation Melancholia Shame The Kid With a Bike Tyrannosaur Piaget Producer’s Award Chad Burris, Mosquita y Mari Sophia Lin, Take Shelter Josh Mond, Martha Marcy May Marlene Someone to Watch Award Simon Arthur, Silver Tongues Mark Jackson, Without Nicholas Ozeki, Mamitas Truer Than Fiction Award Heather Courtney, Where Soldiers Come From Danfung Dennis, Hell and Back Again Alma Ha’rel, Bombay Beach Robert Altman Award for ensemble Margin Call (Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Stanley Tucci)