AFF Alumni films get 2007 Independent Spirit Award Nominations.

Several AFF selections have been nominated for the 2007 Independent Spirit Awards! The full list of AFF nominees is below. Congratulations to all the nominees, the winners will be announced on Feburary 23rd!

Best Feature:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Juno

Best Director:
Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
Jason Reitman, Juno
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

John Cassavetes Award:
Stephane Gauger, Owl and the Sparrow
Jeff Nichols, Shotgun Stories

Best Screenplay:
Ronald Harwood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
Fred Parnes & Andrew Wagner, Starting out in the Evening

Best First Screenplay:
Diablo Cody, Juno
Kelly Masterson, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Best Female Lead:
Ellen Page, Juno

Best Male Lead:
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Savages
Frank Langella, Starting out in the Evening

Best Supporting Female:
Tamara Podemski, Four Sheets to the Wind

Best Supporting Male:
Steve Zahn, Rescue Dawn (AFF selection in 2006)

Best Cinematography:
Mott Hupful, The Savages
Janusz Kaminski, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly