Screeners, Screeners, Screeners!!!

The final bundle of Film Independent’s screeners for the 25th Spirit Awards actually arrived yesterday. Now I have six DVDs to watch and my plan is to have viewed them all by the end of next week. The participating films in the screener program are varied in genre and nominations. They are:

Amreeka: Nominated for Best Feature (Christina Piovesan, Paul Barkin), Best Female Lead (Nisreen Faour), Best First Screenplay (Cherich Dubis)

Anvil! The Story of Anvil: Nominated for Best Documentary (Sacha Gervasi)

Easier With Practice: Nominated for Best First Feature (Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Cookie Carosella), Someone To Watch Award (Kyle Patrick Alvarez)

The Messenger: Nominated for Best Supporting Female (Samantha Morton), Best Supporting Male (Woody Harrelson), Best Screenplay (Alessandro Camon, Oren Moverman), Best First Feature (Oren Moverman, Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee, Zach Miller)

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire: Nominated for Best Feature (Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness), Best Female Lead (Gabourey ‘Gabby’ Sidibe), Best Supporting Female (Mo’Nique), Best Director (Lee Daniels), Best First Screenplay (Geoffrey Fletcher)

The Vicious Kind: Nominated for Best Male Lead (Adam Scott), Best Screenplay (Lee Toland Krieger)

Ready, insert DVD, press start. . .view!

25th Spirit Awards logo from Spirit Awards website