Lauren Ambrose, Janet McTeer, Michael Shannon, et al. Among Spirit Award Nominees

Nominations have been announced for the Film Independent Spirit Awards, which will be held on February 25 in Santa Monica, California.

Best Feature nominees are 50/50, Beginners, Drive, Take Shelter, The Artist, and The Descendants.

Best Director nominees include Mike Mills (Beginners), Nicholas W Refn (Drive), Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter), Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), and Alexander Payne (The Descendants)

The Robert Altman Award, which goes to the director, casting director, and acting ensemble, went to J.C. Chandor’s Margin Call, which stars Zachary Quinto, Stanley Tucci, and Kevin Spacey. The film was also nominated for Best First Feature and Best First Screnplay.

Nominees for Best Male Lead include Demian Bichir (A Better Life), Jean Dujardin (The Artist), Ryan Gosling (Drive), Woody Harrelson (Rampart), and Michael Shannon (Take Shelter).

Nominees for Best Female Lead include Lauren Ambrose (Think of Me), Rachel Harris (Natural Selection), Adepero Oduye (Pariah), Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene), and Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn).

Nominees for Best Supporting Male are Albert Brooks (Drive), John Hawkes (Martha Marcy May Marlene), Christopher Plummer (Beginners), John C. Reilly (Cedar Rapids), and Corey Stoll (Midnight in Paris).

Nominees for Best Supporting Female include Jessica Chastain (Take Shelter), Anjelica Huston (50/50), Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs), Harmony Santana (Gun Hll Road), and Shaileen Woodley (The Descendants).

For more information, visit www.spiritawards.com.