Film Independent Spirit Awards 2012 Nominations Announced

Kate Beckinsale and Anthony Mackie announce the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations at a press conference held at The London Hotel on Tuesday (November 29) in West Hollywood, Calif.

Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon‘s Take Shelter, along with the black-and-white silent film, The Artist, led the pack with five nods each.

Beginners, Drive, The Descendants, and Martha Marcy May Marlene followed with four nominations each. Elizabeth Olsen, Michelle Williams, and Ryan Gosling were recognized in the lead categories.

FYI: Kate is wearing a Tadashi Shoji dress with Broken English earrings and Brian Atwood heels.

Click inside for a full list of nominees…

BEST FEATURE:
The Artist
Beginners
The Descendants
Drive
50/50
Take Shelter

BEST DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius, The ARtist
Mike Mills, Beginners
Jeff Nichols, Take Shelter
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive

BEST SCREENPLAY
Joseph Cedar, Footnote
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Tom McCarthy, Win Win
Mike Mills, Beginners
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, The Descendants

BEST FIRST FEATURE
Another Earth
In the Family
Margin Call
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Natural Selection

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

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (given to best feature made for under $500,000)
Bellflower
Circumstance
Hello Lonesome
Pariah
The Dynamiter

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Lauren Ambrose, Think of Me
Rachael Harris, Natural Selection
Adepero Oduye, Pariah
Elizabeth Olsen, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

BEST MALE LEAD
Demian Bechir, A Better Life
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Ryan Gosling, Drive
Woody Harrelson, Rampart
Michael Shannon, Take Shelter

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Jessica Chastain, Take Shelter
Anjelica Huston, 50/50
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Harmony Santana, Gun Hill Road
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Albert Brooks, Drive
John Hawkes, Martha Marcy May Marlene
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
John C. Reilly, Cedar Rapids

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Joel Hodge, Bellflower
Benjamin Kasulke, The Off Hours
Darius Khondji, Midnight in Paris
Guillame Schiffma, Pariah
Jeffrey Waldron, The Dynamiter

BEST DOCUMENTARY
An African Election
Bill Cunningham New York
The Interrupters
The Redemption of General Butt Naked
We Were Here

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
A Separation
Melancholia
Shame
The Kid With a Bike
Tyrannosaur

PIAGET PRODUCERS 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