The 30th Independent Spirit Awards ceremony was held on the beach in Santa Monica, withAlejandro G. Iñárritu's Birdman taking the top honors in the best feature category. The show was aired live on IFC.
'Birdman' won in the best feature category.
2015 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS
BEST FEATURE
(Award given to the Producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (WINNER)
Producers: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, Arnon Milchan, James W. Skotchdopole

Boyhood
Producers: Richard Linklater, Jonathan Sehring, John Sloss, Cathleen Sutherland

Love is Strange
Producers: Lucas Joaquin, Lars Knudsen, Ira Sachs, Jayne Baron Sherman, Jay Van Hoy

Selma
Producers: Christian Colson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Oprah Winfrey

Whiplash
Producers: Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, David Lancaster, Michael Litvak

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BEST DIRECTOR

Richard Linklater (WINNER)
Boyhood

Damien Chazelle
Whiplash

Ava DuVernay
Selma

Alejandro G. Iñárritu 
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

David Zellner Kumiko
The Treasure Hunter

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BEST SCREENPLAY

Dan Gilroy (WINNER)
Nightcrawler

Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski
Big Eyes

J.C. Chandor
A Most Violent Year

Jim Jarmusch
Only Lovers Left Alive

Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias
Love is Strange

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BEST FIRST FEATURE 
(Award given to the director and producer)

Nightcrawler (WINNER)
Director: Dan Gilroy
Producers: Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Lancaster, Michel Litvak

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour
Producers: Justin Begnaud, Sina Sayyah

Dear White People
Director/Producer: Justin Simien
Producers: Effie T. Brown, Ann Le, Julia Lebedev, Angel Lopez, Lena Waithe

Obvious Child
Director: Gillian Robespierre
Producer: Elisabeth Holm

She's Lost Control
Director/Producer: Anja Marquardt
Producers: Mollye Asher, Kiara C. Jones

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BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

Justin Simien (WINNER)
Dear White People

Desiree Akhavan
Appropriate Behavior

Sara Colangelo
Little Accidents

Justin Lader
The One I Love

Anja Marquardt
She's Lost Control

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BEST FEMALE LEAD

Julianne Moore (WINNER)
Still Alice

Marion Cotillard
The Immigrant

Rinko Kikuchi Kumiko
The Treasure Hunter

Jenny Slate
Obvious Child

Tilda Swinton
Only Lovers Left Alive                    

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BEST MALE LEAD

Michael Keaton (WINNER)