'Anora,' 'I Saw the TV Glow' lead Spirit Award nominations

“Anora,” Sean Baker’s odyssey of a New York stripper, and Jane Schoenbrun’s psychological horror “I Saw the TV Glow” dominated nominations for the Film Independent Spirit Awards with six nods each, including best film and best director. The nonprofit organization announced nominations Wednesday on a YouTube livestream.

Three actors in “Anora,” which won top honors at the Cannes Film Festival, were also singled out for their performances including Mikey Madison’s leading turn and Yura Borisov and Karren Karagulian’s supporting turns. Acting categories for the Spirit Awards are gender neutral and include 10 actors each. “I Saw the TV Glow’s” Justice Smith was nominated in lead and Brigette Lundy-Paine in supporting.

Also nominated for best feature film were RaMell Ross’s Colson Whitehead adaptation “Nickel Boys,” Greg Kwedar’s incarceration drama “Sing Sing” and Coralie Fargeat’s body horror “The Substance.”

In the best director category, in addition to Baker and Schoenbrun, nominees included Brady Corbet for “The Brutalist,” its sole nomination despite its big showing with the New York Film Critics Circle this week, Ali Abbasi for “The Apprentice” and Alonso Ruizpalacios for “La Cocina.” Sebastian Stan was also recognized for his turn as a young Donald Trump in “The Apprentice” in the lead performing category, but not for “A Different Man.”