NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 12TH ANNUAL
THE METHOD FEST INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
AWARD CEREMONY TO TAKE PLACE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nominees for the The 12th Annual Method Fest –the only U.S. film
festival that puts its focus on the actor – were announced this
morning in Calabasas, Ca. The awards will be handed out at a ceremony
tomorrow night, March 31st, beginning at 10 p.m. at The Rack
Restaurant in Woodland Hills, CA. “The nominations were a struggle for the jury but at the end, a few
films with outstanding performances and stories really distanced
themselves from the competition,” stated The Method Fest Film Festival
Executive Director, Don Franken The Nominees are as follows: City of Calabasas
Best Film
Handsome Harry
The Good Heart
UrFrenz
Tic
Lefty
G-Technology Award for
Best Foreign Film
To Be all and End All, Great Britian
Parkour, Germany
The City of Your Final Destination, Great Britain
Strayed, Kazakhstan
The Dispensables, Germany
Station of the Forgotten, Spain Christie Digital Award for
Best Actress
Lily Holleman, urFrenz
Julie Dray, Do Elephants Pray
Laura Linney, The City of Your Final Destination
Erica Curtis, Desert Son
Gillian Jacobs, Nonames
Ana Reeder, Homewrecker
Charter Communications Award for
Best Actor
Brian Geraghty, Krews
Anthony Hopkins, The City of Your Final Destination
Brian Cox, The Good Heart
Jamey Sheridan, Handsome Harry
James Badge Dale, Nonames
Andrew Merzlikin, Strayed
Barefoot Winery Award for
Best Supporting Actor
Bruce Dern, The Lightkeepers
Nathan Galliday, Desert Son
Lance Henricksen, The Penitent Man
Steve Buscemi, Handsome Harry
John Savage, Handsome Harry
H.M. Wynant, Footprints
Alexander Wright, Wid Winner & The Slipstream
Stockholm Krystal Award for
Best Supporting Actress
Gayla Goehl, urFrenz
Najarra Townsend, urFrenz
Carey Mulligan, The Greatest
Pippa Scott, Footprints
Anna Easteden, The House of Burning Love
SAG Indie Award for
Best Ensemble Cast
Tic
Krews
The Lightkeepers
The Red Machine
The house of Branching Love
UrFrenz
Stella Artois Maverick Award for
Low Budget Feature Film
Lefty, dir. Todd Lobby
The Loneliest Road in America, dir. Mardana Mayginnes
Laid Off, dir. John Launchi
The Rock 'n' Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher, dir. Justin Monroe
Wid Winner & The Slipstream, dir. Alex O' Gaynor
Desert Son, dir. James Mann, Brandon Nicholas
Krews, dir. Hilbert Hakim
Homewrecker, dir. Brad Barnes, Todd Barnes
The Beginner, dir. Benjamin Coccio
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Best Screenplay Award
Nicholas Gyeney, The Penitent Man
Jeff Phillips, UrFrenz
Theresa Rebeck, Seducing Charlie Barker
Keith Palmer, Tic
Dagur Kari, The Good Heart
Stephanie Argy, Alec Boehm, The Red Machine
ModernVideo Film Award for
Best Director
Ken Loach, Looking for Eric
Keith Palmer, Tic
Jeff Phillis, UrFrenz
Hilbert Hakim, Krews
Kathy Lindboe, NoNames
Andreas Arnstedt, The Dispensables
Shana Feste, The Greatest
Amy Glazer, Seducing Charlie Barker Maverick Award, Acting
Cal Robertson, The Beginner
Lee Perkins, The Red Machine
Daphne Zuniga, Seducing Charlie Barker
Abby Leigh, The Loneliest Road in America
C.J. Moebius, Laid Off
Anslem Richardson, Homewrecker
Tony Classen, Big Things Short Film Nominees:
Best Short Film
The Action Hero’s Guide to Saving Lives
The Butterfly Circus
Dark Horse
Life Lines
New Media
Path Lights
Best Student Film
All in Due Time (Tiempo al Tiempo) (from NYU)
Blue Boy (from UCLA)
The Godmother (from USC)
Head in the Sand (from USC)
Patrol (from AFI)
Short on Time (from AFI)
Best Actress in Short Film
Lilli Birdsell in Once Upon a Crime
Vanessa Hidalgo in Culebra
Mekenna Melvin in Melting the Snowman
Valarie Pettyford in The Response
Kelly Ryan in Turn Around
Kathryn J. Taylor in 3 Faces of Evelyn
Best Actor in Short Film
John T. Cogan in The Golden Rule
Michael Cullen in Penance
Scottie Epstein in Numb
Raymond McAnally in Penance
Frederick Ponzlov in Forfeit of Grace
Nick Vujicic in The Butterfly Circus
THE METHOD FEST INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
AWARD CEREMONY TO TAKE PLACE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nominees for the The 12th Annual Method Fest –the only U.S. film
festival that puts its focus on the actor – were announced this
morning in Calabasas, Ca. The awards will be handed out at a ceremony
tomorrow night, March 31st, beginning at 10 p.m. at The Rack
Restaurant in Woodland Hills, CA. “The nominations were a struggle for the jury but at the end, a few
films with outstanding performances and stories really distanced
themselves from the competition,” stated The Method Fest Film Festival
Executive Director, Don Franken The Nominees are as follows: City of Calabasas
Best Film
Handsome Harry
The Good Heart
UrFrenz
Tic
Lefty
G-Technology Award for
Best Foreign Film
To Be all and End All, Great Britian
Parkour, Germany
The City of Your Final Destination, Great Britain
Strayed, Kazakhstan
The Dispensables, Germany
Station of the Forgotten, Spain Christie Digital Award for
Best Actress
Lily Holleman, urFrenz
Julie Dray, Do Elephants Pray
Laura Linney, The City of Your Final Destination
Erica Curtis, Desert Son
Gillian Jacobs, Nonames
Ana Reeder, Homewrecker
Charter Communications Award for
Best Actor
Brian Geraghty, Krews
Anthony Hopkins, The City of Your Final Destination
Brian Cox, The Good Heart
Jamey Sheridan, Handsome Harry
James Badge Dale, Nonames
Andrew Merzlikin, Strayed
Barefoot Winery Award for
Best Supporting Actor
Bruce Dern, The Lightkeepers
Nathan Galliday, Desert Son
Lance Henricksen, The Penitent Man
Steve Buscemi, Handsome Harry
John Savage, Handsome Harry
H.M. Wynant, Footprints
Alexander Wright, Wid Winner & The Slipstream
Stockholm Krystal Award for
Best Supporting Actress
Gayla Goehl, urFrenz
Najarra Townsend, urFrenz
Carey Mulligan, The Greatest
Pippa Scott, Footprints
Anna Easteden, The House of Burning Love
SAG Indie Award for
Best Ensemble Cast
Tic
Krews
The Lightkeepers
The Red Machine
The house of Branching Love
UrFrenz
Stella Artois Maverick Award for
Low Budget Feature Film
Lefty, dir. Todd Lobby
The Loneliest Road in America, dir. Mardana Mayginnes
Laid Off, dir. John Launchi
The Rock 'n' Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher, dir. Justin Monroe
Wid Winner & The Slipstream, dir. Alex O' Gaynor
Desert Son, dir. James Mann, Brandon Nicholas
Krews, dir. Hilbert Hakim
Homewrecker, dir. Brad Barnes, Todd Barnes
The Beginner, dir. Benjamin Coccio
LA Daily News/LA.com
Best Screenplay Award
Nicholas Gyeney, The Penitent Man
Jeff Phillips, UrFrenz
Theresa Rebeck, Seducing Charlie Barker
Keith Palmer, Tic
Dagur Kari, The Good Heart
Stephanie Argy, Alec Boehm, The Red Machine
ModernVideo Film Award for
Best Director
Ken Loach, Looking for Eric
Keith Palmer, Tic
Jeff Phillis, UrFrenz
Hilbert Hakim, Krews
Kathy Lindboe, NoNames
Andreas Arnstedt, The Dispensables
Shana Feste, The Greatest
Amy Glazer, Seducing Charlie Barker Maverick Award, Acting
Cal Robertson, The Beginner
Lee Perkins, The Red Machine
Daphne Zuniga, Seducing Charlie Barker
Abby Leigh, The Loneliest Road in America
C.J. Moebius, Laid Off
Anslem Richardson, Homewrecker
Tony Classen, Big Things Short Film Nominees:
Best Short Film
The Action Hero’s Guide to Saving Lives
The Butterfly Circus
Dark Horse
Life Lines
New Media
Path Lights
Best Student Film
All in Due Time (Tiempo al Tiempo) (from NYU)
Blue Boy (from UCLA)
The Godmother (from USC)
Head in the Sand (from USC)
Patrol (from AFI)
Short on Time (from AFI)
Best Actress in Short Film
Lilli Birdsell in Once Upon a Crime
Vanessa Hidalgo in Culebra
Mekenna Melvin in Melting the Snowman
Valarie Pettyford in The Response
Kelly Ryan in Turn Around
Kathryn J. Taylor in 3 Faces of Evelyn
Best Actor in Short Film
John T. Cogan in The Golden Rule
Michael Cullen in Penance
Scottie Epstein in Numb
Raymond McAnally in Penance
Frederick Ponzlov in Forfeit of Grace
Nick Vujicic in The Butterfly Circus
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