The Independent Film Producers Association(or ifp) have announced their nominees for the 2004 award season and lets hope that some of these damn nominees make their way onto this year's Oscar ballots (Lost in Translation, American Splendor, and The Station Agent).  Check out the nominations.

2004 INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS

BEST FEATURE
(Award given to the Producer)

*American Splendor; Producer: Ted Hope
*In America; Producers: Jim Sheridan, Arthur Lappin
*Lost in Translation; Producers: Sofia Coppola, Ross Katz
*Raising Victor Vargas; Producers: Alain de la Mata, Robin O'Hara, Scott Macaulay, Peter Sollett
*Shattered Glass; Producers: Craig Baumgarten, Tove Christensen, Gaye Hirsch, Adam Merims


BEST DIRECTOR
*Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini, American Splendor
*Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation
*Jim Sheridan, In America
*Peter Sollett, Raising Victor Vargas
*Gus Van Sant, Elephant


BEST SCREENPLAY
*American Splendor; Writers: Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini
*Lost in Translation; Writer: Sofia Coppola
*A Mighty Wind; Writers: Christopher Guest & Eugene Levy and the entire Cast
*Pieces of April; Writer: Peter Hedges
Shattered Glass; Writer: Billy Ray


BEST FIRST FEATURE
*Bomb the System; Director: Adam Bhala Lough; Producers: Ben Rekhi, Sol Tryon
*House of Sand and Fog; Director: Vadim Perelman; Producers: Michael London, Vadim Perelman
*Monster; Director: Patty Jenkins; Producers: Mark Damon, Donald Kushner, Clark Peterson, Charlize Theron, Brad Wyman
*Quattro Noza; Director: Joey Curtis; Producer: Fredric King
*Thirteen; Director: Catherine Hardwicke; Producers: Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Michael London


JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Given to the best feature made for under $500,000)

*Anne B. Real; Director: Lisa France; Writers: Lisa France, Antonio Macia; Producers: Josselyne Herman, Luis Moro, Jeanine Rohn
*Better Luck Tomorrow; Director: Justin Lin; Writers: Ernesto M. Foronda, Justin Lin, Fabian Marquez; Producers: Julie Asato, Ernesto M. Foronda, Justin Lin
*Pieces of April; Writer/Director: Peter Hedges; Producers: Alexis Alexanian, John S. Lyons, Gary Winick
*The Station Agent; Writer/Director: Thomas McCarthy; Producers: Mary Jane
Skalski, Robert May, Kathryn Tucker
*Virgin; Writer/Director: Deborah Kampmeier; Producer: Sarah Schenck


BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

*Blue Car; Writer: Karen Moncrieff
*Monster; Writer: Patty Jenkins
*Raising Victor Vargas; Writers: Peter Sollett and Eva Vives
*The Station Agent; Writer: Thomas McCarthy
*Thirteen; Writers: Catherine Hardwicke & Nikki Reed


BEST FEMALE LEAD

*Agnes Bruckner, Blue Car
*Zooey Deschanel, All the Real Girls
*Samantha Morton, In America
*Elisabeth Moss, Virgin
*Charlize Theron, Monster


BEST MALE LEAD

*Peter Dinklage, The Station Agent
*Paul Giamatti, American Splendor
*Sir Ben Kingsley, House of Sand and Fog
*Bill Murray, Lost in Translation
*Lee Pace, Soldier's Girl


BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

*Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog
*Sarah Bolger, In America
*Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April
*Hope Davis, The Secret Lives of Dentists
*Frances McDormand, Laurel Canyon


BEST SUPPORTING MALE

*Judah Friedlander, American Splendor
*Troy Garity, Soldier's Girl
*Djimon Hounsou, In America
*Alessandro Nivola, Laurel Canyon
*Peter Sarsgaard, Shattered Glass


BEST DEBUT PERFORMANCE

*Anna Kendrick, Camp
*Judy Marte, Raising Victor Vargas
*Victor Rasuk, Raising Victor Varga
*Nikki Reed, Thirteen
*Janice Richardson, Anne B. Real


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

*Elephant, Harris Savides
*In America, Declan Quinn
*Northfork, M. David Mullen
*Quattro Noza, Derek Cianfrance
*Shattered Glass, Mandy Walker


BEST FOREIGN FILM
*City of God - (Brazil); Director: Fernando Meirelles
*Lilya 4-Ever - (Denmark); Director: Lukas Moodysson
*The Magdalene Sisters - (England/Ireland); Director: Peter Mullan
*The Triplets of Belleville - (France); Director: Sylvian Chomet
*Whale Rider - (New Zealand); Director: Niki Caro


BEST DOCUMENTARY

*The Fog of War; Director: Errol Morris
*Mayor of the Sunset Strip; Director: George Hickenlooper
*My Architect; Director: Nathaniel Kahn
*OT: our town; Director: Scott Hamilton Kennedy
*Power Trip; Director: Paul Devlin