The nominations for the 2017 Independent Spirit Awards were announced today at the W Hotel in Hollywood by Jenny Slate and Edgar Ramirez. Leading the pack in nominations are American Honey and Moonlight, which garnered six nominations each. The drama Manchester by the Sea received five noms while the biopic Jackie got four.
Melody C. Roscher
Based on the true story of Christine Chubbuck, a twenty-nine-year-old news anchor that committed suicide on air after writing a story about it in third person, which she intended to be read by a fellow-anchor during the broadcast.