Riley Keough

spirit-awards-excerptThe 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.

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With the first day of Sundance underway, there will definitely be plenty of studio deals, bidding wars, trailers, clips and news during the festival — and we’re here to give you a daily wrap up of all the big developments from Park City. Read about what deals were made before the festival started and watch some trailers and clips from the most anticipated films.

Logline: In the course of seven hours, an ex-stripper, her hustler boyfriend and his misogynistic friend who just got out of jail share a dingy hotel room and get caught in a never ending succession of brutal dramas.

Logline: Centers on a newly released ex-con who falls in love with the troubled girl next door and risks everything to give them both a better life.

Logline: Desperate to escape her life in a small desert town, a young woman befriends a female drifter who gives her a glimpse of drugs, stripping, and psychedelic experiences…and a way out of town.