'The Artist,' 'Take Shelter' Dominate Spirit Award Nominations

With five nominations each, the silent movie "The Artist" and the apocalyptic drama "Take Shelter" dominated the nominations for Film Independent's Spirit Awards, which were announced Tuesday.Nominated for best screenplay were Joseph Cedar for "FootNote," Michel Hazanavicius for "The Artist," Tom McCarthy for "Win, Win,"Mike Mills for "Beginners,"Phil Johnstonfor "Cedar Rapids" and Will Reiser for "50/50."In the documentary category, noms went to "An African Selection," "Bill Cunningham NY," "The Interrupters," "The Redemption of General Butt Naked" and "We Were Here."The Spirit Award focus on American-made features made with what it calls "an economy of means," generally budgets under $20 million.The 27th annual awards ceremony will be held Feb. 25 at the beach in Santa Monica and broadcast by IFC.For more on this story, read Back Stage's Behind the Scenes blog. The Hollywood Reporter