Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award

The Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award is presented to the ensemble cast, director and casting director of a film by the Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. It is named after director, screenwriter, and producer Robert Altman, who is considered a "maverick" in naturalistic films.

The award was first given at the 2008 award ceremony.^[1] Since its inaguration, the award was always directly given to the winner, without any other nominees.

Winners

Year	Winner	Distributing company(s)	Recipients			Ref.
			Director(s)	Casting Director(s)	Cast
2008	Synecdoche, New York	Sony Pictures Classics	Charlie Kaufman	Jeanne McCarthy	Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Tom Noonan, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest, Michelle Williams	[2]
2009	A Serious Man	Focus Features	Joel Coen, Ethan Coen	Ellen Chenoweth, Rachel Tenner	Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Fred Melamed, Michael Stuhlbarg, Aaron Wolff, Jessica McManus
2010	Please Give	Sony Pictures Classics	Nicole Holofcener	Jeanne McCarthy	Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Ann Guilbert, Amanda Peet, Rebecca Hall, Elizabeth Keener, Sarah Steele
2011	Margin Call	Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions, Benaroya Pictures	J. C. Chandor	Tiffany Little Canfield, Bernard Telsey	Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Stanley Tucci	[3]
2012	Starlet	Maybach Cunningham, Freestyle Picture Company, Cre Film, Mangusta Productions	Sean S. Baker	Julia Kim	Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson, Karren Karagulian, Stella Maeve, James Ransone	[4]
2013	Mud	Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions	Jeff Nichols	Francine Maisler	Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Sam Shepard, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, Michael Shannon, Joe Don Baker, Paul Sparks, Stuart Greer, Bonnie Sturdivant	[5]
2014	Inherent Vice	Warner Bros. Pictures	Paul Thomas Anderson	Cassandra Kulukundis	Josh Brolin, Hong Chau, Martin Donovan, Jena Malone, Joanna Newsom, Joaquin Phoenix, Sasha Pieterse, Eric Roberts, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, Serena Scott Thomas, Benicio del Toro, Katherine Waterston, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon, Michael Kenneth Williams	[6]
2015	Spotlight	Open Road Films	Tom McCarthy	Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee	Michael Cyril Creighton, Billy Crudup, Paul Guilfoyle, Neal Huff, Brian d'Arcy James, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Liev Schreiber, Jamey Sheridan, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci	[7]

References

1. "New award pays tribute to Robert Altman". February 18, 2007. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
2. "Kaufman to Receive Robert Altman Award". yaddoo.org. December 3, 2008. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
3. "Robert Altman Award Winner - Margin Call". Film Independent. YouTube. March 9, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
4. "Starlet - Robert Altman Award - 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards". Film Independent. YouTube. February 28, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
5. "Robert Altman Award, Mud". Film Independent. Vimeo. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
6. "Inherent Vice: Nominated for Robert Altman Award". Film Independent. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
7. "Spotlight: Nominated for Robert Altman Award". Film Independent. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.