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“Moonlight,” “Manchester by the Sea,” “Jackie,” “American Honey” and “Chronic” were nominated as the best independent features of 2016 by the Film Independent Spirit Awards, which will be presented next February 25, the day before the Oscars. Acting nominees included Annette Bening for “20th Century Women,” Sasha Lane for “American Honey,” Ruth Negga for “Loving,” Casey Affleck for “Manchester by the Sea” and Viggo Mortensen for “Captain Fantastic.” “La La Land,” the presumed Oscar frontrunner, was not eligible because its budget exceeded $20 million. The nominations were announced by Edgar Ramirez and Jenny Slate at the W Hotel in Hollywood. In recent years, »
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