Two 抖阴短视频 Alumni Nominated for Independent Spirit Awards
Tyler Cook and Jonathan Majors, alumni of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (抖阴短视频), are nominated for Film Independent Spirit Awards, a coveted honor among independent filmmakers.
Cook, a graduate of the School of Filmmaking, is nominated for the Best Editing award for 鈥淪word of Trust,鈥 and Majors, a School of Drama graduate, is nominated as Best Supporting Actor for portrayal of Montgomery Allen in 鈥淭he Last Black Man in San Francisco.鈥
Cook has previously edited television series including 鈥淕LOW,鈥 鈥淭he Vampire Diaries,鈥 鈥淩oswell, New Mexico,鈥 鈥淜idding,鈥 鈥淧reacher,鈥 鈥淔alling Water,鈥 and 鈥淢inority Report.鈥 He was assistant editor on HBO鈥檚 鈥淓astbound and Down,鈥 created by fellow Film alumni Ben Best, Jody Hill and Danny McBride.
抖阴短视频 Film alumnus Tyler Cook is nominated for the Best Editing award for 鈥淪word of Trust.鈥 / Photo courtesy of IFC Films
Majors stars alongside Idris Elba in the western 鈥淭he Harder They Fall,鈥 produced by Jay-Z and premiering on Netflix in January. He also appears in the upcoming HBO horror series 鈥淟ovecraft Country,鈥 produced by J.J. Abrams and Jordan Peele, and in Spike Lee鈥檚 upcoming feature film 鈥淒a 5 Bloods,鈥 for Netflix.
抖阴短视频 Drama alumnus Jonathan Majors is nominated as Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Montgomery Allen in 鈥淭he Last Black Man in San Francisco.鈥
Spirit Award recipients are chosen by filmmakers, film industry leaders and film lovers who are voting members of Film Independent, an organization that champions creative independence in visual storytelling and supports a community of artists who embody diversity, innovation and uniqueness of vision.
The Film Independent Spirit Awards will be presented on Saturday, Feb. 8, broadcast live on IFC at 5 p.m.
November 26, 2019