LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The oddball romances “Moonrise Kingdom” and “Silver Linings Playbook” picked up five nominations each Tuesday to lead the Spirit Awards honoring independent film.Both films are competing for the best-picture prize at the Spirit Awards, one of Hollywood’s first big announcements on the long road to the Oscars.Also competing for best picture are the father-daughter tale “Beasts of the Southern Wild”; the black comedy “Bernie”; and the gay drama “Keep the Lights On.”“Silver Linin

ILAN, Taiwan (AFP) ― A Chinese police drama featuring a cast of amateur actors on Saturday became the surprise best picture winner at Taiwan’s annual Golden Horse Awards, dubbed the Chinese-language “Oscars.”“Beijing Blues,” directed by Gao Qunshu and about plain cloth police hunting down thieves and con artists in Beijing, also bagged best cinematography and best film editing awards.“This is really unexpected ... I am only an amateur director who shot a few films. I didn’t expect that I’d have