Biopic "Peter Hujar's Day" on Wednesday topped the nominations for the Spirit Awards, which also saw singer SZA given a nod for her debut film role.

The awards honor lower budget movies and are among the first significant pre-Oscars galas to unveil their shortlists.

"Peter Hujar's Day," which premiered at Sundance this year, bagged five nods, including best feature, best director and best lead performance.

It stars American Ben Whishaw as the titular character, a photographer in 1970s New York, in conversation with his friend, played by Rebecca Hall.

There were four nominations each for "Train Dreams," "Blue Sun Palace," "Sorry, Baby," "Lurker" and "One of Them Days."

Netflix's "Train Dreams" -- based on Denis Johnson's novella -- charts the flux of early 20th century America through

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