We kid, of course. But once more, we’d like to congratulate this year’s winners and nominees. And we hope that all of you watching will help us in supporting all of these incredible artists by continuing to watch their work for years to come. But enough of the touchy-feely stuff! You came here to see who took home cold, tangible hardware. Here now is a complete list of winners at the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards on February 8 in Santa Monica…
BEST FEATURE – The Farewell (PRODUCERS: Anita Gou, Daniele Melia, Andrew Miano, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Lulu Wang, Chris Weitz, Jane Zheng) BEST DIRECTOR – Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Uncut Gems BEST FEMALE LEAD –Renée Zellweger, Judy BEST MALE LEAD – Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE – Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell BEST SUPPORTING MALE – Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse BEST SCREENPLAY – Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story BEST EDITING – Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Uncut Gems BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – American Factory (DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert; PRODUCERS: Julie Parker Benello, Jeff Reichert) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Jarin Blaschke, The Lighthouse BEST FIRST FEATURE – Booksmart (DIRECTOR: Olivia Wilde PRODUCERS: Chelsea Barnard, David Distenfeld, Jessica Elbaum, Megan Ellison, Katie Silberman) BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY – Fredrica Bailey, Stefon Bristol, See You Yesterday JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – Give Me Liberty (DIRECTOR: Kirill Mikhanovsky WRITER/PRODUCER: Alice Austen PRODUCERS: Val Abel, Wally Hall, Michael Manasseri, George Rush, Sergey Shtern) ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – Marriage Story (DIRECTOR: Noah Baumbach; CASTING DIRECTORS: Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler; ENSEMBLE CAST: Alan Alda, Laura Dern, Adam Driver, Julie Hagerty, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Liotta, Azhy Robertson, Merritt Wever) BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – Parasite, South Korea (DIRECTOR: Bong-Joon Ho) PRODUCERS AWARD – Mollye Asher SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – Rashaad Ernesto Green, Premature TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – Nadia Shihab, Jaddoland BONNIE AWARD – Kelly Reichardt Check out highlights from this year’s show below:
Did you get stuck in beach traffic and miss the show entirely? Not to worry—you can catch some of our favorite moments above or on Film Independent’s YouTube channel, and stream the full broadcast in its entirety via the Film Independent Spirit Awards show page on Twitter. As always, thank you for tuning in and hanging out. And stay tuned to this blog for additional Spirit Awards recaps and exclusive content throughout the week. Only Members vote for the winners of the Spirit Awards—so join now and decide who’ll be on this list in 2021. And yes, there are plenty of screeners! The Film Independent Spirit Awards are sponsored by Premier Sponsors American Airlines, IFC and Mazda. Bulleit Frontier Whiskey is the Official Spirit. FIJI Water is the Official Water. JNSQ Wines is the Official Wine. Getty Images is the Official Photographer. Town & Country Event Rentals is the Exclusive Rental Company.
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