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I am the first woman to make a fantasy film at this price point. I've not seen a feminine touch to fantasy. I'm not trying to make a film like a boy. I'm making this film like a girl from Compton. -
@ava
#WrinkleInTime
#DCU2018
The Best International Film nominees for the 2020 Film Independent
#SpiritAwards
are:
INVISIBLE LIFE, Brazil
LES MISERABLES, France
PARASITE, South Korea
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, France
RETABLO, Peru
THE SOUVENIR, United Kingdom
I am the first woman to make a fantasy film at this price point. I've not seen a feminine touch to fantasy. I'm not trying to make a film like a boy. I'm making this film like a girl from Compton. -
@ava
#WrinkleInTime
#DCU2018
2019
#SpiritAwards
nominees for BEST MALE LEAD:
John Cho, SEARCHING
Daveed Diggs, BLINDSPOTTING
Ethan Hawke, FIRST REFORMED
Christian Malheiros, SÓCRATES
Joaquin Phoenix, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
The nominees in the category of BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE for the 2024 Film Independent
#SpiritAwards
are:
Jessica Chastain
Greta Lee
Trace Lysette
Natalie Portman
Judy Reyes
Franz Rogowski
Andrew Scott
Teyana Taylor
Jeffrey Wright
Teo Yoo
“It’s a dream come true to host a show that celebrates my greatest loves—independent film, the people that make them possible and live television!" - Aubrey Plaza
A round of applause for our 2019
#SpiritAwards
host,
@evilhag
!
The 2020 Film Independent
#SpiritAwards
nominees for Best Director are:
Robert Eggers - THE LIGHTHOUSE
Alma Har’el - HONEY BOY
Julius Onah - LUCE
Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie - UNCUT GEMS
Lorene Scafaria - HUSTLERS
The nominees for the 2020
#SpiritAwards
Best Male Lead are:
Chris Galust - GIVE ME LIBERTY
Kelvin Harrison - Jr., LUCE
Robert Pattinson - THE LIGHTHOUSE
Adam Sandler - UNCUT GEMS
Matthias Schoenaerts - THE MUSTANG
2019
#SpiritAwards
nominees for BEST FEMALE LEAD:
Glenn Close, THE WIFE
Toni Collette, HEREDITARY
Elsie Fisher, EIGHTH GRADE
Regina Hall, SUPPORT THE GIRLS
Helena Howard, MADELINE’S MADELINE
Carey Mulligan, WILDLIFE
The nominees in the category of BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM for the 2024 Film Independent
#SpiritAwards
are:
ANATOMY OF A FALL (France 🇫🇷)
GODLAND (DENMARK 🇩🇰/ICELAND 🇮🇸)
MAMI WATA (NIGERIA 🇳🇬)
TÓTEM (MEXICO 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽)
THE ZONE OF INTEREST (UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧/ POLAND 🇵🇱/USA 🇺🇸)
2020 Film Independent
#SpiritAwards
nominees for Best Cinematography are:
Todd Banhazl - HUSTLERS
Jarin Blaschke - THE LIGHTHOUSE
Natasha Braier - HONEY BOY
Chananun Chotrungroj - THE THIRD WIFE
Pawel Pogorzelski - MIDSOMMAR
The nominees for BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE at the 2024 Film Independent
#SpiritAwards
are:
Erika Alexander
Sterling K. Brown
Noah Galvin
Anne Hathaway
Glenn Howerton
Marin Ireland
Charles Melton
Da’vine Joy Randolph
Catalina Saavedra
Ben Whishaw
A movie about an issue that is not entertaining is only going to get you so far. But a movie about an issue that feels real and has a light and dark and all the colors can actually be a big movie. -
@MartiNoxon
on
#ToTheBone
starring
@LilyCollins
The
#SpiritAwards
nominees in the category of Best Director are:
Todd Field - TAR
Kogonada - AFTER YANG
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert - EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Sarah Polley - WOMEN TALKING
Halina Reijn - BODIES BODIES BODIES
The 2020 Film Independent
#SpiritAwards
nominees for Best Supporting Male nominees are:
Willem Dafoe - THE LIGHTHOUSE
Noah Jupe - HONEY BOY
Shia Labeouf - HONEY BOY
Jonathan Majors - THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
Wendell Pierce - BURNING CANE
These are the 2020 Film Independent
#SpiritAwards
nominees for Best Supporting Female:
Jennifer Lopez - HUSTLERS
Taylor Russell - WAVES
Zhao Shuzhen - THE FAREWELL
Lauren “Lolo” Spencer - GIVE ME LIBERTY
Octavia Spencer - LUCE
The Robert Altman Award is given to the ensemble cast, director & casting director of one film: MARRIAGE STORY - Noah Baumbach, Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler, Alan Alda, Laura Dern, Adam Driver, Julie Hagerty, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Liotta, Azhy Robertson, Merritt Wever
The
#SpiritAwards
nominees for Best
#LeadPerformance
are:
Cate Blanchett - TAR
Dale Dickey - A Love Song
Mia Goth - PEARL
Regina Hall - HONK FOR JESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL
Paul Mescal - AFTERSUN
1/2
2019
#SpiritAwards
nominees for BEST DIRECTOR:
Debra Granik, LEAVE NO TRACE
Barry Jenkins, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
Tamara Jenkins, PRIVATE LIFE
Lynne Ramsay, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
Paul Schrader, FIRST REFORMED
The 2020 Film Independent
#SpiritAwards
Nominees for Best Feature [award given to the producer(s)] are:
A HIDDEN LIFE
CLEMENCY
THE FAREWELL
MARRIAGE STORY
UNCUT GEMS
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It's the last award of the night!
The Spirit Award for Best Feature goes to... Past Lives (
@A24
).
Producers: David Hinojosa, Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon.
#SpiritAwards
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2019
#SpiritAwards
nominees for BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM:
BURNING (South Korea)
THE FAVOURITE (United Kingdom)
HAPPY AS LAZZARO (Italy)
ROMA (Mexico)
SHOPLIFTERS (Japan)
These are the 2020 Film Independent
#SpiritAwards
nominees for Best First Feature (Award given to the director and producer):
BOOKSMART
THE CLIMB
DIANE
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
THE MUSTANG
SEE YOU YESTERDAY