Because of the pandemic, the Film Independent Spirit Awards - which usually take place the day before the Oscars out in Malibu - was mostly remote and took place this evening. Here's the list of winners.
-- Best Feature - “Nomadland” -- Best Director - Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”) -- Best Female Lead - Carey Mulligan (“Promising Young Woman”) -- Best Male Lead - Riz Ahmed (“The Sound of Metal”) -- Best Supporting Female - Yuh-jung Youn (“Minari”) -- Best Supporting Male - Paul Raci (“Sound of Metal”) -- Best Screenplay - “Promising Young Woman” -- Best International Film - “Quo Vadis, Aida?” -- John Cassavetes Award - “Residue” -- Best Cinematography - Joshua James Richards (“Nomadland”) -- Best Editing - “Nomadland” -- Robert Altman Award - “One Night in Miami”
[More winners plus TV wins]-- Best Documentary - “Crip Camp” -- Best First Feature - “The Sound of Metal” -- Best First Screenplay - Andy Siara (“Palm Springs”) -- Truer Than Fiction Award - Elegance Bratton (“Pier Kids”) -- Someone to Watch Award - Ekwa Msangi “( Farewell Amor”) -- Piaget Producers Award - Gerry Kim
-- Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series - “I May Destroy You” -- Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series - Shira Haas (“Unorthodox”) -- Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series - Amit Rahav (“Unorthodox”) -- Best New Scripted Series - “I May Destroy You” -- Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series - “Immigration Nation”