While certain other awards shows during the ever-busy awards season tend to focus on the big-name hits from the big-name studios, with a whole “classy, professionalism” thing, the Film Independent Spirit Awards—celebrating its 39th anniversary this year—always has a more freewheeling indie bent (host Aidy Bryant called it the “bisexual Oscars” in a funny opening monologue). To the extent that an awards show can be cool, this one (which highlights the best in independent film and television) is generally pretty cool. It’s just a nice, friendly vibe.
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Early winners included Da’Vine Joy Randolph from The HoldoversThe Last Of UsFour Daughters (director Kaouther Ben Hania specifically told Natalie Portman she should see it, which was cool).
We’ll update this post throughout the afternoon as more winners are announced (and they’re coming at a nice clip, with the genderless categories and the inclusion of both film and TV), but here the are ones announced so far:
Best Lead Performance In A New Scripted Series
Ali Wong, Beef
Best New Non-Scripted Or Documentary Series
Dear Mama
Best Ensemble Cast
Jury Duty
Best Screenplay
Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
Best First Screenplay
Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik, May December
Best Supporting Performance
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Best Supporting Performance In A New Scripted Series
Nick Offerman, The Last Of Us
Best Documentary
Four Daughters
Best Breakthrough Performance In A New Scripted Series
Keivonn Montreal Woodard, The Last Of Us
Best International Film
Anatomy Of A Fall