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FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS

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    Independent Spirit Award

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    Best Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Farewell

      7.5 (74K)
      Anita Gou
      Daniele Tate Melia
      Andrew Miano
      Peter Saraf
      Marc Turtletaub
      Lulu Wang
      Chris Weitz
      Jane Zheng
    • [object Object]

      A Hidden Life

      7.4 (31K)
      Elisabeth Bentley
      Dario Bergesio
      Grant Hill
      Josh Jeter
    • [object Object]

      Clemency

      6.5 (5.7K)
      Timur Bekbosunov
      Julian Cautherley
      Bronwyn Cornelius
      Peter Wong
    • [object Object]

      Marriage Story

      7.9 (363K)
      Noah Baumbach
      David Heyman
    • [object Object]

      Uncut Gems

      7.4 (338K)
      Eli Bush
      Sebastian Bear-McClard
      Scott Rudin

    Best First Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Booksmart

      7.1 (138K)
      Olivia Wilde
      Chelsea Barnard
      David Distenfeld
      Jessica Elbaum
      Megan Ellison
      Katie Silberman
    • [object Object]

      The Climb

      6.7 (5.3K)
      Michael Angelo Covino
      Noah Lang
      Kyle Marvin
    • [object Object]

      Diane

      6.7 (1.7K)
      Kent Jones
      Luca Borghese
      Ben Howe
      Caroline Kaplan
      Oren Moverman
    • [object Object]

      The Last Black Man in San Francisco

      7.2 (23K)
      Joe Talbot
      Dede Gardner
      Jeremy Kleiner
      Khaliah Neal
      Christina Oh
    • [object Object]

      The Mustang

      6.8 (15K)
      Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
      Alain Goldman
    • [object Object]

      See You Yesterday

      5.3 (12K)
      Stefon Bristol
      Spike Lee

    Best Female Lead

    • Renée Zellweger
      Winner
      • Renée Zellweger
      • Judy
    • Elisabeth Moss
      • Elisabeth Moss
      • Her Smell
    • Mary Kay Place at an event for Big Love (2006)
      • Mary Kay Place
      • Diane
    • Alfre Woodard
      • Alfre Woodard
      • Clemency
    • Hong Chau
      • Hong Chau
      • Driveways
    • Karen Allen in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
      • Karen Allen
      • Colewell

    Best Male Lead

    • Adam Sandler
      Winner
      • Adam Sandler
      • Uncut Gems
    • Robert Pattinson at an event for The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
      • Robert Pattinson
      • The Lighthouse
    • Chris Galust
      • Chris Galust
      • Give Me Liberty
    • Kelvin Harrison Jr.
      • Kelvin Harrison Jr.
      • Luce
    • Matthias Schoenaerts at an event for Rust and Bone (2012)
      • Matthias Schoenaerts
      • The Mustang

    Best Supporting Female

    • Shuzhen Zhao
      Winner
      • Shuzhen Zhao
      • The Farewell
    • Jennifer Lopez
      • Jennifer Lopez
      • Hustlers
    • Taylor Russell
      • Taylor Russell
      • Waves
    • Lauren 'Lolo' Spencer
      • Lauren 'Lolo' Spencer
      • Give Me Liberty
    • Octavia Spencer
      • Octavia Spencer
      • Luce

    Best Supporting Male

    • Willem Dafoe
      Winner
      • Willem Dafoe
      • The Lighthouse
    • Noah Jupe
      • Noah Jupe
      • Honey Boy
    • Shia LaBeouf
      • Shia LaBeouf
      • Honey Boy
    • Jonathan Majors
      • Jonathan Majors
      • The Last Black Man in San Francisco
    • Wendell Pierce
      • Wendell Pierce
      • Burning Cane

    Best Director

    • Benny Safdie
      Josh Safdie
      Winners
      • Benny Safdie
      • Josh Safdie
      • Uncut Gems
    • Robert Eggers
      • Robert Eggers
      • The Lighthouse
    • Alma Har'el at an event for 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2020)
      • Alma Har'el
      • Honey Boy
    • Julius Onah
      • Julius Onah
      • Luce
    • Lorene Scafaria at an event for Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
      • Lorene Scafaria
      • Hustlers

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Marriage Story

      7.9 (363K)
      Noah Baumbach
    • [object Object]

      High Flying Bird

      6.2 (9.5K)
      Tarell Alvin McCraney
    • [object Object]

      Uncut Gems

      7.4 (338K)
      Ronald Bronstein
      Benny Safdie
      Josh Safdie
    • [object Object]

      To Dust

      6.0 (1.2K)
      Jason Begue
      Shawn Snyder
    • [object Object]

      Clemency

      6.5 (5.7K)
      Chinonye Chukwu

    Best First Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      See You Yesterday

      5.3 (12K)
      Fredrica Bailey
      Stefon Bristol
    • [object Object]

      Driveways

      7.2 (7.1K)
      Hannah Bos
      Paul Thureen
    • [object Object]

      Blow the Man Down

      6.4 (13K)
      Danielle Krudy
      Bridget Savage Cole
    • [object Object]

      Greener Grass

      6.4 (6.2K)
      Jocelyn DeBoer
      Dawn Luebbe
    • [object Object]

      The Vast of Night

      6.7 (48K)
      Andrew Patterson
      Craig W. Sanger

    Best Cinematography

    • Jarin Blaschke
      Winner
      • Jarin Blaschke
      • The Lighthouse
    • Todd Banhazl
      • Todd Banhazl
      • Hustlers
    • Nicolas Winding Refn and Natasha Braier in The Neon Demon (2016)
      • Natasha Braier
      • Honey Boy
    • Chananun Chotrungroj
      • Chananun Chotrungroj
      • The Third Wife
      • Pawel Pogorzelski
      • Midsommar

    Best International Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Parasite

      8.5 (1.1M)
      Bong Joon Ho
      South Korea
    • [object Object]

      Invisible Life

      7.7 (10K)
      Karim Aïnouz
      Brazil
    • [object Object]

      Les Misérables

      7.6 (30K)
      Ladj Ly
      France
    • [object Object]

      Portrait of a Lady on Fire

      8.0 (121K)
      Céline Sciamma
      France
    • [object Object]

      Retablo

      7.5 (2K)
      Alvaro Delgado Aparicio
      Peru
    • [object Object]

      The Souvenir

      6.4 (15K)
      Joanna Hogg
      United Kingdom

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      American Factory

      7.4 (25K)
      Steven Bognar
      Julia Reichert
      Julie Parker Benello
      Jeff Reichert
    • [object Object]

      Apollo 11

      8.1 (28K)
      Todd Douglas Miller
      Evan Krauss
      Thomas Petersen
    • [object Object]

      For Sama

      8.5 (13K)
      Edward Watts
      Waad Al-Kateab
    • [object Object]

      Honeyland

      8.0 (20K)
      Tamara Kotevska
      Ljubomir Stefanov
      Atanas Georgiev
    • [object Object]

      Island of the Hungry Ghosts

      6.8 (486)
      Gabrielle Brady
      Gizem Acarla
      Samm Haillay
      Alex Kelly
      Alexander Wadouh

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Uncut Gems

      7.4 (338K)
      Ronald Bronstein
      Benny Safdie
    • [object Object]

      The Third Wife

      6.6 (2.4K)
      Julie Béziau
    • [object Object]

      Sword of Trust

      6.3 (4.3K)
      Tyler L. Cook
    • [object Object]

      The Lighthouse

      7.4 (286K)
      Louise Ford
    • [object Object]

      Give Me Liberty

      6.7 (2.3K)
      Kirill Mikhanovsky

    John Cassavetes Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Give Me Liberty

      6.7 (2.3K)
      Kirill Mikhanovsky
      Alice Austen
      Val Abel
      Walter S. Hall
      Michael Manasseri
      George Rush
      Sergey Shtern
    • [object Object]

      Burning Cane

      5.4 (682)
      Phillip Youmans
      Ojo Akinlana
      Jakob Johnson
      Karen Kaia Livers
      Mose Mayer
      Wendell Pierce
      Isaac Webb
      Cassandra Youmans
    • [object Object]

      Colewell

      6.3 (641)
      Tom Quinn
      Joshua Blum
      Alexandra Byer
      Craig Shilowich
      Matthew Thurm
    • [object Object]

      Premature

      6.4 (1K)
      Rashaad Ernesto Green
      Zora Howard
      Darren Dean
      Joy Ganes
    • [object Object]

      Wild Nights with Emily

      6.2 (1.5K)
      Madeleine Olnek
      Anna Margarita Albelo
      Casper Andreas
      Max Rifkind-Barron

    Robert Altman Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Marriage Story

      7.9 (363K)
      Noah Baumbach
      Douglas Aibel
      Francine Maisler
      Alan Alda
      Laura Dern
      Adam Driver
      Julie Hagerty
      Scarlett Johansson
      Ray Liotta
      Azhy Robertson
      Merritt Wever

    Truer Than Fiction Award

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    • Nadia Shihab
      Winner
      • Nadia Shihab
      • Jaddoland
    • Khalik Allah
      • Khalik Allah
      • Black Mother
    • Davy Rothbart
      • Davy Rothbart
      • 17 Blocks
      • Erick Stoll
      • Chase Whiteside
      • América

    Producers Award

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    • Mollye Asher
      Winner
      • Mollye Asher
    • Krista Parris
      • Krista Parris
    • Ryan Zacarias
      • Ryan Zacarias

    Someone to Watch Award

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    • Rashaad Ernesto Green, Director of GUN HILL ROAD
      Winner
      • Rashaad Ernesto Green
      • Premature
    • Ash Mayfair
      • Ash Mayfair
      • The Third Wife
    • Joe Talbot
      • Joe Talbot
      • The Last Black Man in San Francisco

    Bonnie Award

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    • Kelly Reichardt
      Winner
      • Kelly Reichardt
    • Marielle Heller at an event for The 26th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2021)
      • Marielle Heller
    • Lulu Wang at an event for The IMDb Studio at Sundance (2015)
      • Lulu Wang

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    • Film Independent's Spirit Awards
    • FINDIE Awards ("Friends of Independents")
    • Independent Spirit Awards

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