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36th award of the Independent Spirit Awards

36th Independent Spirit Awards
Awarded for Best in independent film and independent television
Date April 22, 2021
Site Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Hosted by Melissa Villaseñor
Highlights
Best Feature Nomadland
Most awards Nomadland (4)
Most nominations Never Rarely Sometimes Always (7)
Television coverage
Channel IFC
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The 36th Film Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films and television series of 2020, were presented by Film Independent on April 22, 2021.[1] Though it was initially intended for the ceremony to air on April 24, 2021, it was later changed to April 22, 2021.[2] The nominations were announced on January 26, 2021 by Laverne Cox, Barry Jenkins, and Olivia Wilde.[3] [4] [5] The ceremony was televised in the United States on IFC and streamed exclusively by AMC+.[6] Melissa Villaseñor hosted the ceremony.[7] [8]

Expansion [edit]

This year, the Film Independent expanded categories in order to honor television series for the first time, debuting five new categories: Best New Scripted Series, Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series, Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series, Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series, and Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series.[9] [10] [11]

Winners and nominees [edit]

Film [edit]

Chloé Zhao, Best Feature co-winner, and Best Director and Best Editing winner

Best Feature Best Director

Nomadland

  • First Cow
  • Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
  • Minari
  • Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Chloé Zhao – Nomadland

  • Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
  • Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
  • Eliza Hittman – Never Rarely Sometimes Always
  • Kelly Reichardt – First Cow
Best Male Lead Best Female Lead

Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal as Ruben Stone

  • Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Levee Green (posthumous)
  • Adarsh Gourav – The White Tiger as Balram Halwai
  • Rob Morgan – Bull as Abe
  • Steven Yeun – Minari as Jacob Yi

Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman as Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas

  • Nicole Beharie – Miss Juneteenth as Turquoise Jones
  • Viola Davis – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Ma Rainey
  • Sidney Flanigan – Never Rarely Sometimes Always as Autumn Callahan
  • Julia Garner – The Assistant as Jane
  • Frances McDormand – Nomadland as Fern
Best Supporting Male Best Supporting Female

Paul Raci – Sound of Metal as Joe

  • Colman Domingo – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Cutler
  • Orion Lee – First Cow as King-Lu
  • Glynn Turman – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Toledo
  • Benedict Wong – Nine Days as Kyo

Youn Yuh-jung – Minari as Soon-ja

  • Alexis Chikaeze – Miss Juneteenth as Kai Jones
  • Yeri Han – Minari as Monica Yi
  • Valerie Mahaffey – French Exit as Madame Reynaud
  • Talia Ryder – Never Rarely Sometimes Always as Skylar
Best Screenplay Best First Screenplay

Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman

  • Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
  • Eliza Hittman – Never Rarely Sometimes Always
  • Mike Makowsky – Bad Education
  • Alice Wu – The Half of It

Andy Siara – Palm Springs

  • Kitty Green – The Assistant
  • Noah Hutton – Lapsis
  • Channing Godfrey Peoples – Miss Juneteenth
  • James Sweeney – Straight Up
Best First Feature Best Documentary Feature

Darius Marder – Sound of Metal

  • Radha Blank – The Forty-Year-Old Version
  • Heidi Ewing – I Carry You with Me
  • Edson Oda – Nine Days
  • Channing Godfrey Peoples – Miss Juneteenth

Crip Camp

  • Collective
  • Dick Johnson Is Dead
  • The Mole Agent
  • Time
Best Cinematography Best Editing

Joshua James Richards – Nomadland

  • Jay Keitel – She Dies Tomorrow
  • Shabier Kirchner – Bull
  • Michael Latham – The Assistant
  • Hélène Louvart – Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Chloé Zhao – Nomadland

  • Andy Canny – The Invisible Man
  • Scott Cummings – Never Rarely Sometimes Always
  • Merawi Gerima – Residue
  • Enat Sidi – I Carry You with Me
Best International Film

Quo Vadis, Aida? ( Bosnia and Herzegovina)

  • Bacurau ( Brazil)
  • The Disciple ( India)
  • Night of the Kings ( Ivory Coast)
  • Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time ( Hungary)

Films with multiple nominations and awards [edit]

Television [edit]

Best New Scripted Series Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series

I May Destroy You (BBC One / HBO)

  • Little America (Apple TV+)
  • Small Axe (Prime Video)
  • A Teacher (FX on Hulu)
  • Unorthodox (Netflix)

Immigration Nation (Netflix)

  • Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children (HBO)
  • City So Real (National Geographic)
  • Love Fraud (Showtime)
  • We're Here (HBO)
Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series

Amit Rahav – Unorthodox as Yakov "Yanky" Shapiro (Netflix)

  • Adam Ali – Little America as Zain (Apple TV+)
  • Nicco Annan – P-Valley as Uncle Clifford (Starz)
  • Conphidance – Little America as Iwegbuna (Apple TV+)
  • Harold Torres – ZeroZeroZero as Manuel Contreras (Prime Video)

Shira Haas – Unorthodox as Esther "Esty" Shapiro (Netflix)

  • Elle Fanning – The Great as Catherine the Great (Hulu)
  • Abby McEnany – Work in Progress as Abby (Showtime)
  • Maitreyi Ramakrishnan – Never Have I Ever as Devi Vishwakumar (Netflix)
  • Jordan Kristine Seamón – We Are Who We Are as Caitlin Poythress / Harper (HBO)
Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series

I May Destroy You – Michaela Coel, Paapa Essiedu, Weruche Opia, and Stephen Wight

Series with multiple nominations and awards [edit]

Special awards [edit]

John Cassavetes Award [edit]

(The award is given to the best feature made for under $500,000; recipients are the writer, director, and producer)

Residue

  • The Killing of Two Lovers
  • La Leyenda Negra
  • Lingua Franca
  • Saint Frances

Robert Altman Award [edit]

(The award is given to its film director, casting director, and ensemble cast)

  • One Night in Miami... – Regina King, Kimberly R. Hardin, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, and Leslie Odom Jr.

Producers Award [edit]

The award honors emerging producers, who despite highly limited resources demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to create quality independent films. The winner receives a $25,000 unrestricted cash grant courtesy of Spirit Award Premier Sponsors Genesis Motor North America.

  • Gerry Kim
    • Kara Durrett
    • Lucas Joaquin

Someone to Watch Award [edit]

The award honors a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The winner receives a $25,000 unrestricted cash grant courtesy of Spirit Award Premier Sponsors Genesis Motor North America.

  • Ekwa Msangi – Farewell Amor
    • David Midell – The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
    • Annie Silverstein – Bull

Truer than Fiction Award [edit]

The award honors to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The winner receives a $25,000 unrestricted cash grant courtesy of Spirit Award Premier Sponsors Genesis Motor North America.

  • Elegance Bratton – Pier Kids
    • Cecilia Aldarondo – Landfall
    • Elizabeth Lo – Stray

See also [edit]

  • 93rd Academy Awards
  • 78th Golden Globe Awards
  • 74th British Academy Film Awards
  • 41st Golden Raspberry Awards
  • 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards
  • 26th Critics' Choice Awards

References [edit]

  1. ^ Galuppo, Mia; Nordyke, Kimberly; Drury, Sharareh; Perez, Lexy (April 22, 2021). "Film Independent Spirit Awards: 'Nomadland' Wins Best Feature, Best Director for Chloe Zhao". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  2. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 21, 2021). "Independent Spirit Awards Breaks Tradition During Pandemic, Will Take Place Thursday Before Oscars". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Anderson, Erik (January 21, 2021). "Spirit Awards move date; Barry Jenkins, Laverne Cox, Olivia Wilde to announce nominations". AwardsWatch. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "SPIRIT AWARDS NOMINATIONS (2021) | Presenters Olivia Wilde, Barry Jenkins & Laverne Cox". YouTube. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Lewis, Hilary (January 26, 2021). "Film Independent Spirit Awards: 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always', 'Minari', 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom', 'Nomadland' Top Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  6. ^ Hipes, Patrick (April 22, 2021). "How To Watch Tonight's Film Independent Spirit Awards Online & On TV". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  7. ^ Verhoeven, Beatrice (February 8, 2021). "'SNL' Star Melissa Villasenor to Host 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards". TheWrap . Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  8. ^ Perez, Lexy (April 22, 2021). "Spirit Awards: Melissa Villasenor Says Pandemic Marked "Tough Year" to "Watch Independent Movies"". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  9. ^ Welk, Brian (September 29, 2020). "Independent Spirit Awards Adds 5 New TV Categories for 2021 Ceremony". TheWrap . Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  10. ^ Hill, Libby (September 29, 2020). "2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards Expand to Honor Television". IndieWire . Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  11. ^ Schneider, Michael (April 22, 2021). "Independent Spirit Awards Define What's 'Indie TV': 'I May Destroy You' and 'Unorthodox', for Starters". Variety . Retrieved April 22, 2021.

External links [edit]

  • Official website

What Channel Is the Spirit Awards on

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/36th_Independent_Spirit_Awards