Independent film
The 2024 Spirit Independent Film Awards kicked off Sunday on the beach in Santa Monica, celebrating the year's best independent films and television as film awards season reaches its peak.
Check out the list of live deadline winners below and keep checking back as more prizes are awarded.
Aidy Bryant is hosting this year, presiding over a ceremony that will crown the winner of the Best Feature award, which will come from five nominees: A24's past life, Netflix May DecemberAmazon MGM Studios American fantasythe scout We are all strangersSony Pictures Classics' We have grown now And mobi Corridors.
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Cord Jefferson already has one win American fantasyHe won the award for best screenplay, while Sammy Burch and Alex Mechanic won the award for best first screenplay May December.
Also today, Daven Joy Randolph was nominated for an Academy Award Retainers Won a Spirit Award in the gender-neutral category for Best Supporting Performance, Anatomy of a fall It won the Best International Film Award Four girls It won the Best Documentary Award. Retainers The day also won awards for Outstanding Performance (Dominic Sessa) and Cinematography (Egil Braille).
The last of us He has won twice so far on the television side, for performances by Nick Offerman and Kevon Montreal Woodard.
Last year, remember that other A24 photo, Everything everywhere at oncestormed ashore and scored seven wins for Spirit, including Best Picture, in its run to the Best Picture Oscar crown.
This year, it is Past Lives, May December And American fantasy Which comes in hot with five nominations each, with Celine Song's romantic drama and Jefferson's scathing satire in the corresponding category at the 2024 Academy Awards taking place on March 10.
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In today's Spirit TV races, the Best New Scripted Series category (which it won last year: The bear) Features Beef, I Dream When I'm Black, I'm a Virgo, Jury Duty And Slips. Netflix meat He has dominated the awards circuit to this day, including taking home acting awards for his co-stars Ali Wong and Steven Yeun on Saturday night at the SAG Awards.
meat It ended up winning today (as it did at the Emmys), while Wong won today, topping even Yeun in the Best Gender-Neutral Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series category.
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Meanwhile, today's major film acting race includes Jessica Chastain, Greta Lee, Trace Lysette, Natalie Portman, Judy Reyes, Franz Rogowski, Andrew Scott, Teyana Taylor, Jeffrey Wright, and Teo Yu.
Below is the list of winners which is updated as soon as they are announced.
Best super performance
Dominic Sessa
Retainers
John Cassavetes Award
(Awarded for best film under $1 million; award goes to writer, director, and producer)
Fremont
Director/Writer: Babak Jalali
Writer: Carolina Cavalli
Producers: Rachel Fung, Chris Martin, Morgana Mojemi, George Rush, Sudnia Shroff, Laura Wagner
Best cinematography
Eagle Braid
Retainers
Best editing
Daniel Garber
How to blow up a pipeline
Best new written series
(Given to Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)
meat
Creator/Executive Producer: Lee Seung Jin
Executive Producers: Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Jake Schreier, Ravi Nandan, Ally Reich
Co-executive producers: Alice Jo, Carrie Kemper
Best Lead Performance in a New Written Series
Ali Wong
meat
Best New Unscripted or Documentary Series
(The award is given to the creator, executive producer, and co-executive producer)
Dear Mama
Executive Producers: Lacey Järvi, Quincy “QD3” Jones III, Stacy Robinson, Nelson George, Charles D. King, Peter Nelson, Adel “Future” Nour, Jamal Joseph, Ted Skillman, Allen Hughes, Steve Berman, Mark Cimino, Jodi Gerson, John Janek, Nicholas Verrall, Nigel Sinclair
Best scenario
Cord Jefferson
American fantasy
Best first screenplay
Sammy Burch; Story by Sammy Burch and Alex Mechanic
May December
Best international film
(Given to the manager)
Anatomy of a fall
France
Director: Justin Treat
Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series
Kevon Montreal Woodard
The last of us
Best Documentary Film
(Submitted to the director and producer)
Four girls
Directed by: Kawthar Ben Hania
Producer: Nadim Sheikhrouha
Best Supporting Performance in a New Written Series
Nick Offerman
The last of us
Best supporting performance
Davin Joy Randolph
Retainers
Previously announced
Person to Watch Award
(In honor of the talented director with a unique vision who has not yet received proper appreciation)
Monica Sorel
Director: Mountains
Best cast in a new scripted series
Jury duty
Cast: Alan Barinholtz, Susan Berger, Cassandra Blair, David Brown, Kirk Fox, Ross Kimball, Pramod Kumar, Trisha Lavash, Mickey Leiber, James Marsden, Eddie Modica, Kerry O'Neill, Rashida Olaiola, Whitney Rice, Maria Russell, Ishmael Shahid , Ben Seward, Ron Song, Evan Williams
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