Indie films Nomadland, Sound of Metal, Promising Young Woman, Crip Camp, Minari, Palm Springs, Quo Vadis, Aida?, and Residue won awards at the 36th Film Independent Spirit Awards.
Nomadland won Best Feature, Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Editing; Sound of Metal won Best First Feature, Best Male Lead and Best Supporting Male; Promising Young Woman won Best Female Lead and Best Screenplay; Minari won Best Supporting Female; Palm Springs won Best First Screenplay; Residue won the John Cassavetes Award; Crip Camp won Best Documentary; and Quo Vadis, Aida? won Best International Film.
One Night in Miami… director Regina King along with casting director Kimberly R. Hardin, as well as ensemble cast Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, and Leslie Odom Jr. received the 14th annual Robert Altman Award given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast.,
Complete List of the Winners of 36th Film Independent Spirit Awards:
FILM CATEGORIES
Best Feature
Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures)
Producers: Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Chloé Zhao
Best Director
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures)
Best Screenplay
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman (Focus Features)
Best First Feature
Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios)
Director: Darius Marder
Producers: Bill Benz, Kathy Benz, Bert Hamelinck, Sacha Ben Harroche
Best First Screenplay
Andy Siara, Palm Springs (NEON/Hulu)
John Cassavetes Award
(for best feature made under $500,000)
Residue
Writer/Director: Merawi Gerima
Best Supporting Female
Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari (A24)
Best Supporting Male
Paul Raci, Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios)
Best Female Lead
Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman (Focus Features)
Best Male Lead
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal (Amazon Studios)
Robert Altman Award
One Night in Miami… (Amazon Studios)
Director: Regina King
Casting Director: Kimberly R. Hardin
Ensemble Cast: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr.
Best Cinematography
Joshua James Richards, Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures)
Best Editing
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland (Searchlight Pictures)
Best International Film
Quo Vadis, Aida? (Cinéart / Indie Sales)
Director: Jasmila Žbanić
Best Documentary
Crip Camp (Netflix)
Directors/Producers: Jim LeBrecht, Nicole Newnham
Producer: Sara Bolder
TELEVISON CATEGORIES
Best New Scripted Series
I May Destroy You (HBO)
Creator/Executive Producer: Michaela Coel
Executive Producers: Phil Clarke, Roberto Troni
Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
Immigration Nation (Netflix)
Executive Producers: Christina Clusiau, Shaul Schwarz, Dan Cogan, Jenny Raskin, Brandon Hill, Christian Thompson
Co-Executive Producers: Andrey Alistratov, Jay Arthur Sterrenberg, Lauren Haber
Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series
Shira Haas, Unorthodox (Netflix)
Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series
Amit Rahav, Unorthodox (Netflix)
Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series
I May Destroy You (HBO)
Ensemble Cast: Michaela Coel, Paapa Essiedu, Weruche Opia, Stephen Wight