Independent Spirit Awards Embrace the Abnormal for Pandemic-Era Ceremony

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When the 2021 Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced at the end of January, Focus Features' abortion drama Never Rarely Sometimes Always seemed like it was picking up some awards season heat when it led the Spirit Awards field with seven nominations, more than any other film, including nods for best feature and best director.

An unforgettable talent. Carey Mulligan paid tribute to late Harry Potter star Helen McCrory after taking home a big win at the 2021 Independent Spirit Awards on Thursday, April 22.

Nomadland won best feature at the 2021 Independent Spirit Awards on Thursday. "We are so honored to be recognized with our tribe," said producer Mollye Asher, acknowledging the community of Film Independent.

Saturday Night Live's Melissa Villaseñor made her hosting debut during the 2021 Independent Spirit Awardson Thursday night. "As you may have noticed, we’re not in the big tent on the beach.

Carey Mulligan is paying tribute to Helen McCrory, who passed away last week at the age of 52.

Carey Mulligan paid tribute to a “true independent spirit” as she dedicated an award win to the late Helen McCrory. Mulligan, 35, was named best female lead at the Film Independent Spirit Awards for her role in Promising Young Woman.

same contenders overlapped this year, including “Minari,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Promising Young Woman” and “Sound of Metal.”And “Nomadland” has been on a steady march to the Oscars. The film’s Spirit win follows others at the Golden Globes, the BAFTAs, the producers guild and the directors guild.

A post shared by Elle Fanning (@ellefanning)The dress also featured one of Westwood's signature corsets and a draped effect on the waist. She paired it with gold metallic heels and two necklaces from Vivienne Westwood's jewellery line, a three-row pearl choker and a broken pearl necklace.

Nomadland was the big winner at Thursday's Film Independent Spirit Awards, taking best feature and best director for Chloé Zhao, among other awards. In the acceptance speech, producer Peter Spears noted that Zhao met star Frances McDormand at a previous Spirit Award ceremony.

Promising Young Woman at the Film Independent Spirit Awards 2021, dedicating the award to the late Helen McCrory as she accepted the gong.Mulligan won the award for Best Actress at the virtual ceremony today (April 23), and she dedicated it to McCrory, who died last week at 52 after a private battle with cancer.“I want to dedicate this award to a true independent spirit and an actress that I have looked up to and will continue to look up to for the rest of my career,” Mulligan said.“Helen

Virtual awards ceremonies will soon (we hope) be a thing of the past, but, sadly, the 2021 Independent Spirit Awards are still firmly in the pandemic era. The traditional Saturday afternoon pre-Oscar day drinking telecast moved to a Thursday night Prime Time slot on IFC with Melissa Villaseñor admirably taking the reigns.

On Thursday night, Nomadland‘s Oscars push was further bolstered by four wins at the virtually-held 2021 Film Independent Awards, in the categories of Best Picture, Director, Editing and Cinematography.

Academy Awards. “Moonlight,” “Spotlight,” “Birdman” and “12 Years a Slave” all won at the Spirits before taking best picture at the Oscars the next day, though top winners ("The Farewell" won the Spirits' top prize in 2020) have diverged the last few years.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeHeading into Thursday’s Spirit Awards, Film Independent’s inaugural foray into recognizing television had already passed the so-called “smell test.” That’s because, at the very least, HBO’s “I May Destroy You” had already been recognized as best ensemble cast in a new scripted series.And if there was any TV show that embraces the independent spirit, it’s absolutely “I May Destroy You,” the deeply personal series created by and starring Michaela Coel.“I

The winners of the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards were announced on Thursday night (April 22) and you can check out the full list here!

Oscars and the Film Independent Spirit Awards is essentially a circle this year, as films like, and dominate both awards shows.Ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards, the 36th Independent Spirit Awards honored the best in indie filmmaking and, for the first time, television during Thursday's live primetime ceremony on IFC.

Antonio Ferme editorThe 36th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards, which recognizes the best work in the independent space, is kicking off on Thursday night.Hosted by “Saturday Night Live” cast member Melissa Villaseñor, the fully immersive virtual ceremony is streaming live on IFC and AMC Plus. Celebrities such as Adam Sandler, Renee Zellweger, Daveed Diggs, Julia Garner, Kathryn Hahn, Annie Murphy and Lulu Wang will serve as presenters during the ceremony.