On Oscar weekend, Spirit Awards reflect diversity

Nicolas Cage went public with the new woman in his life at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday (08Feb20).

Liza Minnelli might want to eat her words.

Officials behind Sam Mendes’ upcoming Broadway play were left red-faced on Sunday after accidentally releasing an advertisement prematurely listing the director as a double winner at the 2020 Oscars.

The 35th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards took place on Saturday afternoon in Santa Monica, with stars like Jennifer Lopez, Nicolas Cage and Robert De Niro on hand to honor the best in this year's independent filmmaking.The ceremony was hosted by Aubrey Plaza and aired live on IFC, and there was plenty of splashy moments on the telecast— from Plaza's impersonation of Robert Pattinson's Lighthouse character to the Los Angeles Gay Men's Choir tribute to Laura Dern, there were some things the

As if her awards season success wasn't enough, Laura Dern just got almost an entire song dedicated to her from the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles. The star was clearly not expecting the epic moment on Saturday night at the 2020 Independent Spirit Awards.

On Saturday, Santa Monica in California was abuzz with acting talent dressed in their finery for the 35th Independent Spirit Awards.

While a number of snubbed Oscars hopefuls — like Uncut Gems and its star Adam Sandler, The Farewell and Booksmart — won big at the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards, other films and stars who didn't earn Oscar nominations still went home empty handed from the beach celebration of the best in independent film.Jennifer Lopez, who received a fair amount of attention in host Aubrey Plaza's opening monologue, lost the best supporting actress award for her role in Hustlers to The Farewell's Zhao

The 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards featured a handful of, often subtle calls for political action.Host Aubrey Plaza largely steered clear of politics in her opening song and pre-taped sequence but as she encouraged the audience to "Get Happy," she mused about the many problems in the world, including "pollution in the air, trash in the ocean, Cats in theaters."Later, though, taking the awards show to a commercial break, in a voiceover, Plaza joked that the show coming up there would be a

The Farewellwon the Spirit Award for best feature at Saturday's Film Independent Spirit Awards.The film's director, Lulu Wang, accepted the award and gave an impassioned acceptance speech, speaking about the importance of those with power on Hollywood to hire more female filmmakers."There's been a lot of conversation this year about how to encourage more women to be in film or get more women into the conversation," Wang said. "And I just have to that we don't have to encourage women.

New year, new love? Nicolas Cage was spotted getting cozy with a mystery woman at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California, on Saturday, February 8, nearly one year after his wedding annulment from Erika Koike.

Saturday night's 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards celebrated several of the films and stars which were egregiously overlooked by the Oscars this year, and Adam Sandler made sure to rub the Academy's nose in it after winning for Best Male Lead in Uncut Gems.

Adam Sandler joked his “independent personality will shine on forever” as he scooped the Best Male Lead for his role in Uncut Gems at the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday.