Spirit Awards: Aubrey Plaza, 'American Factory' Director Subtly Reference 2020 Election

Barack and Michelle Obama's new production company has already managed to add an Oscar to its credit and the former United States President and first lady are over the moon! Netflix’s American Factory won an award for Best Documentary Feature at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards and the Obamas posted a sweet appreciation post for the directors and congratulated them on the win.

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

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

Lulu Wang‘s “The Farewell,” a film snubbed by the Academy Awards, won Best Feature at the Film Independent Spirit Awards (Image courtesy A24)

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.

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.

The 2020 Independent Spirit Awards winners have been announced. The Spirit Awards took place a day before the 92nd Academy Awards is set to take place.

As the year's best in indie films are honored during Saturday's2020 Independent Spirit Awards, Benny and Josh Safdie had more of a reason to celebrate after winning the award for best director for Uncut Gems.The Uncut Gems helmers beat out other nominees including Alma Har'el (Honey Boy),Lorene Scafaria (Hustlers),Julius Onah (Luce) and Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse).After taking the stage to accept their award, the two brothers comically spoke at the same time, expressing their individual

LOS ANGELES — Chinese-American director Lulu Wang’s movie “The Farewell” won the top prize at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, while Adam Sandler was named best actor and made fun of his exclusion from Sunday’s Oscars.

Adam Sandler continues to joke about his Academy Awards snub.

The 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards have arrived as a myriad of A-list stars will spend their Saturday in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica honoring the year's best in indie film.The Spirt Awards will air live at 2 p.m. PT Saturday on IFC.

American Factory, the firstfilm from Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground,took home the award for best documentary during Saturday's 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards.After taking the stage to accept the award, co-director Julia Reichert was quick to explain the true purpose for their project. "Our film tries to ask questions about the fate of working people in Ohio, in China and really around the world.

Aubrey Plaza returned to host the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, kicking off the awards show with a Judy-inspired sketch and onstage musical number.After Jon Hamm interrupted Plaza hallucinating herself transformed into Judy Garland in a pre-taped segment — "Why host an awards show for film when film is fucking dead? What even is film anymore?" Plaza cried mid-breakdown. "No one goes to the theaters.

Though the year's best in indie film were honored during the 2020 Independent Spirit AwardsSaturday afternoon in Santa Monica, host Aubrey Plaza was quick to celebrate something else: diverse nominees and female directors.Taking the stage for her opening monologue, the host was quick to explain why the Spirit Awards is "so much cooler than the Oscars" because they "recognize female directors." "All two of them," she said."I'm so proud of how diverse this show is.

Adam Sandler may have been snubbed by the Academy, but, just like when he lost out ‘Best Looking’ in high school to some ‘feather-headed d–che bag,’ he’s taking it all in stride. 

The 35th Independent Spirit Awards are underway on the Santa Monica beach this Saturday, and the spirit of the show’s independence from the Academy Awards — and the Hollywood studio system at large — was on ready and, at times, anxious display in the press room backstage.