Spirit Awards: Benny and Josh Safdie Win Best Director for 'Uncut Gems'

The directing duo revived Adam Sandler's dramatic appeal

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

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.

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.

Uncut Gems and The Farewell were the big winners at the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California on Saturday.

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.

Upon accepting their best first screenplay award at the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards, See You Yesterday writers Stefon Bristol and Ferdrica Bailey thanked Jesus Christ, their families and Spike Lee.The Do the Right Thing director, upon hearing his name, cheered for the two writers and gave them a standing ovation."This is fantastic I was not expecting this.

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 Farewell actress Zhao Shuzhen won her first Spirit Award at Saturday's Film Independent Spirit Awards.However, the film's director, Lulu Wang, accepted the honor on behalf of the actress, who wasn't able to leave her native China due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Noah Baumbach’s divorce dramaMarriage Story won for best screenplay at the 35th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards.After taking to the Santa Monica beach stage Sunday to accept his first ever Spirit Awards win, the writer, director and producer "concurred" with sentiments shared by category presenters Nick Kroll and Mindy Kaling, noting the labor and stress of being a Hollywood scribe."I kind of hate writing," Baumbach said to crowd laughter.

South Korean dark comedy Parasite has been named international film of the year at the 35th Independent Spirit Awards.

The Farewell took the top prize at the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards, while crime drama Uncut Gems was also recognised.

Booksmart director Olivia Wilde took home her first Spirit Award at Saturday's Film Independent Spirit Awards.The millennial coming-of-age comedy centers on high school friends Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) and Molly (Beanie Feldstein), who excel at academics but neglect their social life in their pursuit of achievement, so the pair resolve to cram four years of partying into their last night before graduation.

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.

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.