Spirit Awards: Riz Ahmed Thanks "Daring" Genius of Director Darius Marder in Best Actor Speech

Kate Garraway has revealed her husband Derek Draper can still barely talk almost a month after returning home from hospital. Derek, 53, was taken to hospital last March after contracting coronavirus and remained there for over a year due to complications from the disease.

TMZ, Derrick Boseman said his brother would have been the first to wish Hopkins the best following his Sunday night win. The late actor would have seen winning an Oscar as an achievement but never an “obsession” said Boseman, adding that he felt all the shortlisted actors were worthy of the award.

This year's Oscars ceremony was always going to be hotly-watched around the the world - after a year locked down, who isn't in need of some good old fashioned Hollywood glamour?But amidst the posturing, fancy frocks and lightning flashes from the thicket of cameras came a moment of pure romance that sent Twitter into one unanimous swoon.

made their red carpet debut together at the 2021 Oscars on Sunday evening (April 25). The actor, who was nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for his role in Sound Of Metal, was joined by his New York Times bestselling author wife.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterMaking Academy Awards history in the most awkward way imaginable, Anthony Hopkins won the Oscar for best actor for his performance in “The Father,” becoming the oldest winner ever.Hopkins, however, was not on hand to accept the award, which for the first time in Oscars history was placed at the very end of the telecast, after “Nomadland” had won best picture and Frances McDormand took home best actress.

Sound of Metal's Riz Ahmed and wife and author Fatima Farheen Mirza made their first official red carpet debut at the Oscars 2021. The couple who tied the knot last year in a private and intimate ceremony walked the red carpet and looked totally smitten by each other.

Amazon Studios’ Sound of Metal won the Oscar on Sunday for Best Sound, an award that was revealed by the film’s star Riz Ahmed during the Oscarcast on ABC.

Date night! Riz Ahmed and Fatima Farheen Mirza made their official red carpet debut on Sunday, April 25, stepping out for the first time as a married couple at the 2021 Academy Awards.

Riz Ahmed and his wife, novelist Fatima Farheen Mirza, turned heads on the red carpet of the 93rd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday.The 38-year-old British actor, who's nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (his first nomination from the Academy), looked sharp in a sleek black suit by Prada.

With less than 48 hours to go for the much-delayed Academy Awards 2021 to begin, the excitement is quite different this time as it will be the first award show to be held in person in more than over a year. While the Grammys was a  mix of in person and virtual, it will be interesting to see how the Academy Awards pull this off.

93rd Oscars, which continues to hype Hollywood's big night as a cinematic experience in and of itself. As such, presenters at the 2021 Academy Awards are now the «cast.»With days to go until the ceremony, the Academy announced Riz Ahmed, Viola Davis and Steven Yeun have been added to the cast of presenters.

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.

ChloéZhao won best director for Nomadland at the 36th annual Independent Spirit Awards on Thursday. Accepting the award, Zhao said she was "humbled" to be in the company of her fellow nominees —Lee Isaac Chung (Minari), Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman),Eliza Hittman (Never Rarely Sometimes Always), and Kelly Reichardt (First Cow).

Nomadland will win best picture and best director. Chloé Zhao’s drama about older Americans who live in their vans and recreational vehicles took the top two prizes at the Spirit awards, following a near-unbroken run of wins at ceremonies including the Golden Globes and the Baftas.

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.

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