Spirit Awards: ‘The Farewell’ wins Best Feature, Adam Sandler named Best Actor
The voters of the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards named The Farewell, from writer/director Lulu Wang as the Best Feature of 2019. It’s co-star Zhao... Read More
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Chlotrudis Nominations: ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ leads with 9
Nominations for the 26th annual Chlotrudis Awards were finalized by the film group’s nominating committee this past weekend, ahead of its March 22nd awards dinner... Read More
Spirit Award nominations: ‘The Lighthouse,’ ‘Uncut Gems’ lead with 5
Honey Boy and Give Me Liberty earn 4 noms apiece; Marriage Story is the Robert Altman Award winner The 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards will... Read More
Independent Spirit Awards predictions: ‘Marriage Story,’ ‘The Farewell,’ ‘Waves’ should prevail
Former AMPAS president John Bailey said last year that the Oscars were looking too much like the Spirit Awards. Like it’s a bad thing. Some... Read More
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