Saturday Night Live’s Melissa Villaseñor to host 2021 Spirit Awards
Film Independent announced today that Saturday Night Live’s Melissa Villaseñor will be the host of the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards on April 22, it was... Read More
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Interview: Valerie Mahaffey on the eccentricity of ‘French Exit’ and her collection of cherished characters [VIDEO]
Over the years, Valerie Mahaffey has carved out a space for herself as a much-adored character actress of the television medium, starring in hit series such... Read More
Spirit Awards move date; Barry Jenkins, Laverne Cox, Olivia Wilde to announce nominations
Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, announced today that this year’s awards ceremony will take place on Thursday,... Read More
2021 Independent Spirit Awards adding TV categories for the first time
The Independent Spirit Awards are expanding to include five new television categories for its 2021 awards show, Film Independent announced Tuesday. This is the first... Read More
Spirit Awards: An Anonymous Voter Assesses the Nominees and Reveals his Pick for Best Female Lead
For the third year in a row, the nominating committee of the Film Independent Spirit Awards has deviated from the traditional ballot of five names... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Keeping the ‘Spirit’ alive post-AFI FEST
It’s the end of AFI FEST 2019 and just a day after the nominations for the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards. How much did these... 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
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
34th Film Independent Spirit Awards: ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ wins Best Feature, Director, Supporting Female
The 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards, hosted by a fiery and funny Aubrey Plaza (that The Cold Open cold open) were held today at the... Read More
‘First Reformed,’ ‘Eighth Grade,’ ‘We the Animals’ earn Film Independent Spirit Awards noms
Jeremiah Zagar’s ‘We the Animals’ surprises with five mentions including the Someone to Watch award Everything was gucci for A24 this morning with the announcement... Read More
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