2016 Independent Spirit Award Winner Predictions: Spotlight’s Time to Shine
Last year, Birdman won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature and then the Oscar for Best Picture the next day. That film was... Read More
the diary of a teenage girl
Probably to the surprise of no one, the Boston Society of Film Critics went with the home court advantage by giving Spotlight their Best... Read More
25th IFP Gotham Award Winners: Spotlight Wins Best Feature, Bel Powley Upsets Cate Blanchett, Brie Larson
In keeping true to their indie cred, the IFP Gotham Awards bypassed two Oscar favorites in Best Actress (Cate Blanchett in Carol and Brie... Read More
Indie Spirit Noms: Beasts of No Nation Roars Back, Leads Nom Total with Carol
Todd Haynes’s Carol and Cary Fukunaga’s Beasts of No Nation led the Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations this morning with six and five apiece, respectively.... Read More
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