'The Farewell' made off with best picture as Zhao Shuzhen upset Jennifer Lopez and 'Uncut Gems' claimed three prizes, including a win for Adam Sandler.
From ‘Uncut Gems’ to ‘The Farewell,’ here’s the complete list of winners of Film Independent’s Spirit awards.
Dafoe won the first award of the day, picking up the prize for supporting actor for A24’s “The Lighthouse.” Jarin Blaschke also won for the film’s hard-edged, black-and-white cinematography.directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert. The film looks at the modern-day workplace and tells the story of an Ohio factory taken over by a Chinese company.
The John Cassavetes Award for a film made for less than $500,000 went to “Give Me Liberty,” directed by Kirill Mikhanovsky. Visibly moved to be accepting a prize named for Cassavetes, the independent filmmaking pioneer, Mikhanovsky said, “I think it’s really important that everything we do, even if it’s a job for hire, that it’s personal.”
Backstage, he wasn’t feeling the Oscars pressure, telling The Times, “What matters tonight is the Indie Spirit Awards, to be congratulated by Spike Lee, the Safdie brothers and all the great indie filmmakers that came before — that’s truly meaningful.”
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