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Friday
Apr232021

"Nomadland" and "Sound of Metal" dominate the Spirit Awards

by Nathaniel R

Last stop before the Oscars! The Spirit Awards were held last night and the big winner was Nomadland which fits the Spirits like a glove. Congratulations to Chloe Zhao and her team. Less expected but wonderful news is that Sound of Metal collected three prizes: First Feature, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor, finally also getting its due. This 'spread the wealth' awards season was surely accidental but it's been beautiful as art is subjective and there's no reason to pretend that only say, four people and one movie are worthy of any prizes each year. In this one way, this season has been the best. In the other ways, zoom ceremonies... never seeing anyone holding their trophies or mingling in rooms together or on the red carpet has been quite glum. But we're in the last weekend now. Hoorah.

After the jump the winners and their acceptance speeches if we found them. Melissa Villaseñor hosted and if you missed her opening monologue here it is...

FILM Nomadland

DIRECTOR Chloe Zhao, Nomadland

ACTRESS  Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

ACTOR Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal

SUPPORTING ACTRESS You Yuh-jung Minari

SUPPORTING ACTOR Paul Raci, Sound of Metal

SCREENPLAY Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

FIRST SCREENPLAY Andy Siara, Palm Springs

FIRST FEATURE Darius Marder, Sound of Metal

DOCUMENTARY Crip Camp

CINEMATOGRAPHY Nomadland

EDITING Nomadland

INTERNATIONAL FILM Quo Vadis, Aida?

JOHN CASSAVETTES AWARD Residue

TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD Elegance Bratton, Pier Kids

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD One Night in Miami

PRODUCERS AWARD Gerry Kim

SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD Ekwa Msangi, Farewell Amor

 

TELEVISION

Film Independent has added a few television prizes so there those are as well.

SCRIPTED SERIES I May Destroy You

NON SCRIPTED SERIES Immigration Nation

TV ACTRESS Shira Haas, Unorthodox

TV ACTOR Amit Rahav, Unorthodox

TV ENSEMBLE I May Destroy You - Michaela Cole, Paapa Essiedu, Weruche Opia, Stephen Wright

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Reader Comments (18)

Finally Carey Mulligan gets her due!

April 23, 2021 | Unregistered CommenterRue

What a bore.

April 23, 2021 | Unregistered CommenterKyle

If all the acting winners win again on Sunday- I would be very happy. Fingers crossed!

April 23, 2021 | Unregistered CommenterTom G

Apart from the absence of FIRST COW, this is a very satisfactory set of winners. Would not be sad if the Oscars matched (though of course they won't).

April 23, 2021 | Unregistered CommenterLynn Lee

I think I’m ready to pull the trigger on predicting Quo Vadis Aida to win the Oscar. I know Another Round has a director nomination but it doesn’t really have much momentum. I think Quo Vadis Aida has the passion vote and the importance vote. Personally I’m not a huge Quo Vadis Aida fan (it wouldn’t be higher than #3 for me amongst the Oscar nominees). I’m just feeling a strong vibe that Another Round is going to lose to Quo Vadis Aida.

April 23, 2021 | Unregistered CommenterCharlea

WOW - amazing winners

April 23, 2021 | Unregistered CommenterJW

This gives those of us pulling for Carey some hope. She beat Frances and Viola here, and probably would've won BAFTA if she'd been nominated. I'll be predicting her or Andra on Oscar night.

And I'm thinking this means Hopkins is taking it. People are sad about Chadwick, but I don't think they'll be voting for him in the numbers he's going to need.

April 23, 2021 | Unregistered CommenterShmeebs

Is it true that a lot of Film Twitter pundits were allowed to vote this year?

April 23, 2021 | Unregistered CommenterPeggy Sue

So pleased with the Acting Winners - Carey Mulligan handled some strong emotions without moving into caricature. And I have a big man crush on Riz Ahmed - beside that, I think he's a wonderful actor.

April 23, 2021 | Unregistered Commenterrrrich7

Peggy Sue -- not that i'm aware of. But anyone can vote if they join the organization so film twitter people who want to spend that $100 a year can vote.

April 23, 2021 | Registered CommenterNATHANIEL R

Great choices -- the only win I wish we'd be seeing more of is Hopkins in 'The Father.' Saw it last night -- what a sensational performance.

April 23, 2021 | Unregistered CommenterJoseph

I love that Palm Springs got something this year. That was the film I most enjoyed in 2020.

April 23, 2021 | Unregistered CommenterRaul

I am also elated that Carey Mulligan won, as I am of all the others, an Oscars repeat is possibly imminent.

April 23, 2021 | Unregistered CommenterStephen

I. May. Destroy. You.

April 23, 2021 | Unregistered CommenterWorking stiff

Oh, I see! Lots of people on my TL were bragging about that. Hate them.

The fact that Ahmed won here is so FAIR and fairness is so rare in the Oscar race.

April 23, 2021 | Unregistered CommenterPeggy Sue

Lifeless, pre-taped ceremony. Too bad. Melissa Villaseñor was amusing with all of her impressions.

April 23, 2021 | Unregistered CommenterKyle

Go Carey!!

April 23, 2021 | Unregistered CommenterMichael R

This gives me hope that Carey will win her Oscar. It's definitely a tight race between her, Viola, and Frances... and shoot, even Andra. It's a wild category this year.

Happy her her, Riz, Paul Raci, and Michaela Coel.

April 23, 2021 | Unregistered CommenterPhilip H.
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