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