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The Film Independent Spirit Awards gave four prizes to “Nomadland” on Thursday night, including best feature. The film also won director and editing for Chloé Zhao and cinematography for Joshua James Richards.
Rather than their typical show in a tent by the beach in Santa Monica, the event was held virtually. Speaking to the unusual nature of this year’s awards season, in her opening monologue host Melissa Villaseñor joked that the event was “honoring the best movies you heard were good.”
Female lead went to Carey Mulligan for “Promising Young Woman,” and male lead went to Riz Ahmed for “Sound of Metal.”
Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” won best feature at the 36th Independent Spirit Awards in a ceremony that turned the annual beach soiree into a virtual, largely pre-taped event, and, possibly, an Oscar preview
This combination photo shows poster art for best picture Oscar nominees, top row from left, The Father, Judas and the Black Messiah, Mank, Minari, bottom row from left, Nomadland, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal, and The Trial of the Chicago 7. (Sony Pictures Classics/Warner Bros. Pictures, Netflix, A24, Searchlight Pictures, Focus Features, Amazon Studios, Netflix via AP) Previous Next
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