The Spirit Awards went largely as expected with few genuine surprises.

Award Tallies

(3) The Holdovers
(2) American Fiction, Past Lives
(1) Anatomy of a Fall, Four Daughters, Fremont, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, May December, Showing Up, A Thousand and One

The Awards

Best Feature

Past Lives (Peter, Thomas, RU:Wesley)

Best Director

Celine Song – Past Lives (Wesley, Peter, Thomas)

Best Lead Performance

Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction (Wesley, Thomas, RU:Peter)

Best Supporting Performance

Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers (Wesley, Peter, Thomas)

Best Screenplay

American Fiction (Wesley, RU:Peter, RU:Thomas)

Best Editing

How to Blow Up a Pipeline (Wesley, Thomas)

Best Cinematography

The Holdovers (Thomas, RU:Wesley)

Best International Film

Anatomy of a Fall (Peter, Thomas, RU:Wesley)

Best Documentary

Four Daughters (Wesley, Peter, Thomas)

Best First Feature

A Thousand and One (Wesley, Thomas)

Best Breakthrough Performance

Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers (Wesley, Peter, Thomas)

Best First Screenplay

May December (Wesley, Peter, Thomas)

John Cassavetes Award

Fremont (Wesley, RU:Peter)

Robert Altman Award

Showing Up

Someone to Watch

Monica Sorrelle

Truer Than Fiction

Set Hernandez

Producers Award

Monique Walton

Spirit Awards Data

First Awards: 1985 (39)