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)