Tag: Independent Spirit
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41st Spirit Awards
There were a couple of surprises but nothing earth-shattering. Awards Tallies (3) Train Dreams (2) Lurker, Sorry, Baby (1) Esta Isla, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, The Long Walk, The Perfect Neighbor, The Plague, The Secret Agent, The Testament of Ann Lee The Awards Best Feature Train Dreams WL PP TL Best Director…
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41st Spirit Award Nominations
There was a time when the Spirit Awards were as far removed from the Oscar nominations as anything. In recent years, as the Academy has become more cognizant of indie work, that connection has merged. This year’s list is pretty far removed from the trend and reverts to its obscure selections bolstered by a handful…
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40th Spirit Awards
As expected, Oscar contenders did better than those that weren’t Oscar-nominated. Anora took top honors and put Demi Moore on her backfoot again. Awards Tallies (3) Anora (2) Dìdi, A Real Pain (1) Familiar Touch, Flow, Girls Will Be Girls, His Three Daughters, My Old Ass, Nickel Boys, No Other Land, A Photographic Memory, September…
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40th Spirit Award Nominations
Another bad showing for The Brutalist but also for September 5, which had been building buzz throughout the fall and now seems to be getting stumped even on friendly ground. Also not helpful to Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Nominations Tallies (5) Anora, I Saw the TV Glow (4) Dìdi (3) The Apprentice, Janet Planet, Sing Sing (2)…
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39th Spirit Award Nominations
The Spirit Award nominations yielded few major surprise, though a few stand out: Julianne Moore didn’t make the supporting cut, nor did Lily Gladston (for The Unknown Country) make it in to lead. Paul Giamatti couldn’t get into the lead race in spite of The Holdovers doing well. That said, it didn’t make the Best…