35th Independent Spirit Awards

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The nominations were announced on November 21, 2019 by actresses Zazie Beetz and Natasha Lyonne. The ceremony was televised in the United States by IFC, taking place inside its usual tent setting on a beach in Santa Monica, California. Aubrey Plaza returned to host the ceremony for the second time. Winners and nominees Films with multiple nominations and awards Special awards John Cassavetes Award ''Give Me Liberty'' * ''Burning Cane'' * '' Colewell'' * ''Premature'' * ''Wild Nights with Emily'' Robert Altman Award (The award is given to its film director, casting director, and ensemble cast) * ''Marriage Story'' – Noah Baumbach, Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler, Alan Alda, Laura Dern, Adam Driver, Julie Hagerty, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Liotta, Azhy Robertson, and Merritt Wever Someone to Watch Award Recognizes a tale ... <a href="/html/ALL/s/3/35th_Independent_Spirit_Awards.html" style="text-decoration:none;"> <br>[...More Info...] &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp <a href="/html/ALL/l/3/35th_Independent_Spirit_Awards.html" style="text-decoration:none;"> [...Related Items...] &nbsp &nbsp <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/35th_Independent_Spirit_Awards" target=_blank style="text-decoration:none;"><b> OR:</b> &nbsp &nbsp [Wikipedia] &nbsp </a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=35th_Independent_Spirit_Awards" target=_blank style="text-decoration:none;"> [Google] &nbsp </a>    <a href="https://www.baidu.com/s?wd=35th_Independent_Spirit_Awards" target=_blank style="text-decoration:none;"> [Baidu] &nbsp </a>  </div> <br></a></a> <br> </div> </td> </tr> <tr; > <td width="15%"><p> <a href="/html/ALL/s/S/Santa_Monica_Pier.html" title="Click for more on -> Santa Monica Pier"> <center><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Santa_Monica_Pier_Top_View.jpg" title="Click for more on -> Santa Monica Pier" width="100%;" height="auto;"><center></a> <a href = "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santa_Monica_Pier_Top_View.jpg" target=_blank style="text-decoration:none; color:#d0d0d0;">picture info</a> </p> </td> <td valign="top"; width="75%"; > <div style="margin-left:0%; margin-right:9%";>  <div style="margin-left:2%";> <big><big><b><a href="/html/ALL/s/S/Santa_Monica_Pier.html" style="text-decoration:none;">Santa Monica Pier</a></b></big></big><br> The Santa Monica Pier is a large double-jointed pier at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California, United States. It contains a small amusement park, concession stands, and areas for views and fishing. Attractions Pacific Park The pier contains Pacific Park, a family amusement park with its solar panelled Ferris wheel. The brightly lit wheel can be seen from a distance and has been turned off during the Earth Hour observance. Other attractions It also has an original carousel hippodrome from the 1920s, the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium operated by Heal the Bay, shops, entertainers, a video arcade, a trapeze school, pubs, and restaurants. The pier's west end is a popular location for anglers. The pier is a venue for outdoor concerts, movies, and other activities. History Santa Monica has had several piers; however, the current Santa Monica Pier is made up of two adjoining piers that long had separate owners. 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Criteria In order to be considered as an independent film and therefore being eligible to this category, nomination committees base their decision on four criteria, "uniqueness of vision, original, provocative subject matter, percentage of financing from independent sources and economy of means"; the latter refers to a budget ceiling of $22.5 million. In the following lists, the first titles listed are winners. These are also in bold and in blue background; those not in bold are nominees. Winners and nominees Note *≠ indicates the winning film is also an Academy Award for Best Picture winner *° indicates the winning film is also an Academy Award for Best Picture The Academy Award for Best Picture ... <a href="/html/ALL/s/I/Independent_Spirit_Award_For_Best_Film.html" style="text-decoration:none;"> <br>[...More Info...] &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp <a href="/html/ALL/l/I/Independent_Spirit_Award_For_Best_Film.html" style="text-decoration:none;"> [...Related Items...] &nbsp &nbsp <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Spirit_Award_For_Best_Film" target=_blank style="text-decoration:none;"><b> OR:</b> &nbsp &nbsp [Wikipedia] &nbsp </a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Independent_Spirit_Award_For_Best_Film" target=_blank style="text-decoration:none;"> [Google] &nbsp </a>    <a href="https://www.baidu.com/s?wd=Independent_Spirit_Award_For_Best_Film" target=_blank style="text-decoration:none;"> [Baidu] &nbsp </a>  </div> <br></a></a> <br> </div> </td> </tr> <tr; > <td width="15%"><p> <a href="/html/ALL/s/I/Independent_Spirit_Award_For_Best_Male_Lead.html" title="Click for more on -> Independent Spirit Award For Best Male Lead"> <center><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/M_Emmet_Walsh_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg" title="Click for more on -> Independent Spirit Award For Best Male Lead" width="100%;" height="auto;"><center></a> <a href = "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M_Emmet_Walsh_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg" target=_blank style="text-decoration:none; color:#d0d0d0;">picture info</a> </p> </td> <td valign="top"; width="75%"; > <div style="margin-left:0%; margin-right:9%";>  <div style="margin-left:2%";> <big><big><b><a href="/html/ALL/s/I/Independent_Spirit_Award_For_Best_Male_Lead.html" style="text-decoration:none;">Independent Spirit Award For Best Male Lead</a></b></big></big><br> The Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead was an award presented annually at the Independent Spirit Awards to honor an actor who has delivered an outstanding lead performance in an independent film. It was first presented in 1985, with M. Emmet Walsh being the first recipient of the award for his role as Investigator Loren Visser in '' Blood Simple''. It was last presented in 2022 with Simon Rex being the final recipient of the award for his role in '' Red Rocket''. Jeff Bridges and Philip Seymour Hoffman are the only actors who have received this award more than once, with two wins each. In 2022, it was announced that the four acting categories would be retired and replaced with two gender neutral categories, with both Best Male Lead and Best Female Lead merging into the Best Lead Performance category. 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The film stars Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo, and Cardi B. It follows a crew of New York City strippers who begin to steal money by drugging stock traders and CEOs who visit their club, then running up their credit cards. Lopez also served as a producer on the film through Nuyorican Productions, alongside Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, and Adam McKay through their Gloria Sanchez banner. First announced in February 2016, the film was originally set to be financed and distributed by Annapurna Pictures. However, amid financial trouble, Annapurna dropped the rights in October 2018. 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She wrote and directed the films ''Seeking a Friend for the End of the World'' (2012), ''The Meddler'' (2015), and '' Hustlers'' (2019), in addition to writing the film ''Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist'' (2008). Early life Scafaria was born in 1978 in Holmdel, New Jersey, the daughter of Gail and Joseph R. Scafaria (1939–2009). Her mother is half Canadian, while her father was an Italian immigrant from Gioia Tauro. She has a brother named Vincent. She first became interested in writing when she began writing a report on a fake book once a month to win Pizza Hut gift certificates from her school. By the age of 17, she had written and staged her first play in Red Bank, New Jersey. 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It stars Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Tim Roth. The film was based on the play of the same name by J.C. Lee, and tells the story of a couple (Watts & Roth) forced to reconsider their marriage and their family after an extremely disturbing essay written by their adopted son (Harrison Jr.) is brought to their attention by his teacher (Spencer). Principal photography took place in New York and Los Angeles, California and the film was shot on 35mm film. ''Luce'' had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2019 and was released in cinemas on August 2, 2019 by NEON. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised the cast's performances, Onah's direction, the writing, and the film's themes. The film made over $2.3 million worldwide. 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His father <div class="linkinfo_desc"><a class = "desc_only" href="/html/ALL/l/A/Adoga_Onah.html" "title="Adoga Onah">Adoga Onah</a></div>, was a Nigerian diplomat. 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The film stars LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, Noah Jupe and FKA twigs. LaBeouf originally wrote the script as a form of therapy while in rehab. The project was announced in March 2018, and the cast was filled out over the next two months. Filming took place in Los Angeles over the course of about three weeks. ''Honey Boy'' had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2019 and was released on November 8, 2019, by Amazon Studios. The film received largely positive reviews from critics, who praised Har'el's direction as well as the performances of LaBeouf, Hedges and Jupe. Plot In 2005, Otis Lort is a movie star who suffers from alcoholism. He crashes his car and gets into a drunken altercation with the police and is forced to go into rehabilitation. 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She is best known for her 2019 feature film debut '' Honey Boy'', for which she won a Directors Guild of America Award. Her 2011 documentary ''Bombay Beach'', which took the top prize at Tribeca Film Festival, received a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award. In 2016, her documentary ''LoveTrue'' won the Grand Prix Best Documentary Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The same year, Har'el was named one of the "Top 12 female filmmakers ready to direct a blockbuster" by IndieWire. Har'el is noted for her ability to artistically blur the lines between documentary and fiction. Stephan Holden of ''The New York Times'' wrote about Har'el's film ''Bombay Beach'': " tlooks and feels like a fever dream about an alternate universe. Suffused with a sense of wonder, it hovers, dancing inside its own ethereal bubble". 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He is best known for writing and directing the historical horror films ''The Witch'' (2015) and ''The Lighthouse'' (2019), as well as directing and co-writing the historical fiction epic film '' The Northman'' (2022). His films are noted for their folkloric elements, as well as his efforts to ensure historical authenticity. Early life Eggers was born in New York City in 1983 to Kelly Houston. Eggers does not know who his biological father is. Soon after, he and his mother moved to Laramie, Wyoming where his mother met and married Walter Eggers, with whom she had twins, Max and Sam. The family then moved to Lee, New Hampshire, in 1990 when his stepfather became a provost at the University of New Hampshire. He moved to New York City in 2001 to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. 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It stars Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver as a warring couple going through a coast-to-coast divorce. Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta, Julie Hagerty, and Merritt Wever appear in supporting roles. The project was announced in November 2017, with the cast joining that same month. Filming took place in New York City and Los Angeles from January to April of the following year. Released by Netflix, the film premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on August 29, 2019, and began a limited theatrical release on November 6, followed by digital streaming on December 6. ''Marriage Story'' received critical acclaim, particularly for Baumbach's screenplay and direction and the performances of Johansson, Driver and Dern. 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