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Trophies were handed out at the 34th edition of the Film Independent Spirit Awards with Barry Jenkins’s adaptation of James Baldwin’s If Beale Street Could Talk walking away with the most trophies including Best Feature, Best Director for Jenkins and Best Supporting Female for Regina King. Of the three awards for Beale…

From the chilly beach in Santa Monica, the 34th edition of the Film Independent Spirit Awards took place today on the eve of the Academy Awards. Hosted by Ingrid Goes West star (which won last year for Best First Feature) and Parks and Recreation alum Aubrey Plaza, the ceremony recognizes the best in independent film…

The 34th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards are set for Saturday at 2 PM PT/5 PM ET airing live on IFC and Facebook Watch from the beach near the Santa Monica pier. The show, which awards the year’s best in indie films, will be hosted by Aubrey Plaza, who seems likely to take advantage of the network’s boast that…

Aubrey Plaza has been set to host the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards, which are set to air live from Santa Monica on February 23 on IFC. She will take over duties from John Mulaney and Nick Kroll, who co-hosted the marquee indie film event for the past two years. This year’s ceremony will include a Best Feature…

Spirit Awards organizer Film Independent said today that it has set a Saturday, February 8 date for its 2020 ceremony. That keeps it in line with the indie film gala’s usual day-before-the-Oscars slot after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences moved up the date of its 2020 ceremony by two weeks to February…

EXCLUSIVE: Film Independent has announced the final batch of presenters set to take the stage at the 33rd edition of the Independent Spirit Awards, which IFC will air live Saturday at 2 PM PT/5 PM ET. Joining the roster of presenters are Call Me by Your Name‘s Timothée Chalamet (who’s up for Best Male Lead and also…

For a second year in a row, A24 led the Film Independent Spirit Award nominations, counting 17, followed by Sony Pictures Classics which had 13 propelled by Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name and Chloe Zhao’s The Rider. It was also a big day for Call Me By Your Name, which lead all film noms with a total of six…

Nick Kroll and John Mulaney have signed on to return as co-hosts of the Film Independent Spirit Awards, which will air Saturday, March 3 live on IFC. The pair hosted the annual show last year for the first time. Nominations for the 33rd edition are set for November 21 with Lily Collins and Tessa Thompson unveiling the…

UPDATE with full winners list: A24’s Moonlight swept all five competitive awards it was up for at the 32nd annual Film Independent Spirit Awards, wrapping the day on the Santa Monica beach with a win for Best Feature. With Oscar frontrunner La La Land not eligible for these awards (its budget was above the Spirit…

Film Independent and IFC have renewed their exclusive agreement for IFC to telecast the annual Film Independent Spirit Awards in the U.S. through 2020. The channel has aired the event since 1994. "IFC is the perfect home for the Film Independent Spirit Awards,” Film Independent president Josh Welsh said. “They're…

Comedians and Broadway teammates Nick Kroll and John Mulaney have been tapped to co-host the Film Independent Spirit Awards next month. The duo, who co-created, co-wrote and co-star in the now-running Broadway show Oh, Hello On Broadway, are the latest in the trend of the past couple of years to have a duo host the…

A24 looks to have led the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Nominations with as many as 18 noms split up between American Honey, Moonlight, 20th Century Women, Swiss Army Man and The Witch. Among those films leading with noms, Moonlight counts six (including a Robert Altman award), American Honey also six, Amazon’s Manchest…