"Don't Tell Her"
<b>The</b> 2020 "Independent Spirit Awards" announced the winners today, With Wang Ziyi's "Don't Tell Her" winning "Best Picture" and Safdi Brothers' "Original Diamond" winning 3 awards: Adam Sandler's "Best Actor", "Best Director" and "Best Editing". Both films were produced by A24, which also became the biggest winner at this year's Independent Spirit Awards.
"The Original Diamond" and Robert Eggers's "Lighthouse" both led the way in five nominations, and in addition to these two films, the "Best Picture" nominations also included Terrence Malik's "The Hidden Life", "Don't Tell Her", Noah Baumbach's "Marriage Story", and Chinaye Chuku's "Forgiveness".
Films that have won multiple awards at this year's Independent Spirit Awards include "Lighthouse" ("Best Cinematography", William Dafoe's "Best Supporting Actor") and "Don't Tell Her" ("Best Picture", Zhao Shuzhen's "Best Supporting Actress"), "American Factory" and "Parasite" won "Best Documentary" and "Best International Film" respectively, and these two films are likely to take home the trophies of the same awards at tomorrow's Academy Awards.
Adam Sandler' "Original Diamond"
Unlike this year's Oscars, two of the Independent Spirit Award "Best Director" nominations are women: Alma Haller of Baby Boy and Lauren Skafaria of The Dancing Woman Thief; actors of color nominated for the Actors Category include Zhou Hong ("Lane"), Alpha Ward ("Wide"), Kevin Harrison Jr. ("Luce"), Taylor Russell ("The Wave"), Jennifer Lopez ("The Dancing Lady Thief") and Octavia Spencer ("Luce").
<b>Partial list of winners of the Spirit of Independence Award</b>
<b>Best Film</b>
The Hidden Life
"The Forgiveness"
Don't Tell Her <b>(Award-Winning</b>).
Marriage Story
Original Diamond
<b>Best Director</b>
Robert Eggers, The Lighthouse
Alma Haller, Baby Boy
Julius Jonah, Luce
Joshua Safdy, Ben Safdie, Original Diamond <b>(award-winning</b>).
Lauren Skafaria, The Dancing Lady Thief
Renee Zellweger, Judy
<b>Best debut</b>
"High Quality Student" <b>(award-winning</b>).
"New Year's Eve Love"
Diane
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
"Wild Horse"
"Meet Yesterday"
<b>Best Actress</b>
Karen Alain, "Colville"
Zhou Hong, "Lane"
Elizabeth Moss, "Her Scent"
Mary Kay Price, Diane
Alpha Ward, "The Forgiveness"
Renee Zellweger, Judy <b>(award-winning</b>).
<b>Best Actor</b>
Chris Galloster, "Give Me Freedom"
Kevin Harrison Jr., Luce
Robert Pattinson, The Lighthouse
Adam Sandler, "Original Diamond" <b>(award-winning</b>).
Matthias Schonell, "Wild Horses"
Zhao Shuzhen, "Don't Tell Her"
<b>Best Supporting Actress</b>
Jennifer Lopez, The Dancing Lady Thief
Tyler Russell, The Wave
Zhao Shuzhen, "Don't Tell Her" <b>(award-winning</b>).
Lauren 'Lolo' Spencer, "Give Me Freedom"
Octavia Spencer, Luce
<b>Best Supporting Actor</b>
William Dafoe, The Lighthouse <b>(award-winning</b>).
Noah Yuppy, Baby Boy
Shea LaBeouf, Baby Boy
Jonathan Meyers, The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Weddell Pierce, Burning Sugar Cane
<b>Best Screenplay</b>
Marriage Story <b>(award-winning</b>).
Dust to Dust
"High Flying Bird"
William Dafoe, The Lighthouse
<b>Best Debut Screenplay</b>
"Meet Yesterday" <b>(award-winning</b>).
"Lane"
Knock That Man Down
"Green Off the Field"
"The Vast Night"
<b>Best Cinematography</b>
The Dancing Lady Thief
The Lighthouse <b>(award-winning</b>).
Baby Boy
"The Three Wives"
A Midsummer Night's Horror
<b>Best Clip</b>
Original Diamond <b>(Award-winning</b>).
The Sword of Trust
The Lighthouse
"Give Me Freedom"
<b>John Kasowitz Award (for films that cost less than $500,000).</b>
Burning Sugar Cane
"Colville"
"Give Me Freedom" <b>(award-winning</b>).
"Precocious"
Crazy Night with Emily
<b>Robert Ultraman Award (awarded to film directors, casting directors and entire casts</b>).
<b>Best Documentary</b>
American Factory <b>(award-winning</b>).
Apollo 11
"For Samar"
Land of Honey
Hungry Ghost Island
<b>Best International Film</b>
The Invisible Woman, Brazil
Les Misérables, France
Parasite, Korea <b>(award-winning</b>).
Portrait of the Burning Woman, France
Painted Boy, Peru
Souvenirs, UK