In accepting the directing prize for Anora, Sean Baker spoke passionately about the difficulty of making independent films in an industry that is no longer able to fund riskier projects.
Cast and crew members for Anora are shown onstage accepting the award for best feature film at the Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on Saturday.
In accepting the directing prize, Baker spoke passionately about the difficulty of making independent films in an industry that is no longer able to fund riskier projects. He said indies are in danger of becoming calling card films — movies made only as a means to get hired for bigger projects. This year had several other possible Oscar winners celebrating. Kieran Culkin, considered an Oscar favourite, won the supporting performance award for. His director, co-star and writer Jesse Eisenberg won best screenplay for the film about two cousins embarking on a Holocaust tour in Poland.
Madison won the top acting prize over Moore at the BAFTAs last weekend, as well, and stopped on Saturday to pet Moore's dog Pilaf on the way to the stage. Acting categories for the Spirit Awards are gender neutral and include 10 spots each, meaning Madison and Moore were up against Oscar nominees like Domingo , the wordless animated Latvian cat film, won best international film. At the Oscars, it's competing in both the international film and animation categories.
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