Ruth Negga wins Best Supporting Female for 'Passing' at the SpiritAwards
were announced on Sunday, March 6. The ceremony, hosted by Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally, honored the best in independent film and television in 2021. Held at the Santa Monica Pier in California, the event aired at 5 p.m. PT/2 p.m. ET on IFC and streamed on AMC Plus.
The Spirit Awards have traditionally been held the Saturday before the Oscars ceremony. However, Film Independentthat it would move the ceremony up by three weeks this year as a way of boosting its impact on the Oscars race, following the cancellation of the Golden Globes telecast. “Zola” led the film categories with seven nominations, including best feature, best director and female lead and supporting male nods. Closely following was “The Novice” with five nominations and “The Lost Daughter” and “Wild Indian” with four nominations each. In the television categories, six shows were nominated twice: “Blindspotting,” “It’s a Sin,” “Rutherford Falls,” “Them: Covenant,” “The Underground Railroad” and “We Are Lady Parts.
During the ceremony, the Robert Altman award, given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast, will be awarded to the crew of “Mass,” Fran Kranz’s film about four parents meeting after a school shooting. Film Independent also alreadythe three winners of their Emerging Filmmaker Grant, which gives $25,000 cash grants to three winners. Alex Camilleri won the Someone to Watch Award, Lizzie Shapiro won the Producers Award and Jessica Beshir won the Truer Than Fiction Award.
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