As what could be an indication of what may happen on Oscar Sunday, filmmaker, Chloé Zhao and her drama, "Nomadland" lead the 36th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards with four awards including the Best Feature award. Zhao would win for Best Director and Best Editing and her partner, Joshua James Richards received Best Cinematography for the film. The Spirit Awards are usually held the Saturday before the Academy Awards but due to COVID-19, the show decided to delay the presentation of their awards, which honors the best in indie cinema, until today with Melissa Villaseñor from "Saturday Night Live" serving as host of the virtual ceremony. "Sound of Metal" also did well, receiving Best Male Lead for Riz Ahmed, Paul Raci taking Best Supporting Male and director, Darius Marder won for Best First Feature.
Here is the list of winners of the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards:
Best Feature: "Nomadland"
Best Director: Chloé Zhao, "Nomadland"
Best Screenplay: Emerald Fennell, "Promising Young Woman"
Best Female Lead: Carey Mulligan, "Promising Young Woman"
Best Male Lead: Riz Ahmed, "Sound of Metal"
Best Supporting Female: Yuh-jung Youn, "Minari"
Best Supporting Male: Paul Raci, "Sound of Metal"
Best Cinematography: Joshua James Richards, "Nomadland"
Best Editing: Chloé Zhao, "Nomadland"
Best International Feature: "Quo Vadis, Aida?" (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Best Documentary: "Crip Camp"
Best First Feature: "Sound of Metal"
Best First Screenplay: Andy Siara, "Palm Springs"
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