Indie Spirit Awards Add a Surprise or 2 to Their Oscar Warmup
Riz Ahmed and Carey Mulligan’s wins bring a touch of energy to yet another awkward virtual awards show
Steve Pond | April 22, 2021 @ 9:44 PM
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Back in the early days of the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the operative cliché about the show’s relationship with the Academy Awards was “win on Saturday, lose on Sunday,” because the indie films that won Spirit Awards typically came up short at the Oscars.
Spirit Award organizers made sure that the first part of that phrase wouldn’t apply this year, because they moved the show to Thursday night from its usual spot on Saturday afternoon.