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Riz Ahmed and ‘Nomadland’ win big at Film Independent Spirit Awards 2021 While accepting his award, Ahmed said, Sound of Metal is about how a health crisis can throw your life off track and on the other side of that, there can be a lot of discomfort
April 24, 2021
The 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards honoured some of the biggest stars of Hollywood for their exceptional performance in a glitzy ceremony held on Thursday.
Among the winners was Riz Ahmed, who won Best Male Lead for Sound of Metal, and Nomadland who claimed four major prizes.
While accepting his award, Ahmed said, “Sound of Metal is about how a health crisis can throw your life off track and on the other side of that, there can be a lot of discomfort but also some clarity,” he shared. “And for everyone who’s gone through some upheaval this year, I wish you peace on the other side of it.”
Nomadland wins top honours at Independent Spirit Awards, Riz Ahmed best actor
Nomadland also won Zhao the best editing trophy while the best cinematography honour went to its cinematographer Joshua James Richards.
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LOS ANGELES: Chloe Zhao s meditative drama Nomadland continued its winning streak this award season by bagging best picture, best director and other awards at the 36th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards.
The story, about a woman who embarks on a nomadic journey through American west after she loses her job, has emerged as the Oscars frontrunner after winning accolades at Producer s Guild of America (PGA) Awards, British Academy Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) and Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards.
By ETonline Staff Amazon Studios; Focus Features
The Venn diagram between the Oscars and the Film Independent Spirit Awards is essentially a circle this year, as films like
Ma Rainey s Black Bottom,
Minari and
Ahead of Sunday s Academy Awards, the 36th Independent Spirit Awards honored the best in indie filmmaking and, for the first time, television during Thursday s live primetime ceremony on IFC. (A break from tradition, as the Spirit Awards are usually a daytime fête the day before the Oscars.)
See the full list of winners, in
bold, below.
Film Independent
Phew! Honestly, we’re not used to staying up this late to wrap our awards season (although to be fair, we
have been this drunk). But if nothing else, 2020/21 has certainly been a year of firsts. Including our first and hopefully last pandemic-era Film Independent
Spirit Awards. And while we miss our big cacophonous beach tent, it’s hard to imagine having any more fun than we did tonight with host Melissa Villaseñor and this wholly unforgettable 2021 Spirit Awards.
So congrats again to all of this year’s nominees and winners including those of our inaugural TV/streaming categories. And whether you watched this year’s show on IFC, streamed it on AMC+ or joined us for our first-ever Virtual Show experience, we can’t say it enough:
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