In the Heights Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Picture
The Tribeca Festival was created in the wake of 9/11, the brainchild of founders Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff who were looking to lure people back downtown with an eclectic, hastily assembled lineup that included indies like
Roger Dodger and
Washington Heights, and also the premiere of
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. On its 20th anniversary, having spent years establishing an identity and gradually spreading above 14th Street, Tribeca once again finds itself taking place in the aftermath of a major trauma. This time, it’s aiming to bring audiences back into a city that’s in the process of reopening, and back to the movies by way of a mix of virtual and outdoor screenings spread out over multiple boroughs.
The 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards Virtual Show and Full Ceremony Recap
filmindependent.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from filmindependent.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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.
Share Via Email
| A+A A- By PTI
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.
Shaka King
The Judas and the Black Messiah filmmaker, alongside past Spirit Award winners Mel Eslyn and Nanfu Wangalso, also revealed the winners of three cash grants on Tuesday morning.
Judas and the Black Messiah writer-director Shaka King has been named honorary chair at the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards.
The news comes a day after
Judas and the Black Messiah nabbed six Oscar nominations, including a best original screenplay nom for King. He also won Film Independent s Someone to Watch Award in 2014 for the film
Newlyweeds. Shaka King electrified audiences this year with his tour de force film
Judas and the Black Messiah. As a director who won the Someone to Watch Award only a few years ago, we can t think of a better person to serve as our Honorary Chair at this year s Spirit Awards, Film Independent president Josh Welsh said.
vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.