INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD Winners!

Rachel!

BEST FEATURE: SPOTLIGHT
BEST DIRECTOR: TOM MCCARTHY - SPOTLIGHT
BEST MALE LEAD: ABRAHAM ATTAH - BEASTS OF NO NATION
BEST FEMALE LEAD: BRIE LARSON - ROOM
BEST SUPPORTING MALE: IDRIS ELBA - BEASTS OF NO NATION
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE: MYA TAYLOR - TANGERINE
BEST SCREENPLAY: TOM MCCARTHY & JOSH SINGER - SPOTLIGHT
BEST FIRST FEATURE: MARIELLE HELLER - THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY: EMMA DONOGHUE - ROOM
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: CAROL
BEST EDITING: SPOTLIGHT
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM: SON OF SAUL
BEST DOCUMENTARY: THE LOOK OF SILENCE
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD: KRISHA
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD: SPOTLIGHT
KIEHL'S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD: FELIX THOMPSON - KING JACK
PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD: MEL ESLYN
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD: ELIZABETH CHAI VASARHELYI - INCORRUPTIBLE



A pretty fun show. And like the SAGs, they really showed up the Oscars on the diversity front. Big time. Three acting winners being people of color, one of them a trans actress. How bout that! Good job, Spirit Awards. Kate McKinnon and Kumail Nanjiani were game hosts, and their parodies of Room and Carol were very amusing. McKinnon, who I adore on SNL, may have been a little too "on" during the monologue, but she settled in nicely afterwards. Another fun moment came when Cate Blanchett grabbed Rooney Mara's boob, allowing the latter to show the most personality she's probably ever shown in public.

I'll miss seeing Jacob Tremblay standing on chairs after this season. And, Hot Dad, of course!