It's time for the Film Independent Spirit Awards presented by Film Independent-the nonprofit arts organization to honor the best independent films of 2017. The awards ceremony is being carried by IFC, and hosted by Nick Kroll and John Mulaney.
FOR BEST FEATURE:
Call Me by Your Name
The Florida Project
Get Out
Lady Bird
The Rider
WINNER: GET OUT
BEST FIRST FEATURE:
Columbus, Director: Kogonada
Ingrid Goes West, Director: Matt Spicer
Menashe, Director/Producer: Joshua Z[...]
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With most of the film taking place in the Lombardy region of Northern Italy, a peach (naturally) twist with an Italian sparking wine is the ideal beverage to sip in support of Best Actor nominee Timothée Chalamet and costar Armie Hammer.
For Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird:
Best Director nominee Greta Gerwig struck a deep resounding chord with her film Lady Bird, which also[...]
No really, hear me out- the pretty seamless matching of the jumps (not performed by Robbie) and the skating (performed by Robbie) were awesome.
Makeup and hairstyling:
Darkest Hour- Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski, Lucy Sibbick
Victoria and Abdul- Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard
Wonder- Arjen Tuiten
Who we think will win: Darkest Hour, hands down. The amazing transformation of Oldman into the bulldog Churchill was[...]
The Golden Globes notably didn't nominate any women this year, nor did the BAFTAs, but the DGA has.
Lady Bird writer and director Greta Gerwig has been nominated for her film, which won the Globe for best comedy or musical and Saoirse Ronan for best lead actress in the same category She wasn't nominated in the director's category for[...]
Israel, Esq.
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:
Judi Dench, Victoria & Abdul
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:
Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,[...]
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Lady Bird takes the tired genre of the coming-of-age story and presents it with an awesome script, real heart, fantastic performances, and honesty.
Director: Greta Gerwig
Summary: The adventures of a young woman living in Northern California for a year.
You know this isn't going to be your typical teenager coming-of-age movie within the first few minutes[...]