Independent Spirit Awards 2021

Independent Spirit Awards 2021

BEST FEATURE – Nomandland (PRODUCERS: Mollye Asher, Dan Javey, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Chloé Zhao)

BEST DIRECTOR – Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

BEST FEMALE LEAD – Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman

BEST MALE LEAD – Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE – Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari

BEST SUPPORTING MALE – Paul Raci, Sound of Metal

BEST SCREENPLAY – Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

BEST EDITING – Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – Crip Camp (DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Jim LeBrecht, Nicole Newnham PRODUCER: Sara Bolder)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Joshua James Richards, Nomadland

BEST FIRST FEATURE – Sound of Metal (DIRECTOR: Darius Marder PRODUCERS: Bill Benz, Kathy Benz, Bert Hamelinck, Sacha Ben Harroche)

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY – Andy Siara, Palm Springs

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – Residue (WRITER/DIRECTOR: Merawi Gerima)

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – One Night in Miami… (DIRECTOR: Regina King CASTING DIRECTOR: Kimberly R. Hardin ENSEMBLE CAST: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr.)

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – Quo Vadis, Aida? (Bosnia and Herzegovina DIRECTOR Jasmila Žbanić)

PRODUCERS AWARD – Gerry Kim

SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – Ekwa Msangi, Farewell Amor

TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – Elegance Bratton, Pier Kids

BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES – I May Destroy You (CREATOR: Michaela Coel EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Phil Clarke, Michaela Coel, Roberto Troni)

BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES – Immigration Nation (EXEC PRODUCERS: Christina Clusiau, Shaul Schwarz, Dan Cogan, Jenny Raskin, Brandon Hill, Christian Thompson CO-EXEC PRODUCERS: Andrey Alistratov, Jay Arthur Sterrenberg, Lauren Haber)

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE (SCRIPTED) – Shira Haas, Unorthodox

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE (SCRIPTED) – Amit Rahav, Unorthodox

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST (SCRIPTED) – I May Destroy You (ENSEMBLE CAST: Michaela Coel, Paapa Essiedu, Weruche Opia, Stephen Wight)