Spirit Awards 2021 Adds TV Categories
The 36th Spirit Awards is almost here, and Film Independent has added five television categories. The award show will be held on 24 April 2021, a day before the Oscars.
The Spirit Awards or the Film Independent Spirit Awards was founded in 1984 and is dedicated to independent directors. The winners are handed over an acrylic glass pyramid containing a shoestring depicting the bare budget of independent movies. It is produced by Film Independent, which is a non-profit arts organization and produces the LA Film Festival. The members of the Film Independent vote to determine the winner of the awards. The 35th Spirit Award was held on 8 February 2020, and the nominations of the show announced on 21 November 2019 by actress Natasha Lyonne and Zazie Beetz. The event took place inside the tent set on a beach in Santa Monica, California.
Anna Thomas and Gregory Nava founded the Independent features Project. Board member Jeanne Lucas conceived the FINDIE Awards in 1984 with writer and director Sam O’Brien as an event producer. Jamie Lee Curtis And Peter Coyote presented the Plexiglas pyramid to the winners who were designed by Carol Bosselman.
In the 36th Spirit Awards, there is a lot to look forward to including some great categories like new scripted or documentary series, best new scripted series, female performance, male performance, and the ensemble cast. The organization also confirmed that the show would premiere on Tuesday of 2021 on TV with broadcasting partner IFC, and the submission for the award show is finally open.
The board chair of the Film Independent, Mary Sweeney, said that The Independent is supporting a wide range of creators for a decade now. She added that their mission supports and celebrates the visual storytellers. And they are expanding the celebration of diverse independence with the addition of TV. The event proposed 15 categories including best director, best feature, best screenplay, best first feature, best first screenplay, the best male lead, the best female lead, best cinematography, best editing, best international film, best documentary, best-supporting male, best-supporting female, best editing, best documentary, best international film, and many more. However, the movie which has a production cost of around $20 million or less is only eligible to participate in the nomination categories.
The 35th Independent Spirit Awards was a fantastic ceremony that took place in 2020. In that event, the audience witnessed some excellent work of various artists. Adam Sandler received the award of Best Male Lead for the movie Uncut Gems, Noah Baumbach was awarded the trophy for Best Screenplay for the movie Marriage Story, the film See You Yesterday achieved the Best First Screenplay Award. The Best Supporting Zhao Shuzhen received a female Award, Adam Driver, Noah Baumbach, and Francine Maisler got the prestigious Robert Altman Award for the movie Marriage Story, and the evening was full of such significant presence of the actors.
Fans are impatiently waiting for the next edition of the Spirit awards. However, the team has opened the member to the public. The above are some latest news about the award show. I hope you liked the article.
