Independent Spirit Awards 2019
The 34th ceremony of Independent Spirit Awards took place on February 23, 2019 on the beach in Santa Monica , California instead. The members of the non-profit organization Film Independent honor what they consider to be the best independent films of the 2018 cinema year . The most successful film production with three prizes won was If Beale Street Could Talk by Barry Jenkins , which received awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress. The Spanish-language film Roma by Alfonso Cuarón , which has received several Oscar nominations , won the award for the best international film.
| Movie | N | A. |
|---|---|---|
| We the Animals | 5 | 0 |
| A beautiful day | 4th | 1 |
| Eighth grade | 4th | 1 |
| First Reformed | 4th | 1 |
| If Beale Street Could Talk | 3 | 3 |
| Leave no trace | 3 | 0 |
| Private life | 3 | 0 |
| Sócrates | 3 | 1 |
| The Tale - The memory | 3 | 0 |
| Wildlife | 3 | 0 |
| A bread factory | 2 | 0 |
| Can You Ever Forgive Me? | 2 | 2 |
| Hale County This Morning, This Evening | 2 | 0 |
| Hereditary - The Legacy | 2 | 0 |
| Madeline's Madeline | 2 | 0 |
| Minding the gap | 2 | 1 |
| Nancy | 2 | 0 |
| On Her Shoulders | 2 | 0 |
| Sorry to bother you | 2 | 1 |
| Suspiria | 2 | 2 |
The nominations were announced on November 16, 2018 by actresses Gemma Chan and Molly Shannon . The award ceremony was broadcast on the US television station IFC .
Award winners and nominees
Best movie
If Beale Street Could Talk - Producers: Dede Gardner , Barry Jenkins , Jeremy Kleiner , Sara Murphy , Adele Romanski
- Eighth Grade - Productions: Eli Bush , Scott Rudin , Christopher Storer , Lila Yacoub
- First Reformed - Production: Jack Binder , Greg Clark , Gary Hamilton , Victoria Hill , David Hinojosa , Frank Murray , Deepak Sikka , Christine Vachon
- Leave No Trace - Production: Anne Harrison , Linda Reisman , Anne Rosellini
- A Beautiful Day ( You Were Never Really Here ) - Production: Rosa Attab , Pascal Caucheteux , Rebecca O'Brien , Lynne Ramsay , James Wilson
Best debut film
Sorry to Bother You - Directed by Boots Riley , Produced by Nina Yang Bongiovi , Jonathan Duffy , Charles D. King , George Rush , Forest Whitaker , Kelly Williams
- Hereditary - The Legacy ( Hereditary ) - Director: Ari Aster , Production: Kevin Frakes , Lars Knudsen , Buddy Patrick
- The Tale - Memories ( The Tale ) - Director / Producer: Jennifer Fox , Production: Sol Bondy , Lawrence Inglee , Mynette Louie , Oren Moverman , Simone Pero , Reka Posta , Laura Rister , Regina K. Scully , Lynda Weinman
- We The Animals - Directed by Jeremiah Zagar , Produced by Andrew Goldman , Christina D. King , Paul Mezey , Jeremy Yaches
- Wildlife - Directed / Produced by Paul Dano , Produced by Andrew Duncan , Jake Gyllenhaal , Riva Marker , Oren Moverman , Ann Ruark , Alex Saks
Best director
Barry Jenkins - If Beale Street Could Talk
- Paul Schrader - First Reformed
- Debra Granik - Leave No Trace
- Tamara Jenkins - Private Life
- Lynne Ramsay - A Beautiful Day ( You Were Never Really Here )
Best script
Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
- Richard Glatzer , Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Wash Westmoreland - Colette
- Paul Schrader - First Reformed
- Tamara Jenkins - Private Life
- Boots Riley - Sorry to Bother You
Best screenplay debut
- Quinn Shephard and Laurie Shephard - Blame
- Christina Choe - Nancy
- Jennifer Fox - The Tale - Memories ( The Tale )
- Cory Finley - Thoroughbreds ( Thoroughbreds )
Best Actor
- Daveed Diggs - Blindspotting
- John Cho - Searching
- Christian Malheiros - Sócrates
- Joaquin Phoenix - A Beautiful Day ( You Were Never Really Here )
Best main actress
Glenn Close - The wife of Nobel Prize winner (The Wife)
- Elsie Fisher - Eighth Grade
- Toni Collette - Hereditary - Das Vermächtnis ( Hereditary )
- Helena Howard - Madeline's Madeline
- Regina Hall - Support the Girls
- Carey Mulligan - Wildlife
Best supporting actor
Richard E. Grant - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
- Adam Driver - BlacKkKlansman
- Josh Hamilton - Eighth Grade
- John David Washington - Monsters and Men
- Raúl Castillo - We the Animals
The best supporting actress
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
- Tyne Daly - A Bread Factory
- Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie - Leave No Trace
- J. Smith-Cameron -Nancy
- Kayli Carter - Private Life
Best documentary
Won't You Be My Neighbor? - Direction / Production: Morgan Neville , Production: Caryn Capotosto , Nicholas Ma
- Hale County This Morning, This Evening - Director / Producer : RaMell Ross , Producer : Joslyn Barnes , Su Kim
- Minding The Gap - Direction / Production: Bing Liu , Production: Diane Quon
- Of Fathers and Sons - Director: Talal Derki , Production: Hans Robert Eisenhauer , Ansgar Frerich , Eva Kemme , Tobias N. Siebert
- On Her Shoulders - Director: Alexandria Bombach , Production: Hayley Pappas , Brock Williams
- Shirkers - Director / Production: Sandi Tan , Production: Jessica Levin , Maya Rudolph
Best international film
Roma (Mexico) - Director: Alfonso Cuarón
- Burning (South Korea) - Director: Lee Chang-dong
- Happy As Lazzaro ( Happy As Lazzaro ) (Italy) - Director: Alice Rohrwacher
- Shoplifters - Familienbande ( Shoplifters ) (Japan) - Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
- The Favorite ( The Favorite ) (UK) - Director: Giorgos Lanthimos
Best cut
Joe Bini - A Beautiful Day ( You Were Never Really Here )
- Luke Dunkley , Nick Fenton , Chris Gill and Julian Hart - American Animals
- Nick Houy - Mid90s
- Anne Fabini , Alex Hall and Gary Levy - The Tale - Memories ( The Tale )
- Keiko Deguchi , Brian A. Kates and Jeremiah Zagar - We the Animals
Best camera
Sayombhu Mukdeeprom - Suspiria
- Ashley Connor - Madeline's Madeline
- Benjamin Loeb - Mandy
- Zak Mulligan - We the Animals
- Diego Garcia - Wildlife
Special and promotional prices
John Cassavetes Award
Award named after John Cassavetes for the best independent film with a production cost of less than $ 500,000.
En el Séptimo Día - Script / Direction / Production: Jim McKay , Production: Alex Bach , Lindsey Cordero , Caroline Kaplan , Michael Stipe
- A Bread Factory - Script / Direction / Production: Patrick Wang , Production: Daryl Freimark , Matt Miller
- Never Goin 'Back - Script / Director: Augustine Frizzell , Production: Liz Cardenas , Toby Halbrooks , James M. Johnston
- Sócrates - Script / Direction / Production: Alex Moratto , Script: Thayná Mantesso , Production: Ramin Bahrani , Jefferson Paulino , Tammy Weiss
- Thunder Road - Script / Director: Jim Cummings , Production: Natalie Metzger , Zack Parker , Benjamin Weissner
Robert Altman Award - Best Ensemble
Award for directing, casting directing and acting ensemble of a film.
Suspiria - Director: Luca Guadagnino , Casting: Avy Kaufman , Stella Savino , Ensemble: Małgosia Bela , Ingrid Caven , Elena Fokina , Mia Goth , Jessica Harper , Dakota Johnson , Gala Moody , Chloë Grace Moretz , Renée Soutendijk , Tilda Swinton , Sylvie Testud , Angela Winkler
The Bonnie Award
From American Airlines sponsored doped with $ 50,000 awarded to film directors, named after Bonnie Tiburzi Caputo , the first female pilot at a major US airline.
Truer Than Fiction Award
A $ 25,000 award for young documentary filmmakers.
Someone to Watch Award
Award for young filmmakers worth 25,000 US dollars.
Producers Award
Award for up-and-coming producers worth 25,000 US dollars.
Web links
- Official website with nominations
- Laureate 2019 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b These Are Your 2019 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominees! . Article dated November 16, 2018, accessed November 16, 2018.
- ^ Warren, Matt: Here are the Winners of the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards . Article dated February 23, 2019, accessed February 24, 2019.
- ↑ Press Release: Film Independent Spirit Award 2019 Nominees . Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ↑ a b c d 'Leave No Trace' Director Debra Granik Wins $ 50,000 Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant . Article dated January 5, 2019, accessed January 25, 2019.