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Just one day before the Oscars, a haute crowd congregated by the beach to celebrate independent film at the 30th Film Independent Spirit Awards which, for the first time ever, was aired live.
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Hosts Kristen Bell and Fred Armisen entertained the crowd of Hollywood stars at the ceremony, which was held, as usual, in a beachside tent in Santa Monica, getting some laughs as they riffed off of their respective personas (she a little bit studio thanks to the film Frozen, he a little bit “indie” thanks to Portlandia).Â
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In true awards season form, Birdman added another Best Feature award to those it had already earned at the Director’s Guild Awards, Producer’s Guild Awards and SAG Awards (it also won the coveted Best Film at the Oscars the following evening) as well as an additional two accolade, to Michael Keaton in the Male Lead category and Emmanuel Luzbeki for Cinematography; Best Director went to Boyhood’s Richard Linklater, while the Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actress were handed out to those who ended up taking home the Academy Awards on Sunday evening: Julianne Moore, Patricia Arquette and J.K. Simmons, respectively.
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Prior to the event, guests enjoyed a welcome reception outside (and also enjoyed the balmy weather) at a lounge provided by the Lincoln Motor Company, who was onsite to celebrate the beauty and balance of independent filmmaking with filmmakers and to showcase its 2015 MKZ Hybrid. Lincoln also made a donation to Project Involve, Film Independent’s signature diversity program to cultivate the careers of filmmakers.
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THE 2015 INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS WINNERS LISTÂ
Best Feature
Birdman
Best Director
Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
Best Screenplay
Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler
Best First Feature
Nightcrawler
Best First Screenplay
Justin Simien, Dear White People
Best Supporting Female
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Best Supporting Male
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Best Female Lead
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Best Male Lead
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Robert Altman Award
Inherent ViceÂ
Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman
Best Editing
Tom Cross, Whiplash
Best International Film
Ida
Best Documentary
CITIZENFOUR
Special Distinction Award
Foxcatcher
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