Film Independent Spirit Awards 2021 Winners: NOMADLAND, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, SOUND OF METAL, & More

2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards Winners

Nomadland, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal, and the other winners of the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards have been announced. The 36th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards “are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers…The Independent Spirit Awards are presented by Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers.”

The full listing of the winners of the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards is below.

2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards Winners Full List

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 Žbani?)

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)

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