Thanks to new TV categories, Netflix scored 16 Spirit Award nominations, boosting Oscar prospects for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Crip Camp,” and “Dick Johnson Is Dead.”
Voting is coming up for the expanded shortlist, which could bring surprises this year with no executive committee saves.
This year’s juries went diverse with their picks from some of the industry’s most singular creators, but Netflix dominated both top 10 lists.
Veteran director Doug Liman flew his prop plane to London to direct “Locked Down” during the pandemic, while Sam Levinson shot “Malcolm & Marie” in a bubble in Carmel.
Adapting to a pandemic means changing things up for Film Independent’s Spirit Awards.
For once, the White House came through to help a documentary filmmaker finish his movie.
“They are in the expansion of this world,” said Pascal of “The Mandalorian” and its spin-offs, “where there are so many unexpected surprises and timelines that are going to be dealt with.”
Netflix collected eight prizes at the IDA Awards, while Bradley won both Best Director and Best Emerging Director for “Time.”
Predicting favorites is harder than ever: The International Executive Committee Academy also can’t handpick three titles for the list.
This year’s virtual annual fundraiser was hosted by “Inside Man” star Jodie Foster.
After canceling the Governors Awards, the Academy will present Tyler Perry and the Motion Picture Fund with two Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards.
The Best International Feature submission features an incendiary performance from the actress best known for “Barbara,” “Phoenix,” and “Homeland.”
