The 39th Film Independent Spirit Awards red carpet took place on Sunday afternoon in Santa Monica at Barker Hangar – one day after the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Jessica Chastain looked incredible in an electric blue mermaid-esque gown that featured cut-out details and a leafy design.
Natalie Portman opted for a red mini skirt and matching cropped jacket with three-dimensional roses on it.
Anne Hathaway was a vision in a white sequin jumpsuit with silver embellishments.
Michelle Williams looked chic in her multi-colored sixties-inspired mini dress, adding eye-catching gold calf-length boots.
Jessica, 46, stunned in her midnight blue number, which had nude cut-out details throughout.
The gown had a striking neckline, and featured leafy shapes throughout the look before becoming a fringe detail.
She paired the stunning number with her long red locks loose and in wavy, opting for a deep side part.
Jessica painted her pout a pink lipstick with a touch of rosy blush on her cheeks beneath smokey eye makeup.
Natalie, 42, showcased her toned legs in a two-piece set, which consisted of a cropped cardigan that flashed a hint of her torso and a matching skirt.
Both the top and the bottoms had large three-dimensional roses throughout, paired with matching strappy heels and a small round gold clutch.
Natalie pulled her brunette locks back and sported tiny gold earrings for a delicate touch.
Natalie Portman opted for a red mini skirt and matching cropped jacket with three-dimensional roses on it
Both the top and the bottoms had large three-dimensional roses throughout, paired with matching strappy heels and a small round gold clutch
Anne, 41, looked gorgeous in her sleeveless, high-neck sequin white jumpsuit, which also had silver embellishments.
The beautiful actress styled the one-piece with diamond rings and her long brunette hair loose around her.
She sported a freshly trimmed fringe, which perfectly highlighted her beautiful facial features.
Michelle sported a long-sleeve colorful mini dress featuring crystal buttons and a crystallized accent along the waist.
The actress styled the look with gold and black boots and a statement round diamond ring.
She sported a freshly trimmed fringe, which perfectly highlighted her beautiful facial features
Independent Spirit Awards 2024 Winners: AT A GLANCE
FILM
Best Feature: Past Lives
Best First Feature: A Thousand And One
Best Director: Celine Song for Past Lives
Best Screenplay: Cord Jefferson for American Fiction
Best Lead Performance: Jeffrey Wright for American Fiction
Best Supporting Performance: Da’Vine Joy Randolph for The Holdovers
Best Breakthrough Perforrmance: Dominic Sessa for The Holdovers
Best Cinematography: Eigil Bryld for The Holdovers
Best Documentary: Four Daughters
Best International Film: Anatomy Of A Fall
TELEVISION
Best New Scripted Series: Beef
Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series: Ali Wong for BEEF
Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series – Nick Offerman for The Last Of Us
Best Breakthrough Peformance in a New Scripted Series – Keivonn Montreal Woodard for The Last of Us
Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series: Jury Duty
Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series: Dear Mama
Ali Wong earned best lead actress and helped Beef earn new scipted series
Anna Kendrick looked spring ready in her pink sixties-inspired dress featuring rose patterning throughout, adding strappy red heels and a matching handbag.
The movie star showcased her cleavage in the low-cute frock, which also highlighted her slim waist.
Anna finished off the elegant floral dress with center part, sleek hair and pink glossy lipstick on her pout.
Quinta Brunson looked beautiful in a gold strapless gown with floral embellishments along one side, paired with coordinating gold platform heels.
Lily Gladstone looked lovely in a brown and black patterned dress with black platform heels while Bel Powley donned a geometric patterned button-up blazer dress with purple heels and whit scrunch socks.
Anna Kendrick chose a pink rose patterned dress that featured a low neckline. She added red strappy heels
Emma Roberts, 33, donned a black cut-out dress with her blonde hair loose around her.
Emma showcased her toned form in racy dress while opting to leave her blonde locks loose in waves around her.
Rachel Sennott chose a black sequin jumpsuit while Jurnee Smollet and Hannah Einbinder donned a black dress and Noomi Rapace chose a patent black jacket and boots.
Aidy Bryant and Natalie Morales sported black ensembles featuring cut-out details.
Emma Corrin, 28, wore a black dress with a unique design – featuring a heart and a hand along her chest; she added green crystal embellished tights and pointed black shoes.
Stephanie Hsu and Billie Eilish wore black blazers with trousers and a white button-up.
Emma Roberts donned a black cut-out dress with her blonde hair loose around her
Emma showcased her toned form in racy dress while opting to leave her blonde locks loose in waves around her
Aidy Bryant and Natalie Morales chose black ensembles featuring cut-out details
Emma Corrin, 28, wore a black dress with a unique design – featuring a heart and a hand along her chest; she added green crystal embellished tights and pointed black shoes
Stephanie Hsu and Billie Eilish wore black blazers with trousers and a white button-up
Molly Gordon and Greta Lee chose white mini dresses, with Molly adding a matching blazer.
Aja Naomi King wowed in a braided silver crop top and skirt, paired with a black strapless crop top and shorts.
Ryan Michelle Bathe looked gorgeous in a strapless silver sequin gown with gold strappy heels and a statement necklace; she attended the awards show with her husband Sterling K. Brown.
Beef star Ali Wong wore a high-neck silver dress featuring an open back, revealing her sculpted form.
Molly Gordon and Greta Lee chose white mini dresses, with Molly adding a matching blazer
Aja Naomi King wowed in a braided silver crop top and skirt, paired with a black strapless crop top and shorts; Ashley Madekwe wore a silver and gold look
Ryan Michelle Bathe looked gorgeous in a strapless silver sequin gown with gold strappy heels and a statement necklace; pictured with her husband Sterling K. Brown
Ali Wong wore a high-neck silver dress featuring an open back, revealing her sculpted form
Trace Lysette chose a gold metallic look with colorful boots, adding a gold handbag
The Film Independent Spirit Awards, Hollywood’s premiere event for the independent film and television community, returned for it’s 39th annual celebration.
Saturday Night Live star Aidy Bryant hosted the soiree, which took place in Santa Monica, California on Sunday, February 25.
Viewers tuned in to watch the livestream on YouTube, as it will no longer be available on television.
Nominations were announced back in December, with American Fiction, May December, and Past Lives leading the pack with five nods each.
Chris Hardwick pictured with his wife Lydia Hearst, who looked lovely in a white, pink and red patterned dress
Chris and Lydia shared a sweet kiss on the red carpet
Dominique Fishback looked pretty in metallic green strapless top featuring a voluminous hemline, adding a black skirt
Ali Wong earned Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted series for her work on the Netflix series Beef, just one day after triumphing at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
During her acceptance speech Ali said: ‘Oh man, Steven, Sonny, Jake, and the rest of the cast and amazing crew of Beef, I wouldn’t be here without you. This is the best.’
The Independent Spirit Awards have concluded an incredible Awards Season run as she earned top acting honors at the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2024 Critics’ Choice Awards, 2024 Golden Globe Awards, and perhaps most important the 2023 Primetime Emmy Awards for Beef.
Beef also won Best New Scripted Series.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph earned Best Supporting Performance for The Holdovers.
Da’Vine praised the independent film industry in her acceptance speech as she said: ‘The Holdovers is a beautiful testament of what can happen when a small group of passionate people are given a chance to come together and tell the story.
Past Lives ended the night on top as the film earned Best Feature triumphing over All of Us Strangers, American Fiction, May December, Passages, and We Grown Now.
Director Celine Song shared some heartfelt words as she accepted the prize saying: ‘I’ve been tasked with the amazing opportunity to speak on behalf of these amazing, incredible filmmakers up here.
Earlier in the night the 36-year-old filmmaker was recognized individually for the feature as she earned Best Director.
Nick Offerman was recognized in the Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series category for his work in The Last Of Us.
Natalie posed with Ali inside the awards show
Anne added a white satin duster coat while inside; Anne pictured with Michelle
Jessica looked beautiful in her striking look
Anne and Da’Vine Joy chatted on the red carpet
Milo Ventimiglia looked handsome in all black while Adam Brody cut a sharp figure in brown slacks, a white button-up with a black blazer
Jharrel Jermone wore a gray hued suit with a black tee and a striking necklace
Taylor Zakhar Perez wore a red suit with a white tee underneath, adding black loafers
Steven Yeun wore a green button-up shirt and a black blazer and trousers
Lee Sung Jin rocked a green blazer and matching trousers, adding black and white shoes
Jimmy O. Yang chose a black and white knitted cardigan with black trousers
Ben Platt (right) and fiance Noah Galvin (left) struck a pose on the red carpet
Rory Culkin pictured with Katelin Arizmendi
Nominees came from over 27 different countries with budgets ranging from $10,000 to $28 million. Nominees were determined by the Spirit Awards Nominating Committees using the following guidelines: uniqueness of vision, original and provocative subject matter and economy of means.
‘Of all nominated writers, directors, producers and technical artists, 40% are women and 32% are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color). Among the nominated performers, 49% are women and 40% are BIPOC. And of all 2024 nominees, 42% are women and 34% are BIPOC,’ a press release for the organization states.
The nominating committees for the show are made up of writers, directors, actors, cinematographers, editors, critics, film festival programmers, casting directors, and other working professionals in the film industry.
‘This year, the Spirit Awards nominating committees are 56% female, 3% Nonbinary, 3% Transgender, and 49% BIPOC; 29% identify as LGBTQ+ and 3% identify as people with disabilities (PWD),’ the release adds.
Independent Spirit Awards 2024 Winners in full
MOVIES
BEST FEATURE
All of Us Strangers
American Fiction
May December
Passages
Past Lives – WINNER
We Grown Now
Past Lives earned top honor Best Feature
BEST FIRST FEATURE
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
Chronicles of a Wandering Saint
Earth Mama
A Thousand and One – WINNER
Upon Entry
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(presented to the creative team of a film budgeted at less than $1,000,000)
The Artifice Girl
Cadejo Blanco
Fremont – WINNER
Rotting
The Unknown Country
BEST DIRECTOR
Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers
Todd Haynes, May December
William Oldroyd, Eileen
Ira Sachs, Passages
Celine Song, Past Lives – WINNER
BEST SCREENPLAY
David Hemingson, The Holdovers
Cord Jefferson, American Fiction – WINNER
Laura Moss, Brendan J. O’Brien, Birth/Rebirth
Emma Seligman, Rachel Sennott, Bottoms
Celine Song, Past Lives
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE
Jessica Chastain, Memory
Greta Lee, Past Lives
Trace Lysette, Monica
Natalie Portman, May December
Judy Reyes, Birth/Rebirth
Franz Rogowski, Passages
Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers
Teyana Taylor, A Thousand and One
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction – WINNER
Teo Yoo, Past Lives
Jeffrey Wright earned Best Lead Performance for American Fiction
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Erika Alexander for American Fiction
Sterling K. Brown for American Fiction
Noah Galvin for Theater Camp
Anne Hathaway for Eileen
Glenn Howerton for BlackBerry
Marin Ireland for Eileen
Charles Melton for May December
Da’Vine Joy Randolph for The Holdovers – WINNER
Catalina Saavedra for Rotting in the Sun
Ben Whishaw for Passages
Da’Vine Joy Randolph kept her winning ways as she earned Best Supporting Performance for The Holdovers
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Marshawn Lynch for Bottoms
Atibon Nazaire for Mountains
Tia Nomore for Earth Mama
Dominic Sessa for The Holdovers – WINNER
Anaita Wali Zada for Fremont
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik for May December – WINNER
Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman, Ben Platt for Theater Camp
Tomás Gómez Bustillo for Chronicles of a Wandering Saint
Laurel Parmet for The Starling Girl
Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastián Vásquez for Upon Entry
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Katelin Arizmendi for Monica
Eigil Bryld for The Holdovers – WINNER
Jomo Fray for All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
Pablo Lozano for Chronicles of a Wandering Saint
Pat Scola for We Grown Now
BEST EDITING
Santiago Cendejas, Gabriel Díaz, Sofía Subercaseaux for Rotting in the Sun
Stephanie Filo for We Grown Now
Daniel Garber for How To Blow Up a Pipeline – WINNER
Jon Philpot for Theater Camp
Emanuele Tiziani for Upon Entry
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Bye Bye Tiberias
Four Daughters – WINNER
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Kokomo City
The Mother of All Lies
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Anatomy of a Fall – WINNER
Godland
Mami Wata
Tótem
The Zone of Interest
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
Showing Up – WINNER
TV
BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
BEEF – WINNER
Dreaming Whilst Black
I’m a Virgo
Jury Duty
Slip
Beef earned top TV honor Best New Scripted Series
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Jury Duty – WINNER
Alan Barinholtz, Susan Berger, Cassandra Blair, David Brown, Kirk Fox, Ross Kimball, Pramode Kumar, Trisha LaFache, Mekki Leeper, James Marsden, Edy Modica, Kerry O’Neill, Rashida Olayiwola, Whitney Rice, Maria Russell, Ishmel Sahid, Ben Seaward, Ron Song, Evan Williams
Jury Duty took home Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Emma Corrin, A Murder at the End of the World
Dominique Fishback, Swarm
Betty Gilpin, Mrs. Davis
Jharrel Jerome, I’m a Virgo
Zoe Lister-Jones, Slip
Bel Powley, A Small Light
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Ramón Rodríguez, Will Trent
Ali Wong, BEEF – WINNER
Steven Yeun, BEEF
Ali Wong earned the coveted Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Murray Bartlett, The Last of Us
Billie Eilish, Swarm
Jack Farthing, Rain Dogs
Nick Offerman, The Last of Us – WINNER
Adina Porter, The Changeling
Lewis Pullman, Lessons in Chemistry
Benny Safdie, The Curse
Luke Tennie, Shrinking
Olivia Washington, I’m a Virgo
Jessica Williams, Shrinking
Nick Offerman captured Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series for The Last Of Us
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Clark Backo, The Changeling
Aria Mia Loberti, All the Light We Cannot See
Adjani Salmon, Dreaming Whilst Black
Keivonn Montreal Woodard, The Last of Us – WINNER
Kara Young, I’m a Virgo
Keivonn Montreal Woodard was presented with Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series for The Last Of Us
BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court
Dear Mama – WINNER
Murder in Big Horn
Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence
Wrestlers
EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARDS
PRODUCERS AWARD
Rachael Fung
Graham Swon
Monique Walton – WINNER