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Past Lives was named best feature at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards, which were handed out Sunday afternoon in Santa Monica.
In addition, Celine Song was named best director for her work on the film.
Elsewhere, Da’Vine Joy Randolph won the Spirit Award for best supporting performance, for her role in The Holdovers, repeating her win from Saturday night’s SAG Awards and other shows this awards season. Her co-star, Dominic Sessa, won the Spirit Award for best breakthrough performance.
Top stars and brands of the 2024 awards season included, from left: Ayo Edebiri in Louis Vuitton and Brilliant Earth jewelry at the Emmys; Jeremy Allen White in Saint Laurent and Tiffany & Co. at the SAG Awards; Zendaya in Armani Privé and Bulgari at the Oscars; Anne Hathaway in Atelier Versace and Bulgari at the SAG Awards; Ryan Gosling in Gucci and TAG Heuer at the Oscars; Taylor Swift in Schiaparelli, Lorraine Schwartz and Giuseppe Zanotti at the Grammys; Miley Cyrus in Maison Margiela at the Grammys; and Robert Downey Jr. in Dior at the Golden Globes.
American Fiction also collected two trophies: Cord Jefferson won the award for best screenplay, while Jeffrey Wright won for best lead performance.
May December won the award for best first screenplay for Samy Burch (story by Burch and Alex Mechanik). Four Daughters was named best documentary.
On the TV side, Beef was named best new scripted series, while Ali Wong won best lead performance for her role in the show, also repeating her SAG Awards win from the night before.
The Last of Us picked up two trophies: Nick Offerman won the award for best supporting performance in a new scripted series, while Keivonn Montreal Woodard won best breakthrough performance in a new scripted series.
Dear Mama was named best new non-scripted or documentary series.
The 39th Spirit Awards were hosted by Saturday Night Live alum Aidy Bryant, with prizes presented in several film and TV categories. The ceremony was streamed live on the IMDb and Film Independent’s YouTube channels and other social media platforms. (See the red carpet arrivals.)
Winners were voted on by Film Independent members. (A few awards were handed out at an event last month.)
During the show, a handful protesters loudly interrupted presenters and winners’ speeches, chanting “free Palestine” and “ceasefire now” through a megaphone outside the tent located on the beach in Santa Monica.
Also during the show, Robert Altman Award, which is given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast, was presented to Showing Up, directed by Kelly Reichardt. The casting director is Gayle Keller, and the ensemble cast includes André Benjamin, Hong Chau, Judd Hirsch, Heather Lawless, James Le Gros, John Magaro, Matt Malloy, Amanda Plummer, Maryann Plunkett, Denzel Rodriguez and Michelle Williams.
In addition, Jury Duty was tapped for the award of best ensemble in a new scripted series, an honor bestowed on one show (there are no nominees). The cast includes 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 and Evan Williams.
The production team for the 2024 awards show included Eddie Delbridge of Live Digital Entertainment, Shawn Davis, Danielle Federico and Andrew Schaff.
A full list of winners can be viewed with this article at The Hollywood Reporter.