Winners of Independent Spirit Awards 2020

Independent Spirit Awards 2020

So, as the name suggests, the awards honor the best independent films of the previous year. In contrast to traditional awards, categories that are distinctive to the Independent Spirit Awards are Best First Feature, Best First Screenplay, and the Robert Altman Award.

Presenters

However, there were twenty-six presenters this year who had the honor of presenting the award to the winners:

Alfre Woodard, Allison Janney, America Ferrera, Beanie Feldstein, Bob Odenkirk, Carrie Brownstein, Don Cheadle, Elisabeth Moss, Giancarlo Esposito, Jim Gaffigan, Joey King, Jon M. Chu, Kaitlyn Dever, Laura Dern, Margaret Qualley, Mindy Kaling, Nicolas Cage, Noah Jupe, Octavia Spencer, Olivia Wilde, Rachel Brosnahan, Robert De Niro, Scarlett Johansson, St. Vincent, Taylor Russell, and Zazie Beetz.

Winners:

Altogether nineteen awards were handed out:

1. BEST FEATURE:
   The Farewell (Winner)
2. BEST DIRECTOR:
   Benny Safdie & Josh Safdie, Uncut Gems (Winner)
3. BEST FEMALE LEAD:
   Renée Zellweger, Judy (Winner)
4. BEST MALE LEAD:
   Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems (Winner)
5. BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE:
   Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell (Winner)
6. BEST SUPPORTING MALE:
   Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse (Winner)
7. BEST SCREENPLAY:
   Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story (Winner)
8. BEST EDITING:
   Ronald Bronstein & Benny Safdie, Uncut Gems (Winner)
9. BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
   American Factory (Winner)
10. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
    Jarin Blaschke, The Lighthouse (Winner)
11. BEST FIRST FEATURE:
    Booksmart (Winner)
12. BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY:
    Fredrica Bailey & Stefon Bristol, See You Yesterday (Winner)
13. JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD:
    Give Me Liberty (Winner)
14. ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD:
    Marriage Story (Winner)
15. BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM:
    Parasite, South Korea (Winner)
16. PRODUCERS AWARD:
    Mollye Asher (Winner)
17. SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD:
    Rashaad Ernesto Green, Premature (Winner)
18. TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD:
    Nadia Shihab, Jaddoland (Winner)
19. BONNIE AWARD:
    Kelly Reichardt (Winner)

Finally, if you are interested to watch highlights of the show, take a look down below.