The winners of the 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards were announced on Sunday, March 6. The ceremony, hosted by Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally, honored the best in independent film and television in 2021. Held at the Santa Monica Pier in California, the event aired at 5 p.m. PT/2 p.m. ET on IFC and streamed on AMC Plus.
The Spirit Awards have traditionally been held the Saturday before the Oscars ceremony. However, Film Independent announced that it would move the ceremony up by three weeks this year as a way of boosting its impact on the Oscars race, following the cancellation of the Golden Globes telecast.
“Zola” led the film categories with seven nominations, including best feature, best director and female lead and supporting male nods. Closely following was “The Novice” with five nominations and “The Lost Daughter” and “Wild Indian” with four…
