As you’re reading this, the 35th Independent Spirit Awards are being held. Oscar will have their say tomorrow evening, but today, it’s the indie films getting their turn! Will this awards show honor the likes of The Farewell, The Lighthouse, Marriage Story, or Uncut Gems? Maybe some combination of them all? We’ll know in a few hours, that’s for sure. What this space for the Spirit Award results once the show is over. A number of deserving movies and performances are about to have one last moment in the sun, before the Academy Awards suck up the last bit of awards season oxygen. If nothing else, it’s a fun, more casual moment, before the pomp and circumstance of the Oscars… Leading the way was Uncut Gems, which took home Best Actor for Adam Sandler, Best Director for Josh Safdieand Benny Safdie, Best Editing for Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie. However, they lost Best Feature to The Farewell. More later, but check out the results… Here are all of the Spirit Award winners: Best Feature A HIDDEN LIFE CLEMENCY THE FAREWELL (WINNER) MARRIAGE STORY UNCUT GEMS Best Director Robert Eggers – THE LIGHTHOUSE Alma Har’el – HONEY BOY Julius Onah – LUCE Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie – UNCUT GEMS (WINNER) Lorene Scafaria – HUSTLERS Best First Feature BOOKSMART (WINNER) THE CLIMB DIANE THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO THE MUSTANG SEE YOU YESTERDAY Best Female Lead Karen Allen – COLEWELL Hong Chau – DRIVEWAYS Elisabeth Moss – HER SMELL Mary Kay Place – DIANE Alfre Woodard – CLEMENCY Renée Zellweger – JUDY (WINNER) Best Male Lead Chris Galust – GIVE ME LIBERTY Kelvin Harrison Jr. – LUCE Robert Pattinson – THE LIGHTHOUSE Adam Sandler – UNCUT GEMS (WINNER) Matthias Schoenaerts – THE MUSTANG Best Supporting Female Jennifer Lopez – HUSTLERS Taylor Russell – WAVES Zhao Shuzhen – THE FAREWELL (WINNER) Lauren “Lolo” Spencer – GIVE ME LIBERTY Octavia Spencer – LUCE Best Supporting Male Willem Dafoe – THE LIGHTHOUSE (WINNER) Noah Jupe – HONEY BOY Shia LaBeouf – HONEY BOY Jonathan Majors – THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO Wendell Pierce – BURNING CANE Best Screenplay Noah Baumbach – MARRIAGE STORY (WINNER) Jason Begue, Shawn Snyder – TO DUST Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie – UNCUT GEMS Chinonye Chukwu – CLEMENCY Tarell Alvin Mccraney – HIGH FLYING BIRD Best First Screenplay Fredrica Bailey, Stefon Bristol – SEE YOU YESTERDAY (WINNER) Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen – DRIVEWAYS Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy – BLOW THE MAN DOWN Jocelyn Deboer, Dawn Luebbe – GREENER GRASS James Montague, Craig W. Sanger – THE VAST OF NIGHT Best Cinematography Todd Banhazl – HUSTLERS Jarin Blaschke – THE LIGHTHOUSE (WINNER) Natasha Braier – HONEY BOY Chananun Chotrungroj – THE THIRD WIFE Pawel Pogorzelski – MIDSOMMAR Best Editing Julie Béziau [...]