35th Independent Spirit Awards

35th Independent Spirit Awards
Awarded forBest in independent film
DateFebruary 8, 2020
SiteSanta Monica Pier
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Hosted byAubrey Plaza
Highlights
Best FeatureThe Farewell
Most awardsUncut Gems (3)
Most nominationsThe Lighthouse (5)
Uncut Gems (5)
Television coverage
ChannelIFC

The 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films of 2019, were presented by Film Independent on February 8, 2020.[1] The nominations were announced on November 21, 2019 by actresses Zazie Beetz and Natasha Lyonne.[2][3][4] The ceremony was televised in the United States by IFC, taking place inside its usual tent setting on a beach in Santa Monica, California. Aubrey Plaza returned to host the ceremony for the second time.[5]

  1. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Blyth, Antonia (February 8, 2020). "Independent Spirit Awards Redresses Female Balance with Wins for Lulu Wang, Olivia Wilde & Julia Reichert – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Sinha-Roy, Piya (November 6, 2019). "Natasha Lyonne, Zazie Beetz to Announce Nominees for Film Independent Spirit Awards (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  3. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 21, 2019). "Spirit Award Nominations: A24 leads for 4th Straight Year with 18 Noms as 'Uncut Gems' & 'The Lighthouse' Come Up Big". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Lewis, Hilary (November 21, 2019). "Film Independent Spirit Awards: 'Uncut Gems', 'The Lighthouse' lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  5. ^ Warren, Matt (December 5, 2019). "Aubrey Plaza to Return as Host of the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards". Film Independent. Retrieved December 5, 2019.