I love the hell out of the Independent Spirit Awards. They
always take place under a large tent nestled on the California coast, the
day directly before the Oscars. And considering attendees are encouraged
to dress casually, drink heavily, and basically have a genuine good time, the Spirits are, in
many respects, the antithesis of the Academy Awards. Here are a handful of
reasons you shouldn’t forget to watch tonight’s broadcast (if it’s available
to you), tonight on the Independent Film Channel at 10 p.m. EST.
Or here:
It’s a Beasts of the Southern Wild/Moonrise Kingdom/Silver Linings Playbook year. I wouldn’t be surprised if all
those films take home major awards.
Which reminds me: The
Spirit Awards love to spread the love. They typically award Picture and
Director to separate films, and often spilt the acting categories up between
different movies.
One downside: Highest
current buzz often determines the acting winners. Which is why Helen Hunt
will probably win for The Sessions, over Rosemarie DeWitt (Your Sister's Sister), Ann Dowd (Compliance), and Brit Marling (Sound of My Voice).
Best Actor really
could go four ways. Between Jack Black (Bernie),
Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook),
John Hawkes (The Sessions), and Matthew
McConaughey (Killer Joe), this race
is up in the air, thankfully so. Cooper is the only one with an Oscar nom, so
he’s the best bet.
A 9-year-old could easily win Best Actress. And that
would be awesome.
Matthew McConaughey
could easily win Best Supporting
Actor for his flawless Magic Mike
performance. If not him, then Michael Peña (End
of Watch), Sam Rockwell (Seven
Psychopaths), or Bruce Willis (Moonrise
Kingdom). I’ll take it.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower will certainly win its first
and only major award when it nabs Best First Feature. And that is damn well
deserved.
Rashida Jones could very
well win Best First Screenplay for Celeste
and Jesse Forever. Not my favorite film, but I’m sure Jones will say something,
I dunno… cute.
The Central Park Five, by far and away my favorite documentary
of 2012, has a decent shot at winning Best Documentary (but it’ll probably be How to Survive a Plague).
Rust and Bone has a very fair chance at taking Best International
Film, which would mean I get to watch my favorite film of 2012 win at least
one goddamn award. (Yes, I’m aware that Amour
will most likely win this. But a fella can dream.)
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The speeches are the best part! :) Hope McConaughey picks up something, and I'd love for Wallis/Rust and Bone to win.
ReplyDeleteReally dug McConaughey's speech last night. And how about Derek Connolly's drunken shitshow of a speech...? He definitely gets the Douche of the Year award. Come on, man.
DeleteWhat I do love about the Independent Spirit Awards is that sense of excitement of people cursing like Ally Sheedy going into a long rant after finally winning as she had been exiled for years for being part of the Brat Pack. That was hilarious. I also think there was a time that one of the hosts wanted to fight Philip Seymour Hoffman in a wrestling match and just as the show ended. He wrestle Hoffman... and lost.
ReplyDeleteSheedy's speech is fucking classic. 18 damn minutes of just going all in. I can't find it online anywhere, so if you're able to track it down, I'd really appreciate you linking it here!
Delete"Eric Roberts is the fuckin' man." Seriously, is there any higher compliment you can give a dude than that? Casual dress, drinking, and cursing. Definitely sounds like my kind of party.
ReplyDeleteMickey Rourke is insane, isn't he? Love his speech there. One of my favorite speeches of all time, from ANY awards show.
Delete"If they haven't got the balls to bring it, then fuck 'em." :-D Rourke may be a complete mess in a personal life, but I do *love* this speech, and he seems like the kind of guy who'd fit it at my house. Ha ha! Plus I can't help but love a guy who dedicates his award to his dog.
DeleteHe got made fun of a lot for dedicating it to his dog, but that's just silly, dude clearly loved that animal, so I feel for him. A mess in real life, no doubt, but I'll always love old Mick.
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