The Independent Spirit Awards are (still) the perfect award season antidote for those worn out by Oscar buzz.
It seems like every year I rediscover the Film Independent Spirit Awards. This award show, which airs the Saturday before the Academy Awards and honors the best and the brightest of the independent film scene, always seems like the perfect palate cleanser for months of agonizing Oscar predictions. Turn it on, watch some of your favorite actors and actresses get the cutaway time they deserve, root for some of your favorite movies from the previous year that were nowhere near Oscar contention, and emotionally prepare yourself for all the problematic things that will happen the following day. It may not be the anti-Oscars it’s billed as, but in a good year, it comes pretty damn close.
And if you’re new to the Spirit Awards – or if, like me, you just find yourself surprised to see it on your recommended viewings every Oscar weekend – now’s the time to jump onboard while the jumping is good. Everyone who’s read a recap or watched a viral clip knows the vibe is a little bit different. It’s more diverse. The entire thing takes place in a tent. People swear. Everyone seems to be a little bit drunker in the crowd, leading to some of the more uncomfortable moments in award season history. And, unlike the lowest-common-denominator humor of the Academy Awards, the Spirit Awards can often be funny. Really, really funny. Have you seen the opening monologue from 2017 hosts Nick Kroll and John Mulaney? Well, watch it again:
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