Held as usual the day before the Academy Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards can sometimes be an Oscar pointer, but naturally this year omits some of the bigger budgeted studio films such as Gravity and American Hustle. On a waterlogged afternoon, however, it was 12 Years A Slave that triumphed, taking home five prizes.
Slave won Feature, Director for Steve McQueen, Screenplay for John Ridley, Supporting Female for Lupita Nyong'o and Cinematography for Sean Bobbitt. Male acting-wise, it was still Dallas Buyers Club’s day, with Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto continuing the run many say will take them to the stage of the Dolby Theater for the Oscars this evening.
Hosted by Patton Oswalt, who provided typically funny banter to fit between the awards, the show also saw wins for Cate Blanchett, Nebraska writer Bob Nelson,** Short Term 12** editor Nat Sanders and the Best First Feature prize for Fruitvale Station. Check out the full list of winners below.
**Best Feature **
**12 Years A Slave **
All Is Lost
Frances Ha
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
** Best Director **
**Steve McQueen, *****12 Years A Slave ***
Shane Carruth, *Upstream Color *
J.C. Chandor, *All Is Lost *
Jeff Nichols, Mud
Alexander Payne, Nebraska
**Best Female Lead **
**Cate Blanchett, **Blue Jasmine
Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
Gaby Hoffmann, *Crystal Fairy *
Brie Larson, Short Term 12
Shailene Woodley, The Spectacular Now
** Best Male Lead **
**Matthew McConaughey, **Dallas Buyers Club
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor, *12 Years A Slave *
Oscar Isaac,* Inside Llewyn Davis *
Michael B. Jordan,* Fruitvale Station *
Robert Redford, All Is Lost
**Best Screenplay **
**John Ridley, *****12 Years A Slave ***
Woody Allen, Blue Jasmine
Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke & Richard Linklater, *Before Midnight *
Nicole Holofcener,* Enough Said *
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, *The Spectacular Now *
**Best Supporting Female **
**Lupita Nyong'o, *****12 Years a Slav*e
Melonie Diaz, F*ruitvale Station *
Sally Hawkins, *Blue Jasmine *
Yolonda Ross, Go For Sisters
June Squibb, Nebraska
Best Supporting Male
**Jared Leto, ***Dallas Buyers Club
*Michael Fassbender, 12 Years A Slave
Will Forte, Nebraska
James Gandolfini, Enough Said
Keith Stanfield, Short Term 12
** Best First Screenplay **
Bob Nelson, Nebraska
Lake Bell, In A World
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, *Don Jon *
Jill Soloway, *Afternoon Delight *
** Best Cinematography **
**Sean Bobbitt, *****12 Years A Slave ***
Benoit Debie, Spring Breakers
Bruno Delbonnel, *Inside Llewyn Davis *
Frank G. Demarco, *All Is Lost *
Matthias Grunsky, *Computer Chess *
**Best Editing **
**Nat Sanders, *****Short Term 12 **
*Shane Carruth & David Lowery, Upstream Color
Jem Cohen & Marc Vives, Museum Hours
Frank G. Demarco, All Is Lost
Matthias Grunsky, *Computer Chess *
**Best Documentary **
20 Feet From Stardom**, Director/Producer: Morgan Neville, Producers: Gil Friesen & Caitrin Rogers **
After Tiller, Directors/Producers: Martha Shane & Lana Wilson
Gideon’s Army, Director/Producer: Dawn Porter, Producer: Julie Goldman
The Act of Killing, Director/Producer: Joshua Oppenheimer, Producers: Joram Ten Brink, Christine Cynn, Anne Köhncke, Signe Byrge Sørensen, Michael Uwemedimo
The Square, Director: Jehane Noujaim, Producer: Karim Amer
**Best International Film **
Blue is the Warmest Color** (France) **
A Touch Of Sin (China)
Gloria (Chile)
*The Great Beauty *(Italy)
*The Hunt *(Denmark)
**Best First Feature **
Fruitvale Station** **
Blue Caprice
Concussion
Una Noche
Wadjda
** John Cassavetes Award **
This is Martin Bonner
Computer Chess
Crystal Fairy
Museum Hours
* Pit Stop*