The 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards kicked off in style on Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles.
Demi Moore brought the glamour in a striped sheer dress with a coordinating jacket, also bringing her adorable pup Pilaf.
Emma Stone chose an olive hued mini skirt with a low-cut black top while she rocked her pixie haircut.
Meanwhile, Amy Adams chose a chic set with a gold and bronze accents along the top, opting to pull back her red locks.
Julianne Moore wore a sleek off-the-shoulder black look, adding vintage inspired sunglasses and statement earrings.
The 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards kicked off in style on Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles; Demi Moore, Emma Stone, Amy Adams and Julianne Moore
Julia Fox posed up a storm on awards show red carpet, rocking a striking Adidas fit.
The actress, 35, chose a zip up jacket with a coordinating skirt, adding futuristic sunglasses.
SNL alum Aidy Bryant is hosting the star-studded ceremony for the second year in a row.
The 40th Independent Spirit Awards are being held in Santa Monica on Saturday, February 22.
Demi Moore brought the glamour in a striped sheer dress with a coordinating jacket, also bringing her adorable pup Pilaf
The Indie Spirits have gender-neutral acting categories, unlike the Oscars, Emmys, or Golden Globes.
The ceremony celebrates film and television talent with both standard and unique categories like Best First Screenplay and the John Cassavetes Award (best feature under $1M).
Demi Moore, Amy Adams, Sebastian Stan, Mikey Madison, and Hunter Schafer are just some of the A-listers who are nominated at this year’s show.
‘Anora’ and ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ dominated the nominations, with each film picking up six nods. Both movies are up for best feature, competing against The Substance, Nickel Boys, and Sing Sing.
Julia Fox posed up a storm on awards show red carpet, rocking a striking Adidas fit
The actress, 35, chose a zip up jacket with a coordinating skirt, adding futuristic sunglasses
Danielle Deadwyler looked incredible in a black crop top with a matching maxi skirt and gloves
Ruth Negga and Carrie Coon looked incredible in black gowns
‘Anora’ and ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ dominated the Independent Spirit Awards nominations, with each film picking up six nods; Mark Eydelshteyn and Mikey Madison seen in a still from Anora
Two teens lose their grip on reality due to a TV obsession in the horror film ‘I Saw the TV Glow’; Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine seen in a still
Both movies are up for best feature, competing against The Substance, Nickel Boys, and Sing Sing; Demi Moore seen in a still from ‘The Substance’
The presenters include Michelle Yeoh, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Kathryn Hahn, Melanie Lynskey, Natasha Lyonne, Questlove, Edgar Ramirez, Hunter Schafer, and more.
This Spirit Awards considered films with budgets from $112,000 to $28 million this year.
The budgetary restrictions applied to film nominations did not extend to television series recognized by the Spirit Awards, exemplified by Shōgun, a large-scale historical epic that garnered five nominations, including Best New Scripted Series.
The series is competing against Baby Reindeer, Diarra From Detroit, English Teacher, and Fantasmas.
‘Anora’ earned further nominations for director Sean Baker, lead actress Mikey Madison, and supporting stars Yura Borisov and Karren Karagulian.
As the Indie Spirit Awards do not categorize performers by gender, those competing for best leading performance in a film are: Amy Adams (Nightbitch), Ryan Destiny (The Fire Inside), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), Keith Kupferer (Ghostlight), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance), Hunter Schafer (Cuckoo), Justice Smith (I Saw The Tv Glow), June Squibb (Thelma) and Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice).
In TV and streaming Shōgun’s Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai are up for best lead performances against Brian Jordan Alvarez (English Teacher), Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer), Lily Gladstone (Under the Bridge), Kathryn Hahn (Agatha All Along), Cristin Milioti (The Penguin), Julianne Moore (Mary & George), Andrew Scott (Ripley), and Julio Torres (Fantasmas).
Alvarez’s nomination comes after he was accused of sexual assault by former co-star Jon Ebeling two months prior.
Ebeling alleges that Alvarez sexually assaulted him while they worked together on the digital series The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo, which aired on YouTube back in 2016.
Shōgun, a large-scale historical epic series adapted from James Clavell’s 1975 historical novel, garnered five nominations, including Best New Scripted Series; Hiroyuki Sanada seen in a still
The series is competing against Baby Reindeer, Diarra From Detroit, English Teacher, and Fantasmas; Jessica Gunning pictured in a scene from Baby Reindeer
Brian Jordan Alvarez, the creator and star of FX’s critically acclaimed series English Teacher, is nominated for Best Lead Performance In A New Scripted Series
They starred alongside Stephanie Koenig, who also co-stars with Alvarez in The English Teacher.
Alvarez has denied the allegations.
Another nominated star currently embroiled in a controversy is The Apprentice director Ali Abbasi, who’s up for the Best Director award.
Abbasi has been accused of groping an A-list star at a Golden Globes afterparty last month, leading to a split from his high profile talent representatives at CAA and Entertainment360.
He has not addressed the accusations at this time.
While the Oscars and Spirit Awards sometimes diverge in their selections, as evidenced by last year’s differing top film choices, they have also overlapped in prior years, with films like Everything Everywhere All at Once, Nomadland, and Moonlight winning their top film prizes.
‘What I love about the Spirit Awards is I feel like they have a looseness and a bit more personality, and I think we’re just trying to lean into that,’ Bryant told Entertainment Weekly about the show.
‘I think the Spirits are going to be extremely fun. I feel like this has been such an intense year that I really hope that this is just a place where people can blow off some steam and we can celebrate some really great small movies.’
The 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards will stream live on Saturday, Feb. 22, at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT on the IMDb and Film Independent YouTube and X channels.
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