Film Independent Spirit Awards 2024 winners announced! Da’Vine Joy Randolph kicks off the gala by earning Best Supporting Performance for The Holdovers

Da’Vine Joy Randolph kicked off the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California with a big win.

The 37-year-old actress earned Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Holdovers.

She defeated an impressive and huge field, including: Erika Alexander for American Fiction, Sterling K. Brown for American Fiction, Noah Galvin for Theater Camp, Anne Hathaway for Eileen, Glenn Howerton for BlackBerry, Marin Ireland for Eileen, Charles Melton for May December , Catalina Saavedra for Rotting in the Sun, and Ben Whishaw for Passages.

Da’Vine praised the independent film industry in her acceptance speech: “The Holdovers is a wonderful testament to what can happen when a small group of passionate people are given the opportunity to come together and tell the story.

“Independent films are the beating heart of this industry and worth fighting for.”

In the film, she portrays Mary Lamb, the head cook at Barton Academy boarding school and a grieving mother.

Nick Offerman was recognized in the Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series category for his work in The Last Of Us.

The 53-year-old veteran actor beat out an impressive field, including his castmate in the HBO series Murray Bartlett and Billie Eilish for Swarm, Jack Farthing for Rain Dogs, Adina Porter for The Changeling, Lewis Pullman for Lessons in Chemistry, Benny Safdie for The Curse, Luke Tennie for Shrinking, Olivia Washington for I’m a Virgo and Jessica Williams for Shrinking.

The Film Independent Spirit Awards, Hollywood’s premiere event for the independent film and television community, returns for its 39th annual celebration.

Saturday Night Live star Aidy Bryant will host the soiree, which will take place on February 25 in Santa Monica, California.

Viewers can now tune in via livestream on YouTube, as it will no longer be available on television.

The nominations were announced back in December, with American Fiction, May December and Past Lives leading the way with five nods each.

All of Us, American Fiction, May December, Passages, Past Lives and We Grown Now are all vying for best feature film, one of the biggest categories of the night.

She defeated an impressive and huge field, including: Erika Alexander for American Fiction, Sterling K. Brown for American Fiction, Noah Galvin for Theater Camp, Anne Hathaway for Eileen, Glenn Howerton for BlackBerry, Marin Ireland for Eileen, Charles Melton for May December , Catalina Saavedra for Rotting in the Sun, and Ben Whishaw for Passages

Da’Vine praised the independent film industry in her acceptance speech: “The Holdovers is a wonderful testament to what can happen when a small group of passionate people are given the opportunity to come together and tell the story. Independent films are the beating heart of this industry and worth fighting for.”

In the film, she portrays Mary Lamb, the head cook at Barton Academy boarding school and a grieving mother

A host of A-listers are in the running for nominations, including Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and more.

Nominations for Best Lead Performance went to Jessica Chastain for Memory, Greta Lee for Past Lives, Trace Lysette for Monica, Natalie Portman for May December, Judy Reyes for Birth/Rebirth, Franz Rogowski for Passages, Andrew Scott for All of Us Strangers, Teyana Taylor for A Thousand and One, Jeffrey Wright for American Fiction and Teo Yoo for Past Lives.

Nominations for Best Supporting Performance went to Erika Alexander for American Fiction, Sterling K. Brown got American Fiction, Noah Galvin for Theater Camp, Anne Hathaway for Eileen, Glenn Howerton for BlackBerry, Marin Ireland for Eileen, Charles Melton for May December, Da’ Vine Joy Randolph for The Holdovers, Catalina Saavedra for Rotting in the Sun and Ben Whishaw for Passages.

The nominees come from more than 27 different countries with budgets ranging from $10,000 to $28 million. The nominees were determined by the Spirit Awards Nominating Committees using the following guidelines: uniqueness of vision, original and provocative subject matter and economy of resources.

‘Of all nominated writers, directors, producers and technical artists, 40% are women and 32% are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour). Of the nominated artists, 49% are women and 40% are BIPOC. And of all 2024 nominees, 42% are women and 34% are BIPOC,” according to a press release from the organization.

The nominating committees for the show consist of writers, directors, actors, cinematographers, editors, critics, film festival programmers, casting directors, and other working professionals in the film industry.

“This year, the Spirit Awards nomination committee is 56% female, 3% non-binary, 3% transgender, and 49% BIPOC; 29% identify as LGBTQ+ and 3% identify as people with disabilities (PWD),” the release adds.