Countdown to Oscar Night: Spirit Awards

I wasn't able to watch as many Film Independent nominated movies this year due to lack of availability and successfully watching every Academy nominated movie. Still, I will soldier on to give you my favorite in each nominated category. I will leave a gap if I haven't seen the movies.

Best Feature
Call Me by Your Name
Lady Bird
The Florida Project
Get Out

The Rider


Best First Feature
Patti Cake$
Ingrid Goes West

Columbus
Menashe
Oh Lucy!


Best Director
Sean Baker, The Florida Project
Luca Guadagnino, Call Me by Your Name
Jordan Peele, Get Out
Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Good Time

Jonas Carpignano, A Ciambra
Chloe Zhao, The Rider


Best Screenplay
Lady Bird
The Lovers
Beatriz at Dinner
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Get Out


John Cassavetes Award
The Transfiguration

Dayveon
A Ghost Story
Life and Nothing More
Most Beautiful Island


Best First Screenplay
The Big Sick
Ingrid Goes West
Donald Cried

Women Who Kill
Columbus


Best Editing
Call Me by Your Name
Good Time
I'Tonya
Get Out

The Rider


Best Cinematography
Call Me by Your Name
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Beach Rats

Columbus
The Rider


Best Male Lead
Timothee Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name
Harris Dickinson, Beach Rats
James Franco, The Disaster Artist
Robert Pattinson, Good Time
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out


Best Female Lead
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Salma Hayek, Beatriz at Dinner
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya

Shinobu Terajima, Oh Lucy!
Regina Williams, Life and Nothing More


Best Supporting Female
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Holly Hunter, The Big Sick
Lois Smith, Marjorie Prime
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Taliah Lennice Webster, Good Time


Best Supporting Male
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Barry Keoghan, The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Benny Safdie, Good Time
Armie Hammer, Call Me by Your Name
Nnamdi Asomugha, Crown Heights

I'll be watching tomorrow night!!!