Category Archives: Independent Spirit Awards

Brokeback Mountain? continued its sweep of the major awards today, winning the Best Picture trophy at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica. Ang Lee was named Best Director. But the Spirits shared the wealth, awarding Crash? two statues Best … Continue reading →

In the past, the Independent Spirit Awards served as an alternative Oscar ceremony for those who, reasonably, couldn’t bear the idea of things like “Titanic” or “Gladiator” or “Braveheart” getting officially declared the best film of any given year. This … Continue reading →

Queen Latifah — former host of The Independent Spirit Awards, celebrating cutting-edge, low-budget filmmaking (not to mention, although I’m about to, a former Grammy host) and onetime political firebrand — is now the spokeswoman for big-box discounters Wal-Mart, whose public-relations … Continue reading →