Indie Spirits to Oscars: 'Go F*ck Yourself'
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"Hollywood F*ck You" -xoxo Andy Samberg (Getty)[/caption]
Funny thing happened on the way to the 85th Annual Academy Awards last night, all of Hollywood came to beachy Santa Monica for this ceremony that has evolved from a champion of the overlooked films to a marginally more entertaining, slightly less octogenarian-heavy warm up for the Oscars. Only thing, Andy Samberg didn't get that memo, and turned his opening monologue into a screed against "Hollywood." Problem is this event isn't the Sundance Film Festival of the 1980s. Or even the Indie Spirits of the 1990s. The audience was largely full of Academy Award nominees and their agents, promoters, handlers, press agents, hangers on, etc.
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Bradley, not telling Tinseltown to f*ck off (Getty)[/caption]Andy's tirade began "We have one thing to say to Hollywood, fuck you.” Then dug himself in some more with: “This is our Oscars, and even if we were invited, which I was not, we will not be going … Everybody say it with me: Hollywood, fuck you.”
Guess who didn't clap? Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and the rest of the "indie" nominees. Andy may not be invited tonight,but pretty much everyone else there was. And folks who aren't, really don't care. They don't want to churn out "Hollywood" films and therefore don't care for the approval of studio bosses in Burbank.
Here are the Indie Spirit 2013 nominees and winners...does this look like a room that's telling Hollywood to F*ck off? Really, Andy?
Best Feature
“Beasts of the Southern Wild”
“Bernie”
“Keep the Lights On”
“Moonrise Kingdom”
“Silver Linings Playbook” – WINNER
Best Director
Benh Zeitlin, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Ira Sachs, “Keep the Lights On”
Julia Loktev, “The Loneliest Planet”
Wes Anderson, “Moonrise Kingdom”
David O. Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook” – WINNER
Best Actor
Jack Black, “Bernie”
Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”
John Hawkes, “The Sessions” – WINNER
Thure Lindhardt, “Keep the Lights On”
Matthew McConaughey, “Killer Joe”
Wendell Pierce, “Four”
Best Actress
Linda Cardellini, “Return”
Emayatzy Corinealdi, “Middle of Nowhere”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook” – WINNER
Quvenzhané Wallis, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, “Smashed”
Best Supporting Actor
Matthew McConaughey, “Magic Mike” – WINNER
David Oyelowo, “Middle of Nowhere”
Michael Peña, “End of Watch”
Sam Rockwell, “Seven Psychopaths”
Bruce Willis, “Moonrise Kingdom”
Best Supporting Actress
Rosemarie DeWitt, “Your Sister’s Sister”
Ann Dowd, “Compliance”
Helen Hunt, “The Sessions” – WINNER
Brit Marling, “Sound of My Voice”
Lorraine Toussaint, “Middle of Nowhere”
Best Screenplay
Ira Sachs, “Keep the Lights On”
Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, “Moonrise Kingdom”
Zoe Kazan, “Ruby Sparks”
Martin McDonagh, “Seven Psychopaths”
David O. Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook” – WINNER
Best First Feature
“Fill the Void”
“Gimme the Loot”
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” – WINNER
“Safety Not Guaranteed”
“Sound of My Voice”
Best First Screenplay
Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, “Celeste and Jesse Forever”
Rama Burshtein, “Fill the Void”
Jonathan Lisecki, “Gayby”
Christopher Ford, “Robot and Frank”
Derek Connolly, “Safety Not Guaranteed” – WINNER
Best Documentary
“The Central Park Five”
“How to Survive a Plague”
“The Invisible War” – WINNER
“Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present”
“The Waiting Room”
Best Cinematography
Ben Richardson, “Beasts of the Southern Wild” – WINNER
Roman Vasyanov, “End of Watch”
Lol Crawley, “Here”
Robert Yeoman, “Moonrise Kingdom”
Yoni Brook, “Valley of Saints”
Best International Film
“Amour” – WINNER
“Once Upon a Time in Anatolia”
“Rust and Bone”
“Sister”
“War Witch”
John Cassavetes Award
“Breakfast With Curtis”
“The Color Wheel”
“Middle of Nowhere” – WINNER
“Mosquita y Mari”
“Starlet”
Robert Altman Award
“Starlet”
Truer Than Fiction Award
“Leviathan”
“Only the Young”
“The Waiting Room”
Someone to Watch Award
Rebecca Thomas, “Electrick Children”
Adam Leon, “Gimme the Loot”
David Finker, “Pincus”
Producers’ Award
“Nobody Walks”
“Prince Avalanche”
“Stones in the Sun” – WINNER
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