The 36th edition of the Independent Spirit Awards of the Film Independent Organization was held on 22 at the Santa Monica Pier in California, United States, awarding the best films of the year 2020. The ceremony was presented by Melissa Villasenor.
The movie with the most nominations at the Independent Spirit 2021 was Never Rarely Sometimes Always with 7 nominations and The film that won the most awards was Nomadland, winning 4 of the 5 nominations.
To below is the complete list of the nominees and winners of the 2021 Independent Spirit Awards .
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What was the movie that won the Independent Spirit for Best Picture 2021?
The winning film of the Independent Spirit for Best Picture 2021 was Nomadland
Best Picture
Who won the Independent Spirit for Best Director in 2021?
The director who won the Independent Spirit for Best Director in 2021 was Chloé Zhao, for the film Nomadland
Best Director
Who won the Independent Spirit for Best Leading Actor in 2021?
The actor who won the Independent Spirit for Best Leading Actor in 2021 was Riz Ahmed, for the movie Sound of Metal
Best Leading Actor
Who won the Independent Spirit for Best Leading Actress in 2021?
The actress who won the Independent Spirit for Best Leading Actress in 2021 was Carey Mulligan, for the movie Promising Young Woman
Best Leading Actress
Who won the Independent Spirit for Best Supporting Actor in 2021?
The actor who won the Independent Spirit for Best Supporting Actor in 2021 was Paul Raci, for the movie Sound of Metal
Best Supporting Actor
Who won the Independent Spirit for Best Supporting Actress in 2021?
The actress who won the Independent Spirit for Best Supporting Actress in 2021 was Yoon Yeo-jeong, for the movie Minari
Best Supporting Actress
What was the movie that won the Independent Spirit for Best Foreign Language Film 2021?
The winning film of the Independent Spirit for Best Foreign Language Film 2021 was Quo Vadis, Aida?
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Best First Work
John Cassavetes Award
Robert Altman Award
Someone to Watch Award
Best New Scripted Series
Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series
Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series
Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series
Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
General summary of nominations and awards (Films)
| Film | Nominations | Awards | |
| Never Rarely Sometimes Always | 7 | 0 | |
| Minari | 6 | 1 | |
| Nomadland | 5 | 4 | |
| Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | 5 | 0 | |
| Miss Juneteenth | 4 | 0 | |
| Sound of Metal | 3 | 3 | |
| Promising Young Woman | 3 | 2 | |
| First Cow | 3 | 0 | |
| The Assistant | 3 | 0 | |
| Bull | 3 | 0 | |
| Residue | 2 | 1 | |
| Nine Days | 2 | 0 | |
| I Carry You with Me | 2 | 0 |