The gentle drama “Past Lives” was named the Best Independent Feature of 2023 at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday afternoon, with writer-director Celine Song also winning the award for Best Director.
Actors Jeffrey Wright (“American Fiction”) and Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”) won in the gender-neutral acting categories, while Dominic Sessa won the Breakthrough Performance Award for “The Holdovers.” Screenplay awards went to Cord Jefferson for “American Fiction” in the Best Screenplay category, and to Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik for “May December” in the Best First Screenplay category.
“The Holdovers” won for cinematography and “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” won for editing.
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