Awards Season 2019: Razzies Winners and Independent Spirit Awards Winners

So, we're finally here: Oscars weekend! But before I get on to my predictions for the winners at tonight's ceremony, there's a bit of other awards stuff to deal with first.

GOLDEN RASPBERRY AWARDS

Firstly, the 'winners' of the 39th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards were announced yesterday (Saturday 23rd February) on Oscars Eve, as is tradition.

Here's the full 'winners' list:

Worst Picture: Holmes & Watson  

Worst Director: Etan Cohen (Holmes & Watson)

Worst Actor: Donald J. Trump (As Himself) (Death of a Nation and Fahrenheit 11/9)   

Worst Actress: Melissa McCarthy (The Happytime Murders and Life of the Party)  

Worst Supporting Actor: John C. Reilly (Holmes & Watson)

Worst Supporting Actress: Kellyanne Conway (As Herself) (Fahrenheit 11/9)

Worst Remake, Sequel Or Rip-Off: Holmes & Watson

Worst Screen Combo: Donald J. Trump & His Self Perpetuating Pettiness (Death of a Nation & Fahrenheit 11/9)

Worst Screenplay: Fifty Shades Freed

Razzie Redeemer: Melissa McCarthy (for her performance in Can You Ever Forgive Me?)


Holmes & Watson are the big 'winners' of the night, with four Razzies. Interestingly, Fahrenheit 11/9 gets three. No doubt Trump will have tweeted about this already...

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INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS

Yesterday also saw the handing out of the 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards, in a ceremony hosted by Aubrey Plaza (Ingrid Goes West, Safety Not Guaranteed, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World). 

As you no doubt know by now, the Independent Spirit Awards honour films made (partly or wholly) outside the major film studio system. Some of the winners are below.

Best Feature: If Beale Street Could Talk

Best Female Lead: Glenn Close (The Wife)

Best Male Lead: Ethan Hawke (First Reformed)

Best Supporting Female: Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)

Best Supporting Male: Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)

Best Director: Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk)

Best Screenplay: Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)

Best First Screenplay: Bo Burnham (Eighth Grade)

Best Cinematography: Suspiria

Best First Feature: Sorry To Bother You

Best International Film: Roma

Best Documentary: Won't You Be My Neighbor?

John Cassavetes Award: On The Seventh Day [En El Séptimo Día]

The John Cassavetes Award is given to the creative team of a film budgeted at less than $500,000. The full list of winners can be found here.

I'm very pleased to see both Richard E. Grant and Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty's script for Can You Ever Forgive Me? getting some recognition. Wins for Glenn Close and Regina King should bode well for tonight. 


So, with all that done, the focus now shifts to the Academy awards. My predictions for who will win in six major categories will be coming later today.