36th Film Independent Spirit Awards

>> hey, guys! Thanks so much for showing up.

Thanks so much for showing up. >> good evening.

>> good evening. >> hello.

>> hello. >> hi.

>> hi. >> I was hoping you guys could

>> I was hoping you guys could help me.

Help me. I am hosting the "independent

I am hosting the "independent spirit awards" this year and I

Spirit awards" this year and I know you have all hosted it

Know you have all hosted it before.

Before. So maybe you could give us some

So maybe you could give us some a vice.

A vice. >> net, of course, melissa,

>> net, of course, melissa, happy to help.

Happy to help. >> thanks, kate.

>> thanks, kate. >> I am nervous guys.

>> I am nervous guys. >> that's great, vulnerability

>> that's great, vulnerability it's the only thing an audience

It's the only thing an audience wants these days.

Wants these days. >> kate, fixed rudely interrupt

>> kate, fixed rudely interrupt for a s.E.C. I have co-hosted

For a s.E.C. I have co-hosted showed one 1/2 times and I have

Showed one 1/2 times and I have noticed it's all about

Noticed it's all about confidence, granted that comes

Confidence, granted that comes easier for me, because I am

Easier for me, because I am loud.

Loud. Two more things, wear a nice

Two more things, wear a nice suit and learn to pronounce the

Suit and learn to pronounce the word cassavetes.

Word cassavetes. It's a fun word.

It's a fun word. >> cassavetes.

>> cassavetes. It is fun, john.

It is fun, john. >> cassavetes.

>> cassavetes. Really lean in to that "v" like

Really lean in to that "v" like you are a child selling

You are a child selling newspapers during the great

Newspapers during the great depression.

Depression. >> okay, let me try.

>> okay, let me try. Cassavetes.

Cassavetes. >> guys, liten up, of a to get

>> guys, liten up, of a to get warzone on pause so I could say

Warzone on pause so I could say me peace, please.

Me peace, please. John, I have hosted the show,

John, I have hosted the show, too, bub los angeles, okay.

Too, bub los angeles, okay. >> but only once, I have hosted

>> but only once, I have hosted it a halftime mre than you.

It a halftime mre than you. >> timing.

>> timing. It's everything, setup,

It's everything, setup, punchline, apologize, that but

Punchline, apologize, that but will come 17 years from now.

Will come 17 years from now. Make sure you let the audience

Make sure you let the audience laugh, that's what they are

Laugh, that's what they are there for.

There for. >> well, that's the things, we

>> well, that's the things, we are not in a big beautiful tent

Are not in a big beautiful tent on the beach like we usually

On the beach like we usually are.

Are. And there is hot going to be a

And there is hot going to be a live audience.

Live audience. >> oh, fiddle sticks, my

>> oh, fiddle sticks, my favorite part imagining the

Favorite part imagining the crowd all naked.

Crowd all naked. >> off.

>> off. H.

H. >> you'll be fine, make goofy

>> you'll be fine, make goofy faces that turn in to intense

Faces that turn in to intense stairs in an instant and don't

Stairs in an instant and don't let them see you blink, never.

Let them see you blink, never. >> maybe drop in to a deep husky

>> maybe drop in to a deep husky voice out of nowhere, babe.

Voice out of nowhere, babe. >> and get high.

>> and get high. Did I say that already?

Did I say that already? That's just general life advice.

That's just general life advice. >> you are going to be great.

>> you are going to be great. You've got gumption kid, you

You've got gumption kid, you have pizzazz and a bunch of

Have pizzazz and a bunch of other words that nobody has used

Other words that nobody has used since the '50 stkpwhr*z

Since the '50 stkpwhr*z gumption, do I have that,

Gumption, do I have that, thanks, and remember, if all

Thanks, and remember, if all else fails, celebrity up

Else fails, celebrity up preppings you are a genius at

Preppings you are a genius at them, melissa.

Them, melissa. >> oh, kate, I don't know about

>> oh, kate, I don't know about genius I was thinking maybe I

Genius I was thinking maybe I could be myself.

Could be myself. >> oh.

>> oh. No, that's a terrible idea.

No, that's a terrible idea. >> yeah, no.

>> yeah, no. Ew, don't do that.

Ew, don't do that. And, remember, cassavetes.

And, remember, cassavetes. >> cars, I got it mulaney, don't

>> cars, I got it mulaney, don't say it anymore,.

Say it anymore,. >> okay oh, my god, have you

>> okay oh, my god, have you guys seen my doobie, I don't

Guys seen my doobie, I don't piped it anywhere.

Piped it anywhere. >> cassavetes.

>> cassavetes. Thanks for all the advice, guys

Thanks for all the advice, guys I am going to go get high, dry

I am going to go get high, dry not to blink and just keep

Not to blink and just keep saying the word cassavetes, this

Saying the word cassavetes, this is going to be at best spirit

Is going to be at best spirit award ever.

Award ever. >> oh, my god, I can't leave

>> oh, my god, I can't leave meeting.

Meeting. Finer I guess they'll just have

Finer I guess they'll just have to hear me pee.

To hear me pee. This is embarrassing.

This is embarrassing. >> pajamas.

>> pajamas. >> hey, where did everybody go,

>> hey, where did everybody go, I wasn't done.

I wasn't done. >> announcer: This is the 2021

>> announcer: This is the 2021 2021"film independent spirit

2021"film independent spirit awards."

Awards." hosted by melissa villaseñor.

Hosted by melissa villaseñor. With appearances by marina

With appearances by marina bakalova.

Bakalova. Cate blanchett.

Cate blanchett. Don cheadle.

Don cheadle. Laura dern.

Laura dern. Daveed digs.

Daveed digs. Dominique fishback.

Dominique fishback. Julia garner.

Julia garner. Kathryn hahn.

Kathryn hahn. Annie murphy.

Annie murphy. Could you nail nanjiani.

Could you nail nanjiani. Leslie odum, jr.

Leslie odum, jr. Adam sandler, phoebe waller

Adam sandler, phoebe waller bridge.

Bridge. Louisiana wu.

Louisiana wu. And renée zellweger.

And renée zellweger. >> hi, guys, welcome to the

>> hi, guys, welcome to the "film independent spirit

"film independent spirit awards."

Awards." I am melissa villaseñor.

I am melissa villaseñor. As you may have noticed, we are

As you may have noticed, we are not in the big tent on the

Not in the big tent on the beach.

Beach. Instead, we are in a place more

Instead, we are in a place more familiar to independent film

Familiar to independent film fans.

Fans. A completely empty theater.

A completely empty theater. It's not completely empty.

It's not completely empty. If you hear latching it's just

If you hear latching it's just the production crew, they are

The production crew, they are watching caddyshack.

Watching caddyshack.

>> this was a tough year to get

>> this was a tough year to get people to watch independent

People to watch independent movies.

Movies. Who spends all day reading covid

Who spends all day reading covid statistics and then is like, I

Statistics and then is like, I could room I go if a long, slow

Could room I go if a long, slow film with an ambiguous ending

Film with an ambiguous ending right now.

Right now.

>> tonight we celebrate the

>> tonight we celebrate the directors, writers, and actors

Directors, writers, and actors who embody the spirit of

Who embody the spirit of independent film.

Independent film. All in hopes of one day get to

All in hopes of one day get to go make a marvel movie.

Go make a marvel movie. For the first time the spirit

For the first time the spirit awards has added categories for

Awards has added categories for television.

Television. Because if there is one not a

Because if there is one not a lot ward shows keep getting is,

Lot ward shows keep getting is, make the show longer!

Make the show longer!

>> and, of course, tonight we'll

>> and, of course, tonight we'll be oring best movies you heard

Be oring best movies you heard were really good.

Were really good. There is "minari", which has the

There is "minari", which has the funniest movie grandma not

Funniest movie grandma not played by tyler perry.

Played by tyler perry. "sound of metal", is a film

"sound of metal", is a film about a heavy metal drummer who

About a heavy metal drummer who starts losing his hearing on

Starts losing his hearing on tour.

Tour. Can you imagine a metal band

Can you imagine a metal band where the drummer can't even%

Where the drummer can't even% hear what he's playing?

Hear what he's playing? It wound sound like every metal

It wound sound like every metal band.

Band.

>> sorry, I love that one so

>> sorry, I love that one so much.

Much. "sound of metal" is up for three

"sound of metal" is up for three awards tonight, or for any heavy

Awards tonight, or for any heavy metal drummers watching, "sound

Metal drummers watching, "sound of metal" is up for three aw

Of metal" is up for three aw awards!

Awards!

>> "one night in miami" will

>> "one night in miami" will receive the robert altman award

Receive the robert altman award which honors films where people

Which honors films where people talk over one another.

Talk over one another.

that's a smart joke about

That's a smart joke about altman's extensive use of