Welcome to EW’s The Awardist: a weekly column offering in-depth analysis of the 2020 awards season.
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The Independent Spirit Awards love to spread the wealth.
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Still: This hardly makesGemsan Oscar frontrunner; the Spirits can be tricky to gauge in that way.
Within that list, almost certainly, are the majority of your Academy Award Best Picture nominees for 2020.
The absence of so many big contenders means smaller potential players can get a valuable moment in the spotlight.
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All get nice bumps here.
And whileThe Farewellshowed up in multiple categories, misses for writer-directorLulu Wangand starAwkwafinahave to sting.
But let’s be honest the Spirits don’t often align with the Oscars.
That’s the victory.
And if it’s an indication of building Oscar buzz?
Call it a nice bonus.
