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Overall, the Awards show had few surprises and showed, once again, it feels almost like a consolation prize for those not expecting to win Oscars and those who deserved nominations but didn't get them.

It's really ironic that the Best Feature went to a movie backed by Netflix, which isn't large screen friendly. We should work to change that.

"A film about all the small lives that keep the world going" nice speech

Regina King presents final award-- Best Feature: Train Dreams

YouTube thumbnail jokes are not bad

Kate Hudson presents Best Lead Performance: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. Yet another movie I have to catch up with

Best Lead Performance in Scripted Series: Stephen Graham, Adolescence

"We're doing good in the world" Bentley states as a call for art during trying times. Nice speech.

Best director: Clint Bentley, Train Dreams. He wasn't nommed for BD Oscar, despite the movie nommed for Best Picture

Okay, a few good gags with film terms

Producers award: Tony Yang for Blue Sun Palace

What's with backscrolling the teleprompter repeatedly?

Best First Feature: Lurker, well deserved. I like the line "Let's keep making first films". In the metaphorical sense, make movies like their your first ones, painstakingly and carefully

Robert Altman Award--"The Long Walk" (pre-awarded last month). This is a good choice.

"no cold falafel" ....jokes needed

Truer Than Fiction Award $25K grant--Rajee Samarasinghe ("Your Touch Makes Others Invisible")

Show now pitches Film Independent as a community and to join. Oscars can't really do that.

Best Breakthrough Performance: Kayo Martin in The Plague. One of the creepiest villain kid characters of the year so far.

Someone to Watch Award--$25,000 cash award. Tatti Ribeiro (Valentina)

Wagner Maura next for Best Cinematography: Train Dreams /Adolpho Veloso

Jokes are falling a bit flat. oof

Too many folks not appearing to get their awards tonight.

Tig Notaro presenting Best Editing with clever wit. Winner: The Testament of Ann Lee

Jane Levy and Dylan O'Brien next to present John Cassavetes award. Two of the best actors today. Award to Esta Isla (This Island). Appeal to "change the narrative" in the face of challenges today using independent movies.

Best new non-scripted /doc series: Pee Wee as Himself. Shout out to "Welcome to the Dollhouse" for non-conformity. Nice story about Paul reubens when he was a kid

Adolescence winner gives shout out to Independents United.

Best new scripted series : Adolescence

Followed up by a round of applause call for Ego. A little bit of yikes

The food restaurant gags were...eh....