THE FAREWELL wins BEST FEATURE at the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards.

Filmmaker Lulu Wang accepts the award for BEST FEATURE for THE FAREWELL at the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards.

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The 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards will took place February 8 on the beach in Santa Monica and were broadcast LIVE on IFC.

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[khnsath]

de niro in the background giving each one of them the awards:’)

[o_portolanos]

saddest part is we’ll never get a moment like this at the oscars

[keirmarbasilio]

It's complete shut-out at the Oscars makes them look so ignorant. Richly deserved.

[CitizenDevi]

De Niro giving out these awards so gleefully is fucking awesome to watch.

[lf]

Lu Lu's acceptance speech was everything!!!

[richfictionfighter]

I saw The Farewell two weeks after my grandma's funeral. Im not Chinese, but the story hit me on a personal level. It made my 2019 Top Ten. Congrats Lulu!!

[dgrancastillo]

Very well deserved. And I'm happy for Lulu Wang, she has a very sensitive style to film and is very exciting for future projects.

[rayhanihsannasution]

the story behind her struggle is still terrifies me, so proud seeing her take the big prize!

[seasalllover]

the standing ovation 🥺 so well deserved

[lyricsfromsweden]

I think I prefer this over the Oscars because they seem to watch more than 15 movies every year.

[may]

the farewell just translated exactly what it feels to live in a culture clash. the farewell deserves all the praise!

[luisfanluis]

Such a beautiful movie. Its criminal that it was so snubbed at the Oscars

[yellowcrocs]

After all the award snubs I’m so glad they got this

[ashtonturner]

YES!!! Congratulations! This film deserved all the awards!

[jdrummerdd]

Lulu and Barry are director power couple 2020 needs.

[chrisb_]

I am so happy for Lulu and her win, this film was so important.

[filcanman]

Completely well-deserved. Keep doing ya thing, Spirit awards.

Love that these wonderful (and 'overlooked') films get the recognition they DESERVE. This is what 2020 is supposed to look like. Kudos.

[connorbrady-ladygagafan]

My Heart Exploded with Joy and I let that feeling go over me!!!! so refreshing and completely Amazing and so Incredible To see A Woman Director A Woman Director and Writer of Color Get Her Dues

[RnW]

Whew...I remember the last time I saw my Nai-Nai in the rare view mirror as we drove off n She was waving .

[floretaliu]

"My first feature went nowhere." Sigh, Posthumous was so great. Sure, it wasn't super artsy and critical darling but it was such a fun, cute little movie. I would love for her to work with Brit Marling again, especially with Brit coming out with her op-ed in NYT this week. CONGRATS LULU! Can't wait to see more films from Lulu Wang.