A number of dazzling stars attended the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards, held at the Santa Monica Pier on Sunday, but not all of them impressed with their fashion choices.
The glitzy night featured plenty of questionable outfits, from outdated floral patterns, to sequin overloads and strange bright looks, a number of stars were not on their fashion A-game.
Among those who missed the style mark this year were actresses Anna Kendrick, 38, Ali Wong, 41, and Elizabeth Banks, 50. The Twilight star did not bring the wow factor, wearing a dated floral off-shoulder salmon pink cocktail dress with strappy red heels.
Meanwhile Beef star Ali, 41, landed on the worst dressed list once again, following her recent SAG Awards appearance. The actress wore an overload of silver sequins attached to her sleeveless gown, which featured an awkward oversized collar.
Ali completed her look with a high bun and clear eyeglasses. The night prior she made a rather baffling appearance on the red carpet in an enormous gown that featured strings of diamond-shaped embellishments flying off the sides – leaving the comedian looking not unlike a pigeon.
Meanwhile Elizabeth wore a very bold red mini dress that she could have easily rocked at a night club. She paired the bold outfit with red heels, a red clutch and sunglasses. Bottoms star Rachel Sennott, 28, also missed the fashion mark in a tight-fitting black sequin catsuit.
The Crown star Emma Corrin, 28 — who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns — wore a bizarre black satin co-ord. The square neck top boasted a white heart and hand print on the cleavage.
Beef creator Lee Sung Jin did not thrill at the event, wearing a lime green suit with worn-out yellow patches throughout. He paired the unique look with chunky white boots and a white shirt.
The show’s host Aidy Bryant, 36, also failed to impress, wearing an over-the-top ruched black crop top with a patchwork black skirt featuring a frilly train and a fringe at the bottom.
The Film Independent Spirit Awards, Hollywood’s premiere event for the independent film and television community, is returning for its 39th annual celebration.
Viewers can now tune in via livestream on YouTube, as it will no longer be available on television. Nominations were announced back in December, with American Fiction, May December, and Past Lives leading the pack with five nods each.
All of Us, American Fiction, May December, Passages, Past Lives, and We Grown Now will all be competing for Best Feature, one of the biggest categories of the evening. A host of A-listers are up for nominations, including Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, and more.
Best Lead Performance nominations went to Jessica Chastain for Memory, Greta Lee for Past Lives, Trace Lysette for Monica, Natalie Portman for May December, Judy Reyes for Birth/Rebirth, Franz Rogowski for Passages, Andrew Scott for All of Us Strangers, Teyana Taylor for A Thousand and One, Jeffrey Wright for American Fiction and Teo Yoo for Past Lives.
Nominations for Best Supporting Performance were given to Erika Alexander for American Fiction, Sterling K. Brown got American Fiction, Noah Galvin for Theater Camp, Anne Hathaway for Eileen, Glenn Howerton for BlackBerry, Marin Ireland for Eileen, Charles Melton for May December, Da’Vine Joy Randolph for The Holdovers, Catalina Saavedra for Rotting in the Sun and Ben Whishaw for Passages.
Nominees come from over 27 different countries with budgets ranging from $10,000 to $28 million. Nominees were determined by the Spirit Awards Nominating Committees using the following guidelines: uniqueness of vision, original and provocative subject matter and economy of means.
‘Of all nominated writers, directors, producers and technical artists, 40% are women and 32% are BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color). Among the nominated performers, 49% are women and 40% are BIPOC. And of all 2024 nominees, 42% are women and 34% are BIPOC,’ a press release for the organization states.
The nominating committees for the show are made up of writers, directors, actors, cinematographers, editors, critics, film festival programmers, casting directors, and other working professionals in the film industry.
‘This year, the Spirit Awards nominating committees are 56% female, 3% Nonbinary, 3% Transgender, and 49% BIPOC; 29% identify as LGBTQ+ and 3% identify as people with disabilities (PWD),’ the release adds.