The 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards were handed out in a ceremony in Santa Monica this afternoon hosted by Aubrey Plaza.  Annapurna Films’ “If Beale Street Could Talk” ruled the afternoon taking three awards including Best Film, Best Director (Barry Jenkins) and Best Supporting Actress (Regina King).  For the most part, however, Film Independent voters spread the love.

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Fox Searchlight’s “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” took Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Male (Richard E.

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There’s good news and bad news with this weekend’s box office results. First, the good news – we can finally talk about a film other than “Aquaman” at the top of the domestic box office. But the bad news is that even though “The Upside” beat the fish man superhero film, it wasn’t by much and “Aquaman” still managed to take the headline due to a very major milestone.

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Glenn Close has had to wait almost a year for this moment.  Her new film “The Wife” debuted at the 2017 Toronto Film Festival with those able to catch it hyping up her performance as Oscar-worthy.  Now, Sony Pictures Classics is finally releasing the drama in a late summer window hoping it lingers in award season voters minds through the fall.  When Close sat down to discuss her performance it was less than a day after she’d screened the picture for the first time in almost 11 months.

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Six-time Academy Award-nominee Glenn Close has had a legendary acting career, to say the least. The “Fatal Attraction” star has 84 film and television credits spanning over a four-decade career. And even after all those years, she keeps getting better and better. Now, Close’s latest film, “The Wife,” is already earning her awards buzz.

READ MORE: The Glenn Close Oscar Watch Is Delayed Another Year As ‘The Wife’ Goes to 2018

In the new trailer for the film “The Wife,” we are introduced to Close, who plays the wife of a Nobel Prize-winning author.

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Sony Pictures Classics announced t0day it has acquired Björn Runge’s new drama “The Wife” which debuted at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month. At first glance this might not seem like acquisition news worthy of your attention, except for the fact the film earned rave reviews for Glenn Close, an actress still waiting for that final, Oscar close up.

A six-time Academy Award winner, the fact Close has never won or been honored with a lifetime achievement award has had many wondering when the legendary actress will get her due.

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Alison Brie Is 'Sleeping With Other People,' Nic Cage Will 'Pay The Ghost,' Helen Mirren Sees 'Eye In The Sky' & More

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