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Spirit Awards 2016

Spirit Awards: 15 Things You Didn’t See on TV

Catch up on all the insider action that happened offstage under the big white tent in Santa Monica.

Spirits: Oscar Nominees Steamroll En Route to Sunday D-Day (Analysis)

An Oscar nominee won in all nine categories in which at least one was nominated, including best feature ('Spotlight'), best doc ('The Look of Silence') and best international film ('Son of Saul').

Spirit Awards Snubs: ‘Anomalisa’ Shut Out, ‘Carol’ Goes One-for-Six

'Beasts of No Nation,' which went into Saturday's ceremony with five nominations only won two awards, while four-time nominee 'Tangerine' only took home one prize.

10 Memorable Quotes From the Spirit Awards: O.J. Simpson Joke, Oscars Jab, ‘Carol’ Parody and More

What Kate McKinnon, Ed Lachman and more had to say during Saturday's live telecast on IFC.

Spirit Awards: ‘Spotlight’ Producer Says Best Feature Win Means “More Lives Can be Spared From Abuse”

The win completed the film's sweep of Saturday's ceremony, where it won all four awards for which it was nominated and received the Robert Altman Award for its ensemble cast.

Spirit Awards: Brie Larson Wins Best Female Lead, Thanks Her “Spirit Animal” Jacob Tremblay

"Thank you to my parents for supporting me through everything, even sometimes financially, because as we know, independent films don't pay," Larson said at the podium.

Things Got Shady at the Spirit Awards

Santa Monica sun calls for red-carpet-worthy sunglasses.

Spirit Awards: ‘Tangerine’ Star Mya Taylor Makes History as First Transgender Winner

"There's very beautiful transgender talent. So, you better get it out there and put it in your next movie," Taylor joked at the podium.