‘Past Lives’ Wins Spirit Award For Best Feature

Past Lives won the award for best feature at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday.

After being presented the honor by Jude Law at the end of the ceremony in Santa Monica, director Celine Song took to the stage with the film’s team to share some heartfelt words.

“I’ve been tasked with the amazing opportunity to speak on behalf of these amazing, incredible filmmakers up here,” Song said. “I feel so honored to be here to talk about this movie that we got to share with you.”

The filmmaker — who also won the award for best director on Sunday — went on to speak about a deeper theme that was also present in the film, and what it meant to her.

“There is a concept in our film, it’s an Eastern concept … and it is about how finding and being in the same space and time in this life means that we actually knew each other for many, many lives that came before this one. And I think that making this movie, I have felt this way about everybody who’s on stage here, and I know that they have felt the same.”

Song added, “Accepting the best feature award on behalf of all of them and on behalf of our team, it’s a feeling that I get where I feel, you know, so less lonely because I know that everybody here feels the same too.”