The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA®) is pleased to announce the independents emerged strong in the first awards of the season with 11 wins in 14 motion picture categories at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards.

 

Independent films – made outside the six major Hollywood studios – secured wins in the following categories: Best Motion Picture for Drama, Best Motion Picture for Musical or Comedy, Best Director for Motion Picture, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture for Drama, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture for Musical or Comedy, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture for Drama, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture for Musical or Comedy, Best Screenplay for Motion Picture, Best Motion Picture for Foreign Language, Best Original Score for Motion Picture, and Best Original Song for Motion Picture.

 

Below is the full list of independent films which won at the 74th annual Golden Globes:

 

 

Best Motion Picture - Drama: Moonlight

 

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: La La Land (Lionsgate / Summit)

 

Best Director - Motion Picture: Damien Chazelle, La La Land (Lionsgate / Summit)

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: Isabelle Huppert, Elle 

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy: Emma Stone, La La Land (Lionsgate / Summit)

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Ryan Gosling, La La Land (Lionsgate / Summit)

 

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: Damien Chazelle, La La Land (Lionsgate / Summit)

 

Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language: Elle

 

Best Original Score – Motion Picture: La La Land (Lionsgate / Summit)

 

Best Original Song – Motion Picture: “City of Stars,” La La Land (Lionsgate / Summit)

 

 

The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) is the global trade association of the independent motion picture and television programming industry. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the organization represents and provides significant entertainment industry services to more than 145 member companies from 22 countries, consisting of independent production and distribution companies, sales agents, television companies, studio-affiliated companies, and financial institutions engaged in content finance.

 

Collectively, the Independent Film & Television Alliance’s members produce more than 400 independent films and countless hours of television programming each year and generate more than $4 billion in distribution revenues annually. The organization’s premiere event, the American Film Market, held in conjunction with AFI Fest, takes place every year in November in Santa Monica.

 

As the voice and advocate for the independent film and television industry worldwide, the Alliance speaks out on matters of critical importance and, where appropriate, actively lobbies governments around the world in regard to measures directly affecting the independent industry. For more information on IFTA and the American Film Market, please visit www.ifta-online.org.