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FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS

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    Independent Spirit Award

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    Best Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Everything Everywhere All at Once

      7.8 (572K)
      Daniel Kwan
      Mike Larocca
      Anthony Russo
      Joe Russo
      Daniel Scheinert
      Jonathan Wang
    • [object Object]

      Bones and All

      6.8 (66K)
      Timothée Chalamet
      Francesco Melzi d'Eril
      Luca Guadagnino
      David Kajganich
      Lorenzo Mieli
      Marco Morabito
      Gabriele Bebe Moratti
      Peter Spears
      Theresa Park
    • [object Object]

      Our Father, the Devil

      6.9 (471)
      Ellie Foumbi
      Joseph Mastantuono
    • [object Object]

      Tár

      7.4 (102K)
      Todd Field
      Scott Lambert
      Alexandra Milchan
    • [object Object]

      Women Talking

      6.9 (45K)
      Dede Gardner
      Jeremy Kleiner
      Frances McDormand

    Best First Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Aftersun

      7.6 (111K)
      Charlotte Wells
      Mark Ceryak
      Amy Jackson
      Barry Jenkins
      Adele Romanski
    • [object Object]

      Emily the Criminal

      6.7 (63K)
      John Patton Ford
      Tyler Davidson
      Aubrey Plaza
      Drew Sykes
    • [object Object]

      The Inspection

      6.7 (5.6K)
      Elegance Bratton
      Effie Brown
      Chester Algernal Gordon
    • [object Object]

      Murina

      6.8 (3.6K)
      Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic
      Danijel Pek
      Rodrigo Teixeira
    • [object Object]

      Palm Trees and Power Lines

      6.5 (3.2K)
      Jamie Dack
      Leah Chen Baker

    Best Lead Performance

    • Michelle Yeoh at an event for Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
      Winner
      • Michelle Yeoh
      • Everything Everywhere All at Once
    • Cate Blanchett
      • Cate Blanchett
      • Tár
    • Dale Dickey
      • Dale Dickey
      • A Love Song
    • Mia Goth
      • Mia Goth
      • Pearl
    • Regina Hall at an event for Cadillac Records (2008)
      • Regina Hall
      • Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
    • Paul Mescal at an event for The Oscars (2023)
      • Paul Mescal
      • Aftersun
    • Aubrey Plaza
      • Aubrey Plaza
      • Emily the Criminal
    • Jeremy Pope
      • Jeremy Pope
      • The Inspection
    • Andrea Riseborough
      • Andrea Riseborough
      • To Leslie
    • Taylor Russell
      • Taylor Russell
      • Bones and All

    Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series

    • Quinta Brunson at an event for The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards (2022)
      Winner
      • Quinta Brunson
      • Abbott Elementary
    • Aml Ameen
      • Aml Ameen
      • The Porter
    • 2022 Gotham Awards Winner
      • Mohammed Amer
      • Mo
    • Bridget Everett
      • Bridget Everett
      • Somebody Somewhere
    • KaMillion in Rap Sh!t (2022)
      • KaMillion
      • Rap Sh!t
    • Melanie Lynskey at an event for Leaves of Grass (2009)
      • Melanie Lynskey
      • Yellowjackets
    • Himesh Patel at an event for The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards (2022)
      • Himesh Patel
      • Station Eleven
    • Jejune October 2023 Cover
      • Sue Ann Pien
      • As We See It
    • Adam Scott
      • Adam Scott
      • Severance
    • Ben Whishaw at an event for Cloud Atlas (2012)
      • Ben Whishaw
      • This Is Going to Hurt

    Best Supporting Performance

    • Ke Huy Quan
      Winner
      • Ke Huy Quan
      • Everything Everywhere All at Once
    • Jamie Lee Curtis
      • Jamie Lee Curtis
      • Everything Everywhere All at Once
    • Brian Tyree Henry
      • Brian Tyree Henry
      • Causeway
    • Nina Hoss
      • Nina Hoss
      • Tár
    • Brian d'Arcy James in The Big C (2010)
      • Brian d'Arcy James
      • The Cathedral
    • Trevante Rhodes at an event for 32nd Film Independent Spirit Awards (2017)
      • Trevante Rhodes
      • Bruiser
    • Theo Rossi
      • Theo Rossi
      • Emily the Criminal
    • Mark Rylance
      • Mark Rylance
      • Bones and All
    • Jonathan Tucker
      • Jonathan Tucker
      • Palm Trees and Power Lines
    • Gabrielle Union
      • Gabrielle Union
      • The Inspection

    Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series

    • Ayo Edebiri at an event for Bottoms (2023)
      Winner
      • Ayo Edebiri
      • The Bear
    • Danielle Deadwyler
      • Danielle Deadwyler
      • Station Eleven
    • Jeff Hiller
      • Jeff Hiller
      • Somebody Somewhere
    • Gbemisola Ikumelo
      • Gbemisola Ikumelo
      • A League of Their Own
    • Janelle James
      • Janelle James
      • Abbott Elementary
    • Ebon Moss-Bachrach
      • Ebon Moss-Bachrach
      • The Bear
    • Frankie Quinones
      • Frankie Quinones
      • This Fool
    • Sheryl Lee Ralph
      • Sheryl Lee Ralph
      • Abbott Elementary
    • Molly Shannon
      • Molly Shannon
      • I Love That for You
    • Tramell Tillman
      • Tramell Tillman
      • Severance

    Best Director

    • Daniel Scheinert
      Daniel Kwan
      Winners
      • Daniel Scheinert
      • Daniel Kwan
      • Everything Everywhere All at Once
    • The 79th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals.jpg
      • Todd Field
      • Tár
    • Kogonada
      • Kogonada
      • After Yang
    • Sarah Polley at an event for Women Talking (2022)
      • Sarah Polley
      • Women Talking
    • Halina Reijn
      • Halina Reijn
      • Bodies Bodies Bodies

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Everything Everywhere All at Once

      7.8 (572K)
      Daniel Scheinert
      Daniel Kwan
    • [object Object]

      Catherine Called Birdy

      6.6 (8.9K)
      Lena Dunham
    • [object Object]

      Tár

      7.4 (102K)
      Todd Field
    • [object Object]

      After Yang

      6.6 (25K)
      Kogonada
    • [object Object]

      Women Talking

      6.9 (45K)
      Sarah Polley

    Best First Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Emily the Criminal

      6.7 (63K)
      John Patton Ford
    • [object Object]

      Fire Island

      6.7 (15K)
      Joel Kim Booster
    • [object Object]

      Palm Trees and Power Lines

      6.5 (3.2K)
      Jamie Dack
      Audrey Findlay
    • [object Object]

      Emergency

      6.2 (10K)
      K.D. Dávila
    • [object Object]

      Bodies Bodies Bodies

      6.2 (83K)
      Sarah DeLappe
      Kristen Roupenian

    Best Cinematography

    • Florian Hoffmeister BSC scouting Berlin for TÁR
      Winner
      • Florian Hoffmeister
      • Tár
    • Hélène Louvart
      • Hélène Louvart
      • Murina
      • Gregory Oke
      • Aftersun
    • Eliot Rockett
      • Eliot Rockett
      • Pearl
    • Anisia Uzeyman
      • Anisia Uzeyman
      • Neptune Frost

    Best International Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Joyland

      7.6 (7.2K)
      Saim Sadiq
      Pakistan/USA
    • [object Object]

      Corsage

      6.5 (11K)
      Marie Kreutzer
      Austria/Luxembourg/France/Belgium/Italy/England
    • [object Object]

      Leonor Will Never Die

      6.6 (832)
      Martika Ramirez Escobar
      Philippines
    • [object Object]

      Return to Seoul

      6.9 (9.7K)
      Davy Chou
      Cambodia
    • [object Object]

      Saint Omer

      6.8 (5.8K)
      Alice Diop
      France

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

      7.5 (8.6K)
      Laura Poitras
      Howard Gertler
      Nan Goldin
      Yoni Golijov
      John S. Lyons
    • [object Object]

      A House Made of Splinters

      7.2 (2.2K)
      Simon Lereng Wilmont
      Monica Hellström
    • [object Object]

      All That Breathes

      7.0 (5.2K)
      Shaunak Sen
      Teddy Leifer
      Aman Mann
    • [object Object]

      Midwives

      6.9 (164)
      Hnin Ei Hlaing
      Mila Aung-Thwin
      Ulla Lehmann
      Bob Moore
    • [object Object]

      Riotsville, U.S.A.

      6.7 (415)
      Sierra Pettengill
      Sara Archambault
      Jamila Wignot

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Everything Everywhere All at Once

      7.8 (572K)
      Paul Rogers
    • [object Object]

      The Cathedral

      6.2 (661)
      Ricky D'Ambrose
    • [object Object]

      Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

      7.6 (31K)
      Dean Fleischer Camp
      Nick Paley
    • [object Object]

      Aftersun

      7.6 (111K)
      Blair McClendon
    • [object Object]

      Tár

      7.4 (102K)
      Monika Willi

    Best Breakthrough Performance

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Everything Everywhere All at Once

      7.8 (572K)
      Stephanie Hsu
    • [object Object]

      Aftersun

      7.6 (111K)
      Frankie Corio
    • [object Object]

      Murina

      6.8 (3.6K)
      Gracija Filipovic
    • [object Object]

      Palm Trees and Power Lines

      6.5 (3.2K)
      Lily McInerny
    • [object Object]

      Funny Pages

      6.2 (3.9K)
      Daniel Zolghadri

    Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pachinko

      8.4 (16K)
      Soji Arai
      Jin Ha
      Inji Jeong
      Minha Kim
      Kaho Minami
      Lee Min-ho
      Steve Sanghyun Noh
      Anna Sawai
      Jimmi Simpson
      Youn Yuh-jung

    Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Rehearsal

      8.5 (28K)
      Nathan Fielder(creator/executive producer)
      Dave Paige(executive producer)
      Dan McManus(executive producer)
      Christie Smith(executive producer)
      Carrie Kemper(co-executive producer)
      Eric Notarnicola(co-executive producer)
    • [object Object]

      Children of the Underground

      7.2 (266)
      Dan Cogan(executive producer)
      Liz Garbus(executive producer)
      Jon Bardin(executive producer)
      Ted Gesing(executive producer)
      Gabriela Cowperthwaite(executive producer)
      Kate Barry(executive producer)
      Julie Gaither(co-executive producer)
    • [object Object]

      Mind Over Murder

      7.2 (2.2K)
      Marc Smerling(executive producer)
      Nanfu Wang(executive producer)
      Max Heckman(executive producer)
      Chad Mumm(executive producer)
      Mark W. Olsen(executive producer)
      Nancy Abraham(executive producer)
      Lisa Heller(executive producer)
      Sara Rodriguez(executive producer)
    • [object Object]

      Pepsi, Where's My Jet?

      7.0 (13K)
      Nick Boak(executive producer)
      Andrew Renzi(executive producer)
      Andrew Corkin(executive producer)
      Theo James(executive producer)
      Andrew Fried(executive producer)
      Jordan Wynn(executive producer)
      Dane Lillegard(executive producer)
      Sarina Roma(executive producer)
      Jeremiah Murphy(co-executive producer)
    • [object Object]

      We Need to Talk About Cosby

      7.8 (2.8K)
      W. Kamau Bell(executive producer)
      Andrew Fried(executive producer)
      Katie A. King(executive producer)
      Vinnie Malhotra(executive producer)
      Dane Lillegard(executive producer)
      Sarina Roma(executive producer)
      Jordan Wynn(executive producer)
      Geraldine L. Porras(co-executive producer)

    Best New Scripted Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Bear

      8.5 (264K)
      Christopher Storer(executive producer)
      Joanna Calo(executive producer)
      Josh Senior(executive producer)
      Hiro Murai(executive producer)
      Nate Matteson(executive producer)
      Rene Gube(co-executive producer)
    • [object Object]

      Pachinko

      8.4 (16K)
      Soo Hugh(creator/executive producer)
      Michael Ellenberg(executive producer)
      Lindsey Springer(executive producer)
      Theresa Kang(executive producer)
      Richard Middleton(executive producer)
      Justin Chon(executive producer)
      Kogonada(executive producer)
      Dani Gorin(co-executive producer)
      Sebastian Lee(co-executive producer)
      David Kim(co-executive producer)
      Ethan Kuperberg(co-executive producer)
    • [object Object]

      The Porter

      6.6 (585)
      Marsha Greene(creator/executive producer)
      Annmarie Morais(creator/executive producer)
      Arnold Pinnock(creator/executive producer)
      Bruce Ramsay(creator/co-executive producer)
      Aubrey Nealon(creator)
      Ian Dimerman(executive producer)
      Jennifer Kawaja(executive producer)
      Charles Officer(executive producer)
      R.T. Thorne(executive producer)
      Aml Ameen(executive producer)
      Bruno Dubé(executive producer)
      Alfre Woodard(executive producer)
      Rose Catherine Pinkney(executive producer)
      Devin Griffin(executive producer)
      Elise Cousineau(co-executive producer)
      Andrea Glinski(co-executive producer)
      Steve Cochrane(co-executive producer)
      Daphne Park(co-executive producer)
    • [object Object]

      Severance

      8.7 (267K)
      Dan Erickson(creator/executive producer)
      Ben Stiller(executive producer)
      Nicholas Weinstock(executive producer)
      Jackie Cohn(executive producer)
      Mark Friedman(executive producer)
      Andrew Colville(executive producer)
      Chris Black(executive producer)
      John Cameron(executive producer)
      Jill Footlick(co-executive producer)
      Kari Drake(co-executive producer)
    • [object Object]

      Station Eleven

      7.6 (39K)
      Patrick Somerville(creator/executive producer)
      Jessica Rhoades(executive producer)
      Scott Steindorff(executive producer)
      Dylan Russell(executive producer)
      Scott Delman(executive producer)
      Jeremy Podeswa(executive producer)
      Hiro Murai(executive producer)
      Nate Matteson(executive producer)
      David Nicksay(co-executive producer)
      Nick Cuse(co-executive producer)

    John Cassavetes Award

    Edit
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cathedral

      6.2 (661)
      Ricky D'Ambrose
      Graham Swon
    • [object Object]

      The African Desperate

      5.6 (593)
      Martine Syms
      Rocket Caleshu
      Vic Brooks
    • [object Object]

      A Love Song

      6.7 (2.5K)
      Max Walker-Silverman
      Jesse Hope
      Dan Janvey
    • [object Object]

      Holy Emy

      6.1 (488)
      Araceli Lemos
      Giulia Caruso
      Mathieu Bompoint
      Ki Jin Kim
      Konstantinos Vassilaros
    • [object Object]

      Something in the Dirt

      5.8 (5.9K)
      Justin Benson
      Aaron Moorhead
      David Lawson Jr.

    Robert Altman Award

    Edit
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Women Talking

      6.9 (45K)
      Sarah Polley
      John Buchan
      Jason Knight
      Shayla Brown
      Jessie Buckley
      Claire Foy
      Kira Guloien
      Kate Hallett
      Judith Ivey
      Rooney Mara
      Sheila McCarthy
      Frances McDormand
      Michelle McLeod
      Liv McNeil
      Ben Whishaw
      August Winter

    Truer Than Fiction Award

    Edit
    • Reid Davenport
      Winner
      • Reid Davenport
      • I Didn't See You There
    • Isabel Castro
      • Isabel Castro
      • Mija
    • Rebeca Huntt in Beba (2021)
      • Rebeca Huntt
      • Beba

    Producers Award

    Edit
    • Tory Lenosky
      Winner
      • Tory Lenosky
    • Liz Cardenas
      • Liz Cardenas
    • David Grove Churchill Viste
      • David Grove Churchill Viste

    Someone to Watch Award

    Edit
    • Nikyatu Jusu
      Winner
      • Nikyatu Jusu
      • Nanny
      • Adamma Ebo
      • Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
    • Araceli Lemos
      • Araceli Lemos
      • Holy Emy

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    • Independent Spirit Awards

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