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Spirit Awards Sat 3.5.2022

Here are the Winners of the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards!

Though we’ll always have a special place in our heart for the sterile workspace cubicles from which last year’s ceremony was piloted in absentia, it was a relief this year to see the Film Independent Spirit Awards back home at the Santa Monica Pier—punishing winds and a bracing late-winter California chill be damned! And of course, much of what kept us warm were the ace hosting stylings of Spirit Awards co-hosts Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman.

And whether you watched this year’s show on IFC, streamed it on AMC+ or followed along online, thank you! Your support (and online engagement) empowers Film Independent to continue to support visual storytelling year-round.

But right now, we want mostly want to say Congratulations! again to all of this year’s nominees and winners—including our sophomore class of TV/streaming honorees.

And the Spirit Award goes to…

 

BEST FEATURE

(Award given to the producer)

THE LOST DAUGHTER

Producers: Charles Dorfman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Osnat Handelsman Keren, Talia Kleinhendler

 

BEST FIRST FEATURE

(Award given to director and producer)

7 DAYS

Director: Roshan Sethi

Producers: Liz Cardenas, Mel Eslyn

 

BEST DIRECTOR

Maggie GyllenhaalThe Lost Daughter

 

BEST SCREENPLAY

Maggie GyllenhaalThe Lost Daughter

 

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

Michael SarnoskiVanessa BlockPig

 

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD

(Given to the best feature made for under $500,000; Award given to the writer, director and producer)

SHIVA BABY

Writer/Director/Producer: Emma Seligman

Producers: Kieran Altmann, Katie Schiller, Lizzie Shapiro

 

BEST MALE LEAD

Simon RexRed Rocket

 

BEST FEMALE LEAD

Taylour PaigeZola

 

BEST SUPPORTING MALE

Troy KotsurCODA

 

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

Ruth NeggaPassing

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Edu GrauPassing

 

BEST EDITING

Joi McMillonZola

 

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

(Award given to the director)

DRIVE MY CAR (Japan)

Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi

 

BEST DOCUMENTARY

(Award given to the director and producer)

SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)

Director: Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson

Producers: David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent, Joseph Patel

 

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD

(Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast)

MASS

Director: Fran Kranz

Casting Directors: Henry Russell Bergstein, Allison Estrin

Ensemble Cast: Kagen Albright, Reed Birney, Michelle N. Carter, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, Breeda Wool

 

PRODUCERS AWARD

(The Producers Award honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality independent films)

Lizzie Shapiro

 

SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD

(The Someone to Watch Award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition)

ALEX CAMILLERI

Director of Luzzu

 

TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD

(The 27th Truer Than Fiction Award is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition)

JESSICA BESHIR

Director of Faya Dayi

 

BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES

(Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)

BLACK AND MISSING

Series By/Executive Producers: Soledad O’Brien, Geeta Gandbhir

Executive Producers: Jo Honig, Patrick Conway, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez

 

BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES

(Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)

RESERVATION DOGS

Creators/Executive Producers: Sterlin Harjo, Taika Waititi

Executive Producer: Garrett Basch

 

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A SCRIPTED SERIES

Thuso MbeduThe Underground Railroad

 

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES

Lee Jung-jaeSquid Game

 

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES

RESERVATION DOGS

Ensemble Cast: Devery Jacobs, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Lane Factor, Paulina Alexis, Sarah Podemski, Zahn McClarnon, Lil Mike, FunnyBone

 

Relive or catch up with our favorite #SpiritAwards moments on YouTube and stay tuned to the blog for additional Spirit Awards recaps and exclusive content throughout the next week.

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