The Film Independent Spirit Awards kicked off on Sunday withCODA actor Troy Kotsur cementing his fronturunner status for the Oscar as he picked up the first award of the afternoon for Best Supporting Actor, and Maggie Gyllenhaal taking home Best Screenplay, Best Director, and the coveted Best Picture award.
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The iconic blue carpet saw the likes of Honorary Chair Kristen Stewart, Glee star Dianna Agron, Javier Bardem, Normal People's Daisy Edgar-Jones, Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield, and Lily James pose for the cameras. Hosted by Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, the annual event - sponsored by FIJI Water - took place on Santa Monica pier and nominees enjoyed the beautiful Sunday sunshine for outdoor reception before the ceremony took place.
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2022 Independent Spirit Awards full list of winners:
FILM:
BEST FEATURE
A Chiara
C’mon C’mon
The Lost Daughter - WINNER
The Novice
Zola
BEST FIRST FEATURE
7 Days - WINNER
Holler
Queen Glory
Test Pattern
Wild Indian
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Isabelle Fuhrman, The Novice
Brittany S. Hall, Test Pattern
Patti Harrison, Together Together
Taylour Paige, Zola - WINNER
Kali Reis, Catch the Fair One
BEST MALE LEAD
Clifton Collins Jr., Jockey
Frankie Faison, The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Michael Greyeyes, Wild Indian
Udo Kier, Swan Song
Simon Rex, Red Rocket - WINNER
BEST DIRECTOR
Janicza Bravo, Zola
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter - WINNER
Lauren Hadaway, The Novice
Mike Mills, C’mon C’mon
Ninja Thyberg, Pleasure
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Ascension
Flee
In the Same Breath
Procession
Summer of Soul - WINNER
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter
Amy Forsyth, The Novice
Ruth Negga, Passing - WINNER
Revika Anne Reustle, Pleasure
Suzanna Son, Red Rocket
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Colman Domingo, Zola
Meeko Gattuso, Queen of Glory
Troy Kotsur, CODA - WINNER
Will Patton, Sweet Thing
Chaske Spencer, Wild Indian
BEST SCREENPLAY
C’mon C’mon, Mike Mills
The Lost Daughter, Maggie Gyllenhaal - WINNER
Swan Song, Todd Stephens
Together Together, Nikole Beckwith
Zola, Janicza Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr., Wild Indian
Matt Fifer; Story by Sheldon D. Brown, Cicada
Shatara Michelle Ford, Test Pattern
Fran Kranz, Mass
Michael Sarnoski; Story by Vanessa Block, Michael Sarnoski, Pig - WINNER
BEST EDITING
Affonso Gonçalves, A Chiara
Ali Greer, The Nowhere Inn
Lauren Hadaway, Nathan Nugent, The Novice
Joi McMillon, Zola - WINNER
Enrico Natale, The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ante Cheng, Matthew Chuang, Blue Bayou
Lol Crawley, The Humans
Tim Curtin, A Chiara
Edu Grau, Passing - WINNER
Ari Wegner, Zola
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Compartment No. 6
Drive My Car - WINNER
Parallel Mothers
Pebbles
Petite Maman
Prayers for the Stolen
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
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
Cryptozoo
Jockey
Shiva Baby - WINNER
Sweet Thing
This is Not a War Story
PRODUCERS AWARD
Brad Becker-Parton, Pin-Chun Liu, Lizzie Shapiro
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
Alex Camilleri, Luzzu
Michael Sarnoski, Pig
TELEVISON CATEGORIES
BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Black and Missing - WINNER
The Choe Show
The Lady and The Dale
Nuclear Family
Philly D.A.
BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Blindspotting
It’s a Sin
Reservation Dogs - WINNER
The Underground Railroad
We Are Lady Parts
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Thuso Mbedu - WINNER
Anjana Vasan
Jana Schmieding
Jasmine Cephas Jones
Deborah Ayorinde
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Lee Jung-jae - WINNER
Olly Alexander
Michael Greyeyes
Murray Bartlett
Ashley Thomas
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Reservation Dogs
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