The 37th Independent Spirit Awards nominees ...
The ceremony will be streamed LIVE on the IFC channel, Sunday March 6,2022 at 10 p.m. ET. In addition to the linear broadcast, the Spirit Awards will also stream simultaneously on AMC+. Following the broadcast, the full awards ceremony will be made available on demand across AMC+ and IFC platforms starting Friday, April 23, 2021.
[Note: Of the nominated writers and directors, 44% are women and 38% are BIPOC. Of all nominated actors, 60% are BIPOC. And of all 2022 nominees, 46% are women and 32% are BIPOC.
Winners are selected by members of Film Independent. The Spirit Awards will air on IFC on Sunday, Mar. 6, 2022
[Memberships still available if you want to see FREE screenings (some in-person/some virtual) AND Vote.]
Here is the full list of Spirit nominees:
Best Feature
“A Chiara”
“C’mon C’mon” (B&W)
“The Lost Daughter”
“The Novice”
“Zola”
Best Director
Janicza Bravo, “Zola”
Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Lost Daughter”
Lauren Hadaway, “The Novice”
Mike Mills, “C’mon C’mon”
Ninja Thyberg, “Pleasure”
Best Male Lead
Clifton Collins Jr., “Jockey”
Frankie Faison, “Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain”
Michael Greyeyes, “Wild Indian”
Udo Kier, “Swan Song”
Simon Rex, “Red Rocket”
Best Female Lead
Isabelle Fuhrman, “The Novice”
Brittany S. Hall, “Test Pattern”
Patti Harrison, “Together Together”
Taylour Paige, “Zola”
Kali Reis, “Catch the Fair One”
Best Supporting Female
Jessie Buckley, “The Lost Daughter”
Amy Forsyth, “The Novice”
Ruth Negga, “Passing” (B&W)
Revika Reustle, “Pleasure”
Suzanna Son, “Red Rocket”
Best Supporting Male
Colman Domingo, “Zola”
Meeko Gattuso, “Queen of Glory”
Troy Kotsur, “CODA (Children of Deaf Adults)”
Will Patton, “Sweet Thing”
Chaske Spencer, “Wild Indian”
Best Screenplay
Nikole Beckwith, “Together Together”
Janicza Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris, “Zola”
Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Lost Daughter”
Mike Mills, “C’mon C’mon” (B&W)
Todd Stephens, “Swan Song”
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 & MS, “Pig”
Best First Feature
“7 Days”
“Holler”
“Queen of Glory”
“Test Pattern”
“Wild Indian”
John Cassavetes Award (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000)
“Cryptozoo” (Anime)
“Jockey”
“Shiva Baby”
“Sweet Thing”
“This is Not a War Story”
Best Cinematography
“A Chiara”
“Blue Bayou”
“The Humans” (Based on play)
“Passing” (B&W)
“Zola” (Based on Twitter story)
Best Documentary
“Ascension” (China/USA)
“Flee” (Israel/Anime)
“In The Same Breath”
“Procession”
“Summer of Soul” (USA)
Best Editing
“A Chiara”
“The Nowhere Inn”
“The Novice”
“Zola”
“The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain”
Robert Altman Award
(Given to one film’s director, casting director& ensemble cast)
“Mass”
Best International Film
“Compartment No. 6”
“Drive My Car” (Japan)
“Parallel Mothers” (Spain)
“Pebbles”
“Petite Maman” (France)
“Prayers for the Stolen” (Mexico)
Producers Award (Honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality independent films.)
Brad Becker-Parton
Pin-Chun Liu
Lizzie Shapiro
Someone to Watch Award
Alex Camilleri, “Luzzu”
Michael Sarnoski, “Pig”
Gillian Wallace Horvat, “I Blame Society”
“The Truer Than Fiction Award” (Presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition.)
Angelo Madsen Minax, “North By Current”
Jessica Beshir, “Faya Dayi”
Debbie Lum, “Try Harder!”
TELEVISION CATEGORIES
Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
“Black and Missing”
“The Choe Show”
“The Lady and The Dale”
“Nuclear Family”
“Philly D.A.”
Best New Scripted Series
“Blindspotting”
“It’s a Sin”
“Reservation Dogs”
“The Underground Railroad”
“We Are Lady Parts”
Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series
Thuso Mbedu, “The Underground Railroad”
Anjana Vasan, “We Are Lady Parts”
Jana Schmieding, “Rutherford Falls”
Jasmine Cephas Jones, “Blindspotting”
Deborah Ayorinde, “THEM: Covenant”
Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series
Lee Jung-jae, “Squid Game”
Olly Alexander, “It’s a Sin”
Michael Greyeyes, “Rutherford Falls”
Murray Bartlett, “The White Lotus”
Ashley Thomas, “THEM: Covenant”
Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series
“Reservation Dogs”
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The 36th Independent Spirit Awards noms & WINNERS!! (April 22, 2021)
The ceremony streamed live on IFC at 10 p.m. ET. In addition to the linear broadcast, the Spirit Awards will also stream simultaneously on AMC+. Following the broadcast, the full awards ceremony will be made available on demand across AMC+ and IFC platforms starting Friday, April 23, 2021.
Best Feature
“Nomadland” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
“First Cow”
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
“Minari”
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
Best Director
Chloe Zhao, “Nomadland” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari”
Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman”
Eliza Hittman,” Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
Kelly Reichardt, “First Cow”
Best Documentary
“Crip Camp” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
“Collective”
“Dick Johnson Is Dead”
“Time”
“The Mole Agent”
Best International Film
Quo Vadis, Aida?” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
“Bacurau”
“The Disciple”
“Night of the Kings”
“Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time”
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Best First Feature
“The Sound of Metal” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
“I Carry You With Me”
“The 40 Year Old Version”
“Miss Juneteenth”
“Nine Days”
Best Female Lead
Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
Nicole Beharie, “Miss Juneteenth”
Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Sidney Flanigan, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
Julia Garner, “The Assistant”
Frances McDormand, “Nomadland”
Best Male Lead
Riz Ahmed, “The Sound of Metal” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Rob Morgan, “Bull”
Steven Yeun, “Minari”
Adarsh Gourav, “The White Tiger”
Best Supporting Female
Yuh-jung Youn, “Minari” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
Alexis Chikaeze, “Miss Juneteenth”
Yeri Han, “Minari”-!
Valerie Mahaffey, French Exit”
Talia Ryder, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
Best Supporting Male
Paul Raci, “Sound of Metal” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
Coleman Domingo, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Orion Lee, “First Cow”
Glynn Turmann, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Benedict Wong, “Nine Days”
Best Screenplay
Emerald Fennell - “Promising Young Woman” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
“Bad Education”
“Minari”
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
“The Half of It”
Best First Screenplay
Andy Siara, “Palm Springs” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
Kitty Green, “The Assistant”
Noah Hutton, “Lapsis”
Channing Godfrey Peoples, “Miss Juneteenth”
James Sweeney, “Straight Up”
Best Cinematography
Joshua James Richards, “Nomadland” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
Jay Keitel, “She Dies Tomorrow”
Shabier Kirchner, “Bull”
Michael Latham, “The Assistant”
Hélène Louvart, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
Best Editing
“Nomadland” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
“I Carry You With Me”
“The Invisible Man”
“Residue”
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
Robert Altman Award
“One Night in Miami”
MORE DETAILS -https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/2021-film-independent-spirit-award-nominations-announced/
The ceremony streamed live on IFC at 10 p.m. ET. In addition to the linear broadcast, the Spirit Awards will also stream simultaneously on AMC+. Following the broadcast, the full awards ceremony will be made available on demand across AMC+ and IFC platforms starting Friday, April 23, 2021.
Best Feature
“Nomadland” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
“First Cow”
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
“Minari”
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
Best Director
Chloe Zhao, “Nomadland” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari”
Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman”
Eliza Hittman,” Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
Kelly Reichardt, “First Cow”
Best Documentary
“Crip Camp” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
“Collective”
“Dick Johnson Is Dead”
“Time”
“The Mole Agent”
Best International Film
Quo Vadis, Aida?” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
“Bacurau”
“The Disciple”
“Night of the Kings”
“Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time”
“
Best First Feature
“The Sound of Metal” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
“I Carry You With Me”
“The 40 Year Old Version”
“Miss Juneteenth”
“Nine Days”
Best Female Lead
Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
Nicole Beharie, “Miss Juneteenth”
Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Sidney Flanigan, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
Julia Garner, “The Assistant”
Frances McDormand, “Nomadland”
Best Male Lead
Riz Ahmed, “The Sound of Metal” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Rob Morgan, “Bull”
Steven Yeun, “Minari”
Adarsh Gourav, “The White Tiger”
Best Supporting Female
Yuh-jung Youn, “Minari” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
Alexis Chikaeze, “Miss Juneteenth”
Yeri Han, “Minari”-!
Valerie Mahaffey, French Exit”
Talia Ryder, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
Best Supporting Male
Paul Raci, “Sound of Metal” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
Coleman Domingo, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Orion Lee, “First Cow”
Glynn Turmann, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Benedict Wong, “Nine Days”
Best Screenplay
Emerald Fennell - “Promising Young Woman” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
“Bad Education”
“Minari”
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
“The Half of It”
Best First Screenplay
Andy Siara, “Palm Springs” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
Kitty Green, “The Assistant”
Noah Hutton, “Lapsis”
Channing Godfrey Peoples, “Miss Juneteenth”
James Sweeney, “Straight Up”
Best Cinematography
Joshua James Richards, “Nomadland” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
Jay Keitel, “She Dies Tomorrow”
Shabier Kirchner, “Bull”
Michael Latham, “The Assistant”
Hélène Louvart, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
Best Editing
“Nomadland” -WINNER!
Other nominees:
“I Carry You With Me”
“The Invisible Man”
“Residue”
“Never Rarely Sometimes Always”
Robert Altman Award
“One Night in Miami”
MORE DETAILS -https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/2021-film-independent-spirit-award-nominations-announced/
ARCHIVES below
SPIRIT Awards 2020
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the producer)
WINNER: THE FAREWELL
-PRODUCERS: Anita Gou, Daniele Melia, Andrew Miano, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Lulu Wang, Chris Weitz, & Jane Zheng
Other nominees:
A HIDDEN LIFE
CLEMENCY
MARRIAGE STORY
UNCUT GEMS
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
WINNER: BOOKSMART
-DIRECTOR: Olivia Wilde; PRODUCERS: Chelsea Barnard, David Distenfeld, Jessica Elbaum, Megan Ellison, & Katie Silberman
Other 1st feature nominees:
THE CLIMB -DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Michael Angelo Covino; PRODUCERS: Noah Lang, Kyle Marvin
DIANE
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
THE MUSTANG
SEE YOU YESTERDAY -DIRECTOR: Stefon Bristol; PRODUCER: Spike Lee
BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER: BENNY SAFDIE, JOSH SAFDIE - Uncut Gems
Other nominees:
ROBERT EGGERS - The Lighthouse
ALMA HAR’EL - Honey Boy
JULIUS ONAH - Luce
LORENE SCAFARIA - Hustlers
BEST SCREENPLAY
WINNER: NOAH BAUMBACH - Marriage Story
Other Scply. nominees:
JASON BEGUE, SHAWN SNYDER - To Dust
RONALD BRONSTEIN, BENNY SAFDIE,
JOSH SAFDIE - Uncut Gems
CHINONYE CHUKWU - Clemency
TARELL ALVIN MCCRANEY - High Flying Bird
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Award given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer)
WINNER: GIVE ME LIBERTY
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Kirill Mikhanovsky; WRITER/PRODUCER: Alice Austen
PRODUCERS: Val Abel, Wally Hall, Michael Manasseri,George Rush, & Sergey Shtern
Other JC nominees:
BURNING CANE
COLEWELL
PREMATURE
WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
WINNER: FREDRICA BAILEY, STEFON BRISTOL - See You Yesterday
Other nominees:
HANNAH BOS, PAUL THUREEN - Driveways
BRIDGET SAVAGE COLE, DANIELLE KRUDY - Blow the Man Down
JOCELYN DEBOER, DAWN LUEBBE - Greener Grass
JAMES MONTAGUE, CRAIG W. SANGER - The Vast of Night
BEST EDITING
JULIE BÉZIAU - The Third Wife
WINNERS: RONALD BRONSTEIN, BENNY SAFDIE - Uncut Gems
TYLER L. COOK - Sword of Trust
LOUISE FORD - The Lighthouse
KIRILL MIKHANOVSKY - Give Me Liberty
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
TODD BANHAZL - Hustlers
WINNER: JARIN BLASCHKE - The Lighthouse
NATASHA BRAIER - Honey Boy
CHANANUN CHOTRUNGROJ - The Third Wife
PAWEL POGORZELSKI - Midsommar
BEST FEMALE LEAD
WINNER: RENÉE ZELLWEGER - Judy
Other nominees:
KAREN ALLEN - Colewell
HONG CHAU - Driveways
ELISABETH MOSS - Her Smell
MARY KAY PLACE - Diane
ALFRE WOODARD - Clemency
BEST MALE LEAD
WINNER: ADAM SANDLER - Uncut Gems
Other nominees:
CHRIS GALUST - Give Me Liberty
KELVIN HARRISON JR. - Luce
ROBERT PATTINSON - The Lighthouse
MATTHIAS SCHOENAERTS - The Mustang
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
WINNER: ZHAO SHUZHEN - The Farewell
Other Supp. female nominees:
JENNIFER LOPEZ - Hustlers
TAYLOR RUSSELL - Waves
LAUREN “LOLO” SPENCER - Give Me Liberty
OCTAVIA SPENCER - Luce
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
WINNER: WILLEM DAFOE - The Lighthouse
Other Supp. Male nominees:
NOAH JUPE - Honey Boy
SHIA LABEOUF - Honey Boy
JONATHAN MAJORS - The Last Black Man in San Francisco
WENDELL PIERCE - Burning Cane
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)
WINNER: AMERICAN FACTORY
DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert; PRODUCERS: Julie Parker Benello, Jeff Reichert
Other Documentary nominees:
APOLLO 11
FOR SAMA
HONEYLAND
ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
WINNER: PARASITE, South Korea - Dir. by Bong Joon-Ho
Other Intl. nominees:
INVISIBLE LIFE, Brazil - Karim Aïnouz
LES MISÉRABLES, France - Ladj Ly
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, France - Céline Sciamma
RETABLO, Peru - Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio L.
THE SOUVENIR, United Kingdom - Joanna Hogg
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD (BEST ENSEMBLE)
MARRIAGE STORY
DIRECTOR: Noah Baumbach
CASTING DIRECTORS: Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler
ENSEMBLE CAST: Alan Alda, Laura Dern, Adam Driver,
Julie Hagerty, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Liotta, & Merritt Weaver
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BEST FEATURE (Award given to the producer)
WINNER: THE FAREWELL
-PRODUCERS: Anita Gou, Daniele Melia, Andrew Miano, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Lulu Wang, Chris Weitz, & Jane Zheng
Other nominees:
A HIDDEN LIFE
CLEMENCY
MARRIAGE STORY
UNCUT GEMS
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
WINNER: BOOKSMART
-DIRECTOR: Olivia Wilde; PRODUCERS: Chelsea Barnard, David Distenfeld, Jessica Elbaum, Megan Ellison, & Katie Silberman
Other 1st feature nominees:
THE CLIMB -DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Michael Angelo Covino; PRODUCERS: Noah Lang, Kyle Marvin
DIANE
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
THE MUSTANG
SEE YOU YESTERDAY -DIRECTOR: Stefon Bristol; PRODUCER: Spike Lee
BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER: BENNY SAFDIE, JOSH SAFDIE - Uncut Gems
Other nominees:
ROBERT EGGERS - The Lighthouse
ALMA HAR’EL - Honey Boy
JULIUS ONAH - Luce
LORENE SCAFARIA - Hustlers
BEST SCREENPLAY
WINNER: NOAH BAUMBACH - Marriage Story
Other Scply. nominees:
JASON BEGUE, SHAWN SNYDER - To Dust
RONALD BRONSTEIN, BENNY SAFDIE,
JOSH SAFDIE - Uncut Gems
CHINONYE CHUKWU - Clemency
TARELL ALVIN MCCRANEY - High Flying Bird
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Award given to the best feature made for under $500,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer)
WINNER: GIVE ME LIBERTY
WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Kirill Mikhanovsky; WRITER/PRODUCER: Alice Austen
PRODUCERS: Val Abel, Wally Hall, Michael Manasseri,George Rush, & Sergey Shtern
Other JC nominees:
BURNING CANE
COLEWELL
PREMATURE
WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
WINNER: FREDRICA BAILEY, STEFON BRISTOL - See You Yesterday
Other nominees:
HANNAH BOS, PAUL THUREEN - Driveways
BRIDGET SAVAGE COLE, DANIELLE KRUDY - Blow the Man Down
JOCELYN DEBOER, DAWN LUEBBE - Greener Grass
JAMES MONTAGUE, CRAIG W. SANGER - The Vast of Night
BEST EDITING
JULIE BÉZIAU - The Third Wife
WINNERS: RONALD BRONSTEIN, BENNY SAFDIE - Uncut Gems
TYLER L. COOK - Sword of Trust
LOUISE FORD - The Lighthouse
KIRILL MIKHANOVSKY - Give Me Liberty
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
TODD BANHAZL - Hustlers
WINNER: JARIN BLASCHKE - The Lighthouse
NATASHA BRAIER - Honey Boy
CHANANUN CHOTRUNGROJ - The Third Wife
PAWEL POGORZELSKI - Midsommar
BEST FEMALE LEAD
WINNER: RENÉE ZELLWEGER - Judy
Other nominees:
KAREN ALLEN - Colewell
HONG CHAU - Driveways
ELISABETH MOSS - Her Smell
MARY KAY PLACE - Diane
ALFRE WOODARD - Clemency
BEST MALE LEAD
WINNER: ADAM SANDLER - Uncut Gems
Other nominees:
CHRIS GALUST - Give Me Liberty
KELVIN HARRISON JR. - Luce
ROBERT PATTINSON - The Lighthouse
MATTHIAS SCHOENAERTS - The Mustang
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
WINNER: ZHAO SHUZHEN - The Farewell
Other Supp. female nominees:
JENNIFER LOPEZ - Hustlers
TAYLOR RUSSELL - Waves
LAUREN “LOLO” SPENCER - Give Me Liberty
OCTAVIA SPENCER - Luce
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
WINNER: WILLEM DAFOE - The Lighthouse
Other Supp. Male nominees:
NOAH JUPE - Honey Boy
SHIA LABEOUF - Honey Boy
JONATHAN MAJORS - The Last Black Man in San Francisco
WENDELL PIERCE - Burning Cane
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)
WINNER: AMERICAN FACTORY
DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert; PRODUCERS: Julie Parker Benello, Jeff Reichert
Other Documentary nominees:
APOLLO 11
FOR SAMA
HONEYLAND
ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
WINNER: PARASITE, South Korea - Dir. by Bong Joon-Ho
Other Intl. nominees:
INVISIBLE LIFE, Brazil - Karim Aïnouz
LES MISÉRABLES, France - Ladj Ly
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, France - Céline Sciamma
RETABLO, Peru - Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio L.
THE SOUVENIR, United Kingdom - Joanna Hogg
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD (BEST ENSEMBLE)
MARRIAGE STORY
DIRECTOR: Noah Baumbach
CASTING DIRECTORS: Douglas Aibel, Francine Maisler
ENSEMBLE CAST: Alan Alda, Laura Dern, Adam Driver,
Julie Hagerty, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Liotta, & Merritt Weaver
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SPIRIT AWARDS
2019 nominees/WINNERS!!!
Press release: The 2019 Spirit Awards were held February 23, 2019 at its usual spot on the beach in Santa Monica and broadcast live on IFC (and FACEBOOK).
The full WINNERS!!!/nominations list is below.
Best Feature
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK--WINNER!!
Other nominees:
EIGHTH GRADE - On DVD now!
FIRST REFORMED - On DVD now!
LEAVE NO TRACE - On DVD now!
YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE - On Amazon Prime!
Best Director
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK--WINNER!!
Other nominees:
Debra Granik, LEAVE NO TRACE - On DVD now!
Barry Jenkins, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
Tamara Jenkins, PRIVATE LIFE - On Netflix!
Lynne Ramsay, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE - On DVD now!
Paul Schrader, FIRST REFORMED - On DVD now!
Best First Feature
SORRY TO BOTHER YOU--WINNER!! - On DVD now!
Other nominees:
HEREDITARY [A24] - On DVD now!
THE TALE
WE THE ANIMALS
WILDLIFE
Best Female Lead
Glenn Close, THE WIFE--WINNER!!
Other nominees:
Toni Collette, HEREDITARY - On DVD now!
Elsie Fisher, EIGHTH GRADE - On DVD now!
Regina Hall, SUPPORT THE GIRLS
Helena Howard, MADELINE’S MADELINE
Carey Mulligan, WILDLIFE
Best Male Lead
Ethan Hawke, FIRST REFORMED--WINNER!! - On DVD now!
Other nominees:
John Cho, SEARCHING - On DVD now!
Daveed Diggs, - On DVD now!
Christian Malheiros, SÓCRATES
Joaquin Phoenix, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE - On DVD now!
Best Supporting Female
Regina King, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK--WINNER!!
Other nominees:
Kayli Carter, PRIVATE LIFE
Tyne Daly, A BREAD FACTORY
Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, LEAVE NO TRACE - On DVD now!
J. Smith-Cameron, NANCY - On DVD now!
Best Supporting Male
Richard E. Grant, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?--WINNER!!
Other nominees:
Raúl Castillo, WE THE ANIMALS
Adam Driver, BLACKKKLANSMAN - On DVD now!
Josh Hamilton, EIGHTH GRADE - On DVD now!
John David Washington, MONSTERS AND MEN
Best Screenplay
Nicole Holofcener & Jeff Whitty, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?--WINNER!!
Other nominees:
Richard Glatzer (Writer/Story By), Rebecca Lenkiewicz & Wash Westmoreland, COLETTE
Tamara Jenkins, PRIVATE LIFE
Boots Riley, SORRY TO BOTHER YOU - On DVD now!
Paul Schrader FIRST REFORMED - On DVD now!
Best First Screenplay
Bo Burnham, EIGHTH GRADE--WINNER!! - On DVD now!
Other nominees:
Christina Choe, NANCY - On DVD now!
Cory Finley, THOROUGHBREDS - On DVD now!
Jennifer Fox, THE TALE
Quinn Shephard (Writer/Story By) and Laurie Shephard (Story By), BLAME
Best Cinematography
Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, SUSPIRIA--WINNER!!
Other nominees:
Ashley Connor, MADELINE’S MADELINE
Diego Garcia, WILDLIFE
Benjamin Loeb, MANDY - On DVD now!
Zak Mulligan, WE THE ANIMALS
Best Editing
Joe Bini, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE--WINNER!! - On DVD now!
Other nominees:
Keiko Deguchi, Brian A. Kates & Jeremiah Zagar, WE THE ANIMALS
Luke Dunkley, Nick Fenton, Chris Gill & Julian Hart, AMERICAN ANIMALS - On DVD now!
Anne Fabini, Alex Hall and Gary Levy, THE TALE
Nick Houy, MID90S
John Cassavetes Award
EN EL SÉPTIMO DÍA
Other nominees:
A BREAD FACTORY
NEVER GOIN’ BACK
SÓCRATES
THUNDER ROAD
Robert Altman Award (Best ensemble)
SUSPIRIA--WINNER!!
Best Documentary
WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?--WINNER!!
Other nominees:
HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING
MINDING THE GAP
OF FATHERS AND SONS
ON HER SHOULDERS
SHIRKERS
Best International Film
ROMA (Mexico)--WINNER!!
Other nominees:
BURNING (South Korea)
THE FAVOURITE (United Kingdom)
HAPPY AS LAZZARO (Italy)
SHOPLIFTERS (Japan)
Official website: https://www.filmindependent.org/spirit-awards/
2019 nominees/WINNERS!!!
Press release: The 2019 Spirit Awards were held February 23, 2019 at its usual spot on the beach in Santa Monica and broadcast live on IFC (and FACEBOOK).
The full WINNERS!!!/nominations list is below.
Best Feature
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK--WINNER!!
Other nominees:
EIGHTH GRADE - On DVD now!
FIRST REFORMED - On DVD now!
LEAVE NO TRACE - On DVD now!
YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE - On Amazon Prime!
Best Director
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK--WINNER!!
Other nominees:
Debra Granik, LEAVE NO TRACE - On DVD now!
Barry Jenkins, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
Tamara Jenkins, PRIVATE LIFE - On Netflix!
Lynne Ramsay, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE - On DVD now!
Paul Schrader, FIRST REFORMED - On DVD now!
Best First Feature
SORRY TO BOTHER YOU--WINNER!! - On DVD now!
Other nominees:
HEREDITARY [A24] - On DVD now!
THE TALE
WE THE ANIMALS
WILDLIFE
Best Female Lead
Glenn Close, THE WIFE--WINNER!!
Other nominees:
Toni Collette, HEREDITARY - On DVD now!
Elsie Fisher, EIGHTH GRADE - On DVD now!
Regina Hall, SUPPORT THE GIRLS
Helena Howard, MADELINE’S MADELINE
Carey Mulligan, WILDLIFE
Best Male Lead
Ethan Hawke, FIRST REFORMED--WINNER!! - On DVD now!
Other nominees:
John Cho, SEARCHING - On DVD now!
Daveed Diggs, - On DVD now!
Christian Malheiros, SÓCRATES
Joaquin Phoenix, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE - On DVD now!
Best Supporting Female
Regina King, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK--WINNER!!
Other nominees:
Kayli Carter, PRIVATE LIFE
Tyne Daly, A BREAD FACTORY
Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, LEAVE NO TRACE - On DVD now!
J. Smith-Cameron, NANCY - On DVD now!
Best Supporting Male
Richard E. Grant, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?--WINNER!!
Other nominees:
Raúl Castillo, WE THE ANIMALS
Adam Driver, BLACKKKLANSMAN - On DVD now!
Josh Hamilton, EIGHTH GRADE - On DVD now!
John David Washington, MONSTERS AND MEN
Best Screenplay
Nicole Holofcener & Jeff Whitty, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?--WINNER!!
Other nominees:
Richard Glatzer (Writer/Story By), Rebecca Lenkiewicz & Wash Westmoreland, COLETTE
Tamara Jenkins, PRIVATE LIFE
Boots Riley, SORRY TO BOTHER YOU - On DVD now!
Paul Schrader FIRST REFORMED - On DVD now!
Best First Screenplay
Bo Burnham, EIGHTH GRADE--WINNER!! - On DVD now!
Other nominees:
Christina Choe, NANCY - On DVD now!
Cory Finley, THOROUGHBREDS - On DVD now!
Jennifer Fox, THE TALE
Quinn Shephard (Writer/Story By) and Laurie Shephard (Story By), BLAME
Best Cinematography
Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, SUSPIRIA--WINNER!!
Other nominees:
Ashley Connor, MADELINE’S MADELINE
Diego Garcia, WILDLIFE
Benjamin Loeb, MANDY - On DVD now!
Zak Mulligan, WE THE ANIMALS
Best Editing
Joe Bini, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE--WINNER!! - On DVD now!
Other nominees:
Keiko Deguchi, Brian A. Kates & Jeremiah Zagar, WE THE ANIMALS
Luke Dunkley, Nick Fenton, Chris Gill & Julian Hart, AMERICAN ANIMALS - On DVD now!
Anne Fabini, Alex Hall and Gary Levy, THE TALE
Nick Houy, MID90S
John Cassavetes Award
EN EL SÉPTIMO DÍA
Other nominees:
A BREAD FACTORY
NEVER GOIN’ BACK
SÓCRATES
THUNDER ROAD
Robert Altman Award (Best ensemble)
SUSPIRIA--WINNER!!
Best Documentary
WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?--WINNER!!
Other nominees:
HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING
MINDING THE GAP
OF FATHERS AND SONS
ON HER SHOULDERS
SHIRKERS
Best International Film
ROMA (Mexico)--WINNER!!
Other nominees:
BURNING (South Korea)
THE FAVOURITE (United Kingdom)
HAPPY AS LAZZARO (Italy)
SHOPLIFTERS (Japan)
Official website: https://www.filmindependent.org/spirit-awards/