Once again it was Everything, Everywhere All at Once dominating an awards show. This time, the unstoppable winning film from Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert made a stop on the way to the Oscars at The 2023 Independent Spirit Awards.
The film which had 8 nominations, took home 7 including Best Feature. Close behind were Todd Field’s Tár, which had seven nominations but only won for Best Cinematography and Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun won for best first feature).
This year’s ceremony which took place in Santa Monica was highlighted by gender-neutral categories, meaning Michelle Yeoh faced off against Paul Mescal in the Lead Performance race and Jamie Lee Curtis did not take home another prize because Ke Huy Quan won Best Supporting Performance.
Did it work? Whatever. As inclusive as the Spirit Awards tried to make it feel, having gender-neutral roles really means either a man or a woman will not take home the prize. It felt like someone was cheated out of a win.
The Bear also continued to roar this Awards season taking home two awards including Ayo Edibiri for Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series and Best New Scripted Series.
With the Oscars next weekend, it really seems like Everything, Everywhere All at Once will dominate. Don’t miss our Oscar preview next Friday and check out the Spirit Award winners below:
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Ke Huy Quan
Everything Everywhere All At Once
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Director/Producer: Laura Poitras
Producers: Howard Gertler, Nan Goldin, Yoni Golijov, John Lyons
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Ayo Edibiri
The Bear
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)
Joyland
Pakistan/USA
Director: Saim Sadiq
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to director and producer)
Emily the Criminal
Director: John Patton Ford
Producers: Tyler Davidson, Aubrey Plaza, Drew Sykes
REELated:
BEST SCREENPLAY
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Pachinko
Ensemble Cast: Soji Arai, Jin Ha, Inji Jeong, Minha Kim, Kaho Minami, Lee Minho, Steve Sanghyun Noh, Anna Sawai, Jimmi Simpson, Yuh-jung Youn
BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES (Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)
The Bear
Creator/Executive Producer: Christopher Storer
Executive Producers: Joanna Calo, Josh Senior, Hiro Murai
Co-Executive Producer: Rene Gube
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – The Truer Than Fiction Award, now in its 28th year, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition.
Reid Davenport
I Didn’t See You There
BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES (Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)
The Rehearsal
Creator/Executive Producer: Nathan Fielder
Executive Producers: Dave Paige, Dan McManus, Christie Smith
Co-Executive Producers: Carrie Kemper, Eric Notarnicola
BEST EDITING
Paul Rogers
Everything Everywhere All At Once
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Florian Hoffmeister
Tár
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – The Someone to Watch Award, now in its 29th year, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.
Nikyatu Jusu
Nanny
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE (New Award)
Stephanie Hsu
Everything Everywhere All At Once
PRODUCERS AWARD presented by Bulleit Frontier Whiskey – The Producers Award, now in its 26th year, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality independent films.
Tory Lenosky
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD (Given to one film’s director, casting director, and ensemble cast)
Women Talking
Director: Sarah Polley
Casting Directors: John Buchan, Jason Knight
Ensemble Cast: 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
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to director and producer)
Aftersun
Director: Charlotte Wells
Producers: Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Given to the best feature made for under $1,000,000; Award given to the writer, director, and producer)
The Cathedral
Writer/Director: Ricky D’Ambrose
Producer: Graham Swon
BEST DIRECTOR
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Everything Everywhere All At Once
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Quinta Brunson
Abbott Elementary
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE
Michelle Yeoh
Everything Everywhere All At Once
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the producer)
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Producers: Daniel Kwan, Mike Larocca, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang
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