Independent Spirit Awards 2022 Winners
HollywoodReporter.com: The Lost Daughter was the big winner at the 37th annual Independent Spirit Awards, which were handed out Sunday afternoon by Film Independent.
The film was named best feature, and Maggie Gyllenhaal won the awards for best screenplay and best director. While she has been nominated twice as an actor, this marked her first noms and wins as a screenwriter and director.
Among the other winners were several first-time nominees: Taylour Paige for best female lead for Zola, Simon Rex for best male lead for Red Rocket, Troy Kotsur for best supporting male actor for CODA (he made history as the first deaf actor to win a Spirit Award) and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson for best documentary for Summer of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised).
Ruth Negga was named best supporting female for Passing, Drive My Car was named best international film, while the Robert Altman award went to Mass.
Awards were handed out not only in film categories but also in TV categories, which were added last year.
On the TV side, this year’s ensemble cast honor was given to Reservation Dogs, which also won best new scripted series. Thuso Mbedu won the award for best female lead in a new scripted series for The Underground Railroad, while Lee Jung-jae — a winner at last week’s SAG Awards — won best male performance in a new scripted series for Squid Game.
The in-person ceremony took place on the beach in Santa Monica and was hosted by Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman. It aired on IFC and AMC+. (Check out photos of the stars’ blue-carpet arrivals here.)
The ceremony has traditionally been held the Saturday before the Oscars but went virtual in 2021 (due to the COVID-19 pandemic), airing three days before the Oscars. This year, it aired three weeks before the Oscars and just as the final round of Oscar voting begins.
Winners are selected by Film Independent members. A complete list of the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards winners follows.
FILM CATEGORIES
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)
The Lost Daughter (WINNER)
Producers: Charles Dorfman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Osnat Handelsman Keren, Talia Kleinhendler
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Taylour Paige, Zola (WINNER)
BEST MALE LEAD
Simon Rex, Red Rocket (WINNER)
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Ruth Negga, Passing (WINNER)
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Troy Kotsur, CODA (WINNER)
BEST DIRECTOR
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter (WINNER)
BEST SCREENPLAY
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter (WINNER)
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to director and producer)
7 Days (WINNER)
Director: Roshan Sethi
Producers: Liz Cardenas, Mel Eslyn
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Michael Sarnoski; story by Vanessa Block, Michael Sarnoski, Pig (WINNER)
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD Given to the best feature made for under $500,000 (Award given to the writer, director and producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)
Shiva Baby (WINNER)
Writer/Director/Producer: Emma Seligman
Producers: Kieran Altmann, Katie Schiller, Lizzie Shapiro
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Edu Grau, Passing (WINNER)
BEST EDITING
Joi McMillon, Zola (WINNER)
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)
Summer of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (WINNER)
Director: Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Producers: David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent, Joseph Patel
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)
Drive My Car (Japan) (WINNER)
Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
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, now in its 24th year, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality independent films.)
Lizzie Shapiro (WINNER)
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD (The Someone to Watch Award, now in its 27th year, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.)
Alex Camilleri, Luzzu (WINNER)
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD (The Truer Than Fiction Award, now in its 26th year, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition.)
Jessica Beshir, Faya Dayi (WINNER)
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
BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES (Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)
Reservation Dogs (WINNER)
Creators/Executive Producers: Sterlin Harjo, Taika Waititi
Executive Producer: Garrett Basch
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Thuso Mbedu, The Underground Railroad (WINNER)
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game (WINNER)
BEST NEW NONSCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES (Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)
Black and Missing (WINNER)
Series By/Executive Producers: Soledad O’Brien, Geeta Gandbhir
Executive Producers: Jo Honig, Patrick Conway, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez