Film Independent released the full list of its 2023 Spirit Award Nominations for its film categories today, November 22, 2022. The prerecorded video announcements, featured guest presenters Raúl Castillo (2019 Spirit Award nominee for We Are Animals), and Taylour Paige (2022 Spirit Award winner for Zola). You can watch the nominations here. This year marks a moved to gender neutral acting awards and the inagural year for Best Breakthrough Performance. previous Film Independent Fellows Chloé Zhao (Nomadland, Eternals) and Siân Heder (Coda, Tallulah) will act as the honorary co-chairs of the 38th Spirit Awards. All Award Winners, Including in New Performance Categories, to be Announced at the 38th Film Independent Spirit Awards on March 4, 2023, in Santa Monica, California.
Read the full list of nominees:
| BEST FEATURE | (Award given to the producer) |
| Bones and All |
Producers: Timothée Chalamet, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Luca Guadagnino, David Kajganich, Lorenzo Mieli, Marco Morabito, Gabriele Moratti, Theresa Park, Peter Spears |
| Everything Everywhere All At Once | Producers: Daniel Kwan, Mike Larocca, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang |
| Our Father, the Devil | Producers: Ellie Foumbi, Joseph Mastantuono |
| TÁR | Producers: Todd Field, Scott Lambert, Alexandra Milchan |
| Women Talking | Producers: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Frances McDormand |
| BEST FIRST FEATURE | (Award given to director and producer) |
| Aftersun |
Director: Charlotte Wells |
| Emily the Criminal |
Director: John Patton Ford |
| The Inspection |
Director: Elegance Bratton |
| Murina |
Director: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović |
| Palm Trees and Power Lines |
Director/Producer: Jamie Dack |
| BEST DIRECTOR | |
| Todd Field | TÁR |
| Kogonada | After Yang |
| Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert | Everything Everywhere All At Once |
| Sarah Polley | Women Talking |
| Halina Reijn | Bodies Bodies Bodies |
| BEST SCREENPLAY | |
| Lena Dunham | Catherine Called Birdy |
| Todd Field | TÁR |
| Kogonada | After Yang |
| Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert | Everything, Everywhere All At Once |
| Sarah Polley | Women Talking |
| BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY | |
| Joel Kim Booster | Fire Island |
| Jamie Dack, Audrey Findlay, Story by Jamie Dack | Palm Trees and Power Lines |
| K.D. Dávila | Emergency |
| Sarah DeLappe, Story by Kristen Roupenian | Bodies Bodies Bodies |
| John Patton Ford | Emily the Criminal |
| BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE | |
| Cate Blanchett | TÁR |
| Dale Dickey | A Love Song |
| Mia Goth | Pearl |
| Regina Hall | Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. |
| Paul Mescal | Aftersun |
| Aubrey Plaza | Emily the Criminal |
| Jeremy Pope | The Inspection |
| Andrea Riseborough | To Leslie |
| Taylor Russell | Bones and All |
| Michelle Yeoh |
Everything Everywhere All At Once |
| BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE | |
| Jamie Lee Curtis | Everything Everywhere All At Once |
| Brian Tyree Henry | Causeway |
| Nina Hoss | TÁR |
| Brian d’Arcy James | The Cathedral |
| Ke Huy Quan | Everything Everywhere All At Once |
| Trevante Rhodes | Bruiser |
| Theo Rossi | Emily the Criminal |
| Mark Rylance | Bones and All |
| Jonathan Tucker | Palm Trees and Power Lines |
| Gabrielle Union |
The Inspection |
| BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE | (New Award) |
| Frankie Corio | Aftersun |
| Gracija Filipović | Murina |
| Stephanie Hsu | Everything Everywhere All At Once |
| Lily McInerny | Palm Trees and Power Lines |
| Daniel Zolghadri | Funny Pages |
| BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY | |
| Florian Hoffmeister | TÁR |
| Hélène Louvart | Murina |
| Gregory Oke | Aftersun |
| Eliot Rockett | Pearl |
| Anisia Uzeyman | Neptune Frost |
| BEST EDITING | |
| Ricky D’Ambrose | The Cathedral |
| Dean Fleischer Camp, Nick Paley | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On |
| Blair McClendon | Aftersun |
| Paul Rogers | Everything Everywhere All At Once |
| Monika Willi | TÁR |
| BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM | (Award given to the director) |
| Corsage |
Austria/Luxembourg/France/Belgium/Italy/England |
| Joyland |
Pakistan/USA |
| Leonor Will Never Die |
Philippines |
| Return to Seoul |
South Korea/France/Belgium/Romania |
| Saint Omer |
France |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY | (Award given to the director and producer) |
| All That Breathes |
Director/Producer: Shaunak Sen |
| All the Beauty and the Bloodshed |
Director/Producer: Laura Poitras |
| A House Made of Splinters |
Director: Simon Lereng Wilmont |
| Midwives |
Director/Producer: Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing |
| Riotsville, U.S.A. |
Director: Sierra Pettengill |
| 29th SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD | Recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. |
| Adamma Ebo | Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. |
| Nikyatu Jusu | Nanny |
| Araceli Lemos | Holy Emy |
| JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD |
Given to the best feature made for under $1,000,000 (Award given to the writer, director and producer) |
| The African Desperate |
Writer/Director/Producer: Martine Syms |
| A Love Song |
Writer/Director/Producer: Max Walker-Silverman |
| The Cathedral |
Writer/Director: Ricky D’Ambrose |
| Holy Emy |
Writer/Director: Araceli Lemos |
| Something in the Dirt |
Writer/Director/Producer: Justin Benson |
| ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD |
Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast |
| Women Talking |
Director: Sarah Polley 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 |
| 28th TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD |
Presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. |
| Isabel Castro | Mija |
| Reid Davenport | I Didn’t See You There |
| Rebeca Huntt | Beba |
| 26th PRODUCERS AWARD |
Honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality independent films. |
| Liz Cardenas | |
| Tory Lenosky | |
| David Grove Churchill Viste |
We expect there'll be strong feelings as Awards season gets into full swing. But once again, Film Independent Spirit Awards kicks things off with with a broad range of notable films. Tell us what you think about this year's nominees.
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