The Film Independent Spirit AwardsPhoto: Amanda Edwards (Getty Images)
It may sound intimidating, but the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards are waiting for us. Please try to remain calm. We are not talking about the spirit that appears on December 24th to teach you the meaning of Christmas. No, we’re talking about an annual awards show dedicated to special films made for less than $22.5 million that don’t care about studio notes (or the ghosts of last Christmas).
At this year’s awards ceremony, there’s only one name on everyone’s mind: Zola. Torn from the timeline, Yanichi Bravo’s film received the most likes from voters, earning seven nominations including Best Film, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, and Best Director. But come on, come on, Zola has some competition, including Lost Daughter (four nominations) and the aforementioned Go Go Go (three nominations).
Can Zola avoid the Film Independent Spirit Awards and live to write history on Twitter? Find out tonight through our handy, regularly updated list.
Best Feature Film (provided to producer)
Lost daughter
Chiara
come on, come on
Newbie
Zola
Best Actor
Simon Rex, Rocket Red
Clifton Collins Jr., jockey
Frankie Faison, The Assassination of Kenneth Chamberlain
Michael Greyes, Wild Indian
Udo Kier, Swan song
Best Actress
Taylor Page, Zola
Isabelle Fuhrman, Rookie
Brittany S. Hall, test unit
Patti Harrison, Together Together
Kali Reis, “Catch the Beautiful”
Best Supporting Male
Troy Kozur, CODA
Colman Domingo, Zola
Miko Gattuso, Queen of Glory
Will Patton, Sweet Thing
Chask Spencer, Wild Indian
Best Supporting Woman
Ruth Negga, Walkthrough
Jessie Buckley, Lost Daughter
Amy Forsyth, Rookie
Revika Reustle, Pleasure
Susanna Sohn, Rocket Red
Best Director
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lost Daughter
Janicha Bravo, Zola
Lauren Hadaway, Rookie
Mike Mills, come on, come on
Ninja Tyberg, Pleasure
Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series
Tuso Mbedu, underground railway
Anjana Vasan, We Are Lady Parts
Jana Schmieding, Rutherford Falls
Jasmine Cephas Jones, Blindspot
Deborah Ayorinde, THEM: Covenant
Best Male Performance in a Scripted TV Series
Lee Yoon Jae, squid game
Ollie Alexander, it’s a sin
Michael Greyes, Rutherford Falls
Murray Bartlett, “White Lotus”
Ashley Thomas, THEM: Testament
Best International Film (award given to director)
Drive my car (Japan)
Directed by: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Compartment No. 6 (Finland/Russia)
Directed by: Juho Kuosmanen
Parallel mothers (Spain)
Directed by: Pedro Almodovar
Pebble (India)
Director: P.S. Vinothray
Little Maman (France)
Directed by: Celine Siamma
Prayers for the stolen (Mexico)
Directed by: Tatiana Huezo
Best Editing
Joy McMillon, Zola
Afonso Gonçalves, Chiara
Ali Greer, Nowhere Hotel
Lauren Hadaway, Nathan Nugent, Rookie
Enrico Natale, The Assassination of Kenneth Chamberlain
Best Cinematography
Edu Grau Passing
Tim Curtin, Chiara
Ante Cheng, Matthew Chuang, Blue Bayou
lol crowley people
Ari Wegner, Zola
Producers Award
Lizzy Shapiro
Brad Becker-Parton
Ping Chun Liu
Best Ensemble Cast in a New Series Written
Reservation Dogs (Devery Jacobs, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Lane Factor, Paulina Alexis, Sarah Podemsky, Zahn McClarnon, Lil Mike, FunnyBone)
Best New Documentary or Non-Written Series (Given to creator, executive producer, co-executive producer
Black and missing
Show Chow
Lady and Dale
nuclear family
Philadelphia, DC
Best New Scripted Series (Given to creator, executive producer, co-executive producer)
Dog booking
blind spot
It is a sin
underground railway
We are parts of a lady
Robert Altman Award (given to one film director, casting director and ensemble cast)
weight
Best Screenplay
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lost Daughter
Mike Mills, come on, come on
Todd Stevens, “Swan Song”
Nicole Beckwith, Together Together
Janicha Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris, Zola
Trueer than Fiction Award
Jessica Beshear, Faya Dayi
Angelo Madsen Minax, “North Downstream”
Debbie Lam, do your best!
Best First Feature Film (granted to director and producer)
7 days
Holler
glory queen
test pattern
Wild Indian
Best First Screenplay
Michael Sarnosky; Vanessa Block’s story, Pig
Lyle Mitchell Corbijn Jr., “Wild Indian”
Matt Phifer; Sheldon D. Brown storyline, Cicada
Shatara Michelle Ford, test sample
Fran Krantz, Massachusetts
Best Documentary
Summer of the Soul
Ascension
run
In one breath
Procession
Someone to Watch Award
Alex Camilleri, Luzzu
Michael Sarnoski, Pig
Gillian Wallace Horvath, I Blame Society
John Cassavetes Award (given to the best feature film under $500,000)
Shiva Baby
Cryptozoo
Jockey
nice thing
This is not a military story