2022 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations
Independent Spirit AwardsWhile their influence on the Oscars are questionable, the Independent Spirit Awards are always one of the most exciting and inspired award shows of the year hilighting the best in both independent film and television! The following are the official nominees for the 2022 awards show which will see winners announced March 6th, 2022!
Best Feature:
- A Chiara
- C’mon C’mon
- 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 (The 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 Male:
- Colman Domingo (Zola)
- Meeko Gattuso (Queen of Glory)
- Troy Kotsur (CODA)
- Will Patton (Sweet Thing)
- Chaske Spencer (Wild Indian)
Best Supporting Female:
- Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter)
- Amy Forsyth (The Novice)
- Ruth Negga (Passing)
- Revika Reustle (Pleasure)
- Suzanna Son (Red Rocket)
Best Screenplay:
- Together Together (Nikole Beckwith)
- Zola (Janicza Bravo & Jeremy O. Harris)
- The Lost Daughter (Maggie Gyllenhaal)
- C’mon C’mon (Mike Mills)
- Swan Song (Todd Stephens)
Best First Screenplay:
- Wild Indian (Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr.)
- Cicada (Matt Fifer; Story by Sheldon D. Brown)
- Test Pattern (Shatara Michelle Ford)
- Mass (Fran Kranz)
- Pig (Michael Sarnoski; Story by Vanessa Block & Michael Sarnoski)
Best First Feature:
- 7 Days
- Holler
- Queen of Glory
- Test Pattern
- Wild Indian
John Cassavetes Award:
- Cryptozoo
- Jockey
- Shiva Baby
- Sweet Thing
- This is Not a War Story
Best Cinematography:
- A Chiara
- Blue Bayou
- The Humans
- Passing
- Zola
Best Documentary Feature:
- Ascension
- Flee
- In the Same Breath
- Procession
- Summer of Soul
Best Editing:
- A Chiara
- The Nowhere Inn
- The Novice
- Zola
- The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Robert Altman Award
- Mass
Best International Film:
- Compartment No. 6
- Drive My Car
- Parallel Mothers
- Pebbles
- Petite Maman
- Prayers for the Stolen
Producers Award:
- 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:
- Angelo Madsen Minax (North By Current)
- Jessica Beshir (Faya Dayi)
- Debbie Lum (Try Harder!)
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
