Saturday night Film Independent held the Independent Spirit Awards for 2023, hosted by comedian and Daily Show alum Hasan Minaj. Following the film’s dominance at the SAG Awards and the Producer’s Guild Awards, ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once‘ once again took home many of the major awards, including Best Feature, Best Director, Best Lead Performance, and Best Supporting Performance. The ceremony streamed live on IMDB’s YouTube channel.
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Here is a complete breakdown of the winners of the evening:
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 SCREENPLAY
John Patton Ford
Emily the Criminal
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
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
