Presenting the Winners of the 2022 Spirit Awards

The 37th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards are underway! The ceremony – which usually takes place during the same weekend as the Oscars – shared this year’s nominees for the 2022 Spirit Awards on Dec. 14, 2021 via a livestream broadcast with Regina Hall, Naomi Watts, and Beanie Feldstein. Kirsten Stewart, who recently received her first Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Princess Diana in “Spencer,” served as the Spirit Awards honorary chair this year. She was joined by “Spencer” director Pablo Larrain. This year’s presenters included Sydney Sweeney, Lily James, Regina Hall, Andrew Garfield, and Rosario Dawson.

Keep reading for the complete list of winners ahead.

FILM CATEGORIES

BEST FEATURE

“A Chiara”
“C’mon C’mon”
“The Lost Daughter”
“The Novice”
“Zola”

BEST FIRST FEATURE

WINNER: “7 Days”

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD

WINNER: “Shiva Baby”
Writer/Director/Producer: Emma Seligman
Producers: Kieran Altmann, Katie Schiller, Lizzie Shapiro

BEST DIRECTOR

Janicza Bravo, “Zola”
Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Lost Daughter”
Lauren Hadaway, “The Novice”
Mike Mills, “C’mon C’mon”
Ninja Thyberg, “Pleasure”

BEST SCREENPLAY

WINNER: “The Lost Daughter,” Maggie Gyllenhaal

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

WINNER: “Pig,” Michael Sarnoski; Story by Vanessa Block, Michael Sarnoski

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Ante Cheng and Matthew Chuang, “Blue Bayou”
Lol Crawley, “The Humans”
Tim Curtin, “A Chiara”
Edu Grau, “Passing”
Ari Wegner, “Zola”

BEST EDITING

WINNER: Joi McMillon, “Zola”

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 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 SUPPORTING FEMALE

WINNER: Ruth Negga, “Passing”

BEST SUPPORTING MALE

WINNER: Troy Kotsur, “CODA”

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD

WINNER: “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

BEST DOCUMENTARY

WINNER: “Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

“Compartment No. 6” (Finland/Russia)
“Drive My Car” (Japan)
“Parallel Mothers” (Spain)
“Pebbles” (India)
“Petite Maman” (France)
“Prayers for the Stolen” (Mexico)

PRODUCERS AWARD

WINNER:
Brad Becker-Parton
Pin-Chun Liu
Lizzie Shapiro

SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD

WINNER:
Alex Camilleri, “Luzzu”
Gillian Wallace Horvat, “I Blame Society”
Michael Sarnoski, “Pig”

TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD

WINNER: Jessica Beshir, “Faya Dayi”

TELEVISON CATEGORIES

BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES

WINNER: “Black and Missing”

BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES

WINNER: “Reservation Dogs”

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES

WINNER: Thuso Mbedu, “The Underground Railroad”

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES

WINNER: Lee Jung-jae, “Squid Game”

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