The Independent Spirit Awards honored the best independent movie and TV projects of the past year on Sunday night, and The Lost Daughter emerged as the biggest winner. It took home a total of three awards, including the best feature.
A Chiara, C’mon C’mon, The Novice, and Zola were also in the running for the biggest award of the night, but they couldn’t stand their ground to Maggie Gyllenhaal’s feature directorial debut. She also took home awards for the best director and best screenwriter for The Lost Daughter.
The acting categories brought many amazing wins our way, with Simon Rex (Red Rocket) and Taylour Paige (Zola) being crowned as the best male and female leads. Troy Kotsur (CODA) and Ruth Negga (Passing) dominated the supporting acting categories.
The Independent Spirit Awards also honored television shows for the second time, after introducing several new categories last year. Reservation Dogs was the biggest winner in the TV field, winning awards for the best new scripted series and the best ensemble cast.
The Santa Monica Pier served as the venue for this year’s Independent Spirit Awards on March 6th, while Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman hosted the ceremony.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS 2022 INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS:
BEST FEATURE
The Lost Daughter
BEST MALE LEAD
Simon Rex, Red Rocket
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Taylour Paige, Zola
BEST DIRECTOR
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Troy Kotsur, Coda
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Drive My Car (Japan)
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
Shiva Baby
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Summer of Soul
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Vanessa Block and Michael Sarnoski, Pig
BEST FIRST FEATURE
7 Days
BEST EDITING
Joi McMillon, Zola
BEST SCREENPLAY
The Lost Daughter, Maggie Gyllenhaal.
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Ruth Negga, Passing
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Edu Grau, Passing
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
Mass
BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Reservation Dogs
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Reservation Dogs
BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Black and Missing
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Thuso Mbedu, The Underground Railroad
