Netflix dominated the Independent Spirit Awards. The award ceremony took place in Santa Monica on March 6, 2021. This was the 37th edition of the Independent Spirit Awards. This time, the setting of the award show was quite different.
More Details about the award show
Indie Stage Awards was a star-studded affair. Many huge celebrities like Kristen Stewart Dianna Agron, Javier Bardem, Murray Bartlett, Jennifer Beals, Rosario Dawson, Daveed Diggs, Zola’s Colman Domingo, Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Hannah Einbinder, Bridget Everett, and Andrew Garfield played the role of presenters for the big night.
The gorgeous couple Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman hosted the show and all the Covid protocols were followed. At the start of the show, Nick said, “If you don’t win, you can walk straight into the ocean, right there.” Isn’t that great?
Who won both hearts and awards at the Indie Awards 2022?
Maggie Gyllenhaal took home 3 trophies for Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Feature Film. It was a night to remember for Maggie. The award for Best Male Lead went to Simon Rex for the movie ‘Red Rocket’. In his award-winning speech, he said, “My career was in the toilet, I moved out to Joshua Tree thinking it was over, then I got a call from Sean.”
He further added, “We shot this film during Covid, even finishing it was ambitious. I’m just grateful for Sean’s trust in me.” Whereas in the female category the award was bagged by Taylor Paige. She got emotional after receiving the award. Paige said, “I wrote something because I’m not eloquent and I’m drunk!”. She shared that the day she got to know that she got nominated for ‘Zola’, her grandmother had passed away.
Questlove secured the award for Best Documentary and said “We’re happy to be the conduit but we’re really just representing people who’s stories have been buried for so long.”
Check out the full list of winners below:
BEST FEATURE
The Lost Daughter
BEST MALE LEAD
Simon Rex, Red Rocket
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Taylor Paige, Zola
BEST DIRECTOR
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Troy Kotsur, Coda
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (This award is given to the best feature that is made under $500,000. The award is given away to the writer, director, and producer.) Emma Seligman bagged the award for Shiva Baby.
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Drive My Car (Japan)
Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY Pig
BEST EDITING
Joi McMillon, Zola
BEST SCREENPLAY
The Lost Daughter
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Ruth Negga
BEST FIRST FEATURE
7 Days
BEST DOCUMENTARY Summer of Soul
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD (This award is given to a film’s director, casting director, and ensemble cast) 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 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
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Edu Grau, Passing
PRODUCERS AWARD (Through this award, the new young age producers are awarded who produce great works even with limited resources and time) Brad Becker-Parton, Pin-Chun Liu, Lizzie Shapiro
This was the list of winners of Independent Spirit Awards 2022. Stay tuned for the latest updates.
