2021’s greatest independent films and television series are honoured at the Spirit Awards.
The 2022 Independent Spirit Awards showcase the year’s greatest independent films and television series. The 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards will be hosted by Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, who are married.
2022 SPIRIT AWARDS START TIME, CHANNEL
- 2022 Independent Spirit Awards air Sunday, March 6.
- Time: 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT
- Watch on: IFC (via Sling TV or Fubo TV)
- Stream on: AMC Plus
The Lost Daughter, Drive My Car, Summer of Soul, Mike Mills, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Simon Rex, Ruth Negga, and Oscar winner Troy Kotsur are among the films nominated for the 2022 Spirit Awards.
Reservation Dogs, We Are Lady Parts, The Underground Railroad, and Lee Jung-Jae of Squid Game are among the candidates for best drama on television.
Mass, its director Fran Kranz, casting directors, and cast members including Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, and Martha Plimpton have won this year’s Robert Altman Award.
Everything you need to know about watching the Independent Spirit Awards in 2022 is here. Please go to the bottom of this page to see the complete list of candidates.
When and where can you watch the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards?
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Viewing options for the Independent Spirit Awards 2022 in the United States
You can tune into IFC on Sunday, March 6 at 5 p.m. ET to catch the 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards.
IFC may be accessed with a cable subscription. Sling TV, Fubo TV, Philo, YouTube TV, and DirecTV Stream are all live TV streaming options that allow you to watch Top Chef live.
Our picks for the top streaming services on the market are Sling and FuboTV.
AMC Plus, a streaming service that includes AMC, BBC America, IFC, SundanceTV, Shudder, Sundance Now, and IFC Films Unlimited, is also airing the Spirit Awards.
Originals, award-winning programmes, well-known films, festival favourites, and a wide range of horror, sci-fi, real crime, and thrillers may all be found in the library. Subscribers gain access to new episodes of popular shows like The Walking Dead before the general public does.
On its website or on popular devices such as Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video Channels, you may subscribe to AMC Plus. Sling TV is the best way to get the service.
In which countries may Canadians watch the Independent Spirit Awards 2022?
On Hollywood Suite, Canadians may watch the Independent Spirit Awards in 2022 provided they have a subscription to the channel.
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How to see the Independent Spirit Awards in the United Kingdom in 2022.
Unfortunate for British viewers, it seems that the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards will not be shown in the United Kingdom.
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 as Jackson Silva
- Frankie Faison – The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain as Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.
- Michael Greyeyes – Wild Indian as Makwa
- Udo Kier – Swan Song as Pat Pitsenbarger
- Simon Rex – Red Rocket as Mikey Saber
Best Female Lead
- Isabelle Fuhrman – The Novice as Alex Dall
- Brittany S. Hall – Test Pattern as Renesha Bell
- Patti Harrison – Together Together as Anna
- Taylour Paige – Zola as Aziah “Zola” King
- Kali Reis – Catch the Fair One as Kaylee “K.O.” Uppashaw
Best Supporting Male
- Colman Domingo – Zola as Abegunde “X” Olawale
- Meeko Gattuso – Queen of Glory as Pitt
- Troy Kotsur – CODA as Frank Rossi
- Will Patton – Sweet Thing as Adam
- Chaske Spencer – Wild Indian as Teddo
Best Supporting Female
- Jessie Buckley – The Lost Daughter as Young Leda Caruso
- Amy Forsyth – The Novice as Jamie Brill
- Ruth Negga – Passing as Clare Bellew
- Revika Reustle – Pleasure as Joy
- Suzanna Son – Red Rocket as Strawberry
Best Screenplay
- Nikole Beckwith – Together Together
- Janicza Bravo and Jeremy O. Harris – Zola
- Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter
- Mike Mills – C’mon C’mon
- Todd Stephens – Swan Song
Best First Screenplay
- Sheldon D. Brown and Matthew Fifer – Cicada
- Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr. – Wild Indian
- Shatara Michelle Ford – Test Pattern
- Fran Kranz – Mass
- Michael Sarnoski and Vanessa Block – Pig
Best First Feature
- 7 Days
- Holler
- Queen of Glory
- Test Pattern
- Wild Indian
Best Documentary Feature
- Ascension
- Flee
- In the Same Breath
- Procession
- Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Best Cinematography
- Ante Cheng and Matthew Chuang – Blue Bayou
- Lol Crawley – The Humans
- Tim Curtin – A Chiara
- Eduard Grau – Passing
- Ari Wegner – Zola
Best Editing
- Affonso Gonçalves – A Chiara
- Ali Greer – The Nowhere Inn
- Lauren Hadaway and Nathan Nugent – The Novice
- Joi McMillon – Zola
- Enrico Natale – The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Best International Film
- Compartment No. 6 ( Estonia / Finland / Germany / Russia)
- Drive My Car ( Japan)
- Parallel Mothers ( Spain)
- Pebbles ( India)
- Petite Maman ( France)
- Prayers for the Stolen ( Mexico)
Best New Scripted Series
- Blindspotting (Starz)
- It’s a Sin (Channel 4)
- Reservation Dogs (FX on Hulu)
- The Underground Railroad (Prime Video)
- We Are Lady Parts (Channel 4)
Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
- Black and Missing (HBO)
- The Choe Show (FX)
- The Lady and the Dale (HBO)
- Nuclear Family (HBO)
- Philly D.A. (PBS)
Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series
- Olly Alexander – It’s a Sin as Ritchie Tozer (Channel 4)
- Murray Bartlett – The White Lotus as Armond (HBO)
- Michael Greyeyes – Rutherford Falls as Terry Thomas (Peacock)
- Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game as Seong Gi-hun (Netflix)
- Ashley Thomas – Them: Covenant as Henry Emory (Prime Video)
Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series
- Deborah Ayorinde – Them: Covenant as Livia “Lucky” Emory (Prime Video)
- Jasmine Cephas Jones – Blindspotting as Ashley Rose (Starz)
- Thuso Mbedu – The Underground Railroad as Cora Randall (Prime Video)
- Jana Schmieding – Rutherford Falls as Reagan Wells (Peacock)
- Anjana Vasan – We Are Lady Parts as Amina (Channel 4)
Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series
- Reservation Dogs: Paulina Alexis, Funny Bone, Lane Factor, Devery Jacobs, Zahn McClarnon, Lil Mike, Sarah Podemski, and D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai
John Cassavetes Award
To be eligible for this prize, a feature film must have been created for less than $500,000.
- Cryptozoo
- Jockey
- Shiva Baby
- Sweet Thing
- This Is Not a War Story
- Robert Altman Award
Robert Altman Award
(The award is given to one film’s director, casting director, and ensemble cast)
Mass – Fran Kranz (director), Henry Russell Bergstein (casting director), Allison Estrin (casting director), Kagen Albright, Reed Birney, Michelle N. Carter, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, and Breeda Wool
Producers Award
With this prize, budding filmmakers are recognised for their ability to create high-quality, independent films while having very minimal resources. A $25,000 unrestricted grant is part of the prize.
*Lizzie Shapiro
Brad Becker-Parton
Pin-Chun Liu
Someone to Watch Award
The award honours exceptional filmmakers who have yet to earn the acclaim they deserve. A $25,000 unrestricted grant is part of the prize.
*Alex Camilleri – Luzzu
Gillian Wallace Horvat – I Blame Society
Michael Sarnoski – Pig
Truer than Fiction Award
The prize is given to a nonfiction film maker who is just starting out and hasn’t gotten much attention yet. A $25,000 unrestricted grant is part of the prize.
*Jessica Beshir – Faya Dayi
Debbie Lum – Try Harder!
Angelo Madsen Minax – North by Current