2023 Independent Spirit Award nominations
These are the real nominations, not my predictions. Here’s the article about it:
https://www.indiewire.com/2022/11/2023-independent-spirit-award-nominations-1234784758/
Best Feature
Bones and All
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Our Father, the Devil
TÁR
Women Talking
Best Director
Todd Field, TÁR
Kogonda, After Yang
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Sarah Polley, Women Talking
Halina Reijn, Bodies Bodies Bodies
Best First Feature
Aftersun
Emily the Criminal
The Inspection
Murina
Palm Trees and Power Lines
Best Lead Performance
Cate Blanchett - TÁR
Dale Dickey - A Love Song
Mia Goth - Pearl
Regina Hall - Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul
Paul Mescal - Aftersun
Aubrey Plaza - Emily the Criminal
Jeremy Pope - The Inspection
Taylor Russell - Bones and All
Andrea Riseborough - To Leslie
Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Supporting Performance
Jamie Lee Curtis - Everything Everywhere All At Once
Brian Tyree Henry - Causeway
Nina Hoss - TÁR
Brian d’Arcy James - The Cathedral
Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All At Once
Trevante Rhodes - Bruiser
Theo Rossi - Emily the Criminal
Mark Rylance - Bones and All
Jonathan Tucker - Palm Trees and Power Lines
Gabrielle Union - The Inspection
Breakthrough Performance
Frankie Corio - Aftersun
Gracija Filipovic - Murina
Stephanie Hsu - Everything Everywhere All At Once
Lily McInerny - Palm Trees and Power Lines
Daniel Zolghardi - Funny Pages
Best Screenplay
After Yang
Catherine Called Birdy
Everything Everywhere All At Once
TÁR
Women Talking
Best First Screenplay
Bodies Bodies Bodies
Emergency
Emily the Criminal
Fire Island
Palm Trees and Power Lines
Best Cinematography
Aftersun
Murina
Neptune Frost
Peal
TÁR
Best Editing
Aftersun
The Cathedral
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
TÁR
Robert Altman Award
Women Talking
Best Documentary
A House Made of Splinters
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Midwives
Riotsville USA
Best International Film
Corsage
Joyland
Leonor Will Never Die
Return to Seol
Saint Omer
I always love the Indie Spirits -- way more deserving films than those typically celebrated at the Oscars, and a much more relaxed atmosphere. Wonder who will host this year. Aubrey Plaza and Mulaney/Kroll were some of my favorites.