Independent Spirit Awards Film Nominations: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Leads With Eight Nods - Hollywood Reporter

The 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations in film categories were revealed Tuesday morning.

Taylour Paige and Raúl Castillo announced this year’s movie nominees in a livestream on Film Independent’s YouTube channel.

Other leading Oscar contenders landing Spirit Awards nods include Focus Features’ Tàr (which earned seven nominations, among them for Todd Field’s direction and writing, as well as performances from Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss), United Artists’ Bones and All (recognized with three nods including for its performances from Taylor Russell and Mark Rylance) and A24’s The Inspection (earning nods for actors Jeremy Pope and Gabrielle Union, in addition to best first feature).

Women Talking writer-director Sarah Polley also earned nominations for directing and screenplay, and the actress turned director will receive the Robert Altman Award along with the United Artists film’s ensemble, which includes Jessie Buckley, Claire Foy, Rooney Mara and Ben Whishaw.

Aftersun landed five nominations; Emily the Criminal and Palm Trees and Power Lines scored four nods each; and Murina was nominated for three awards.

This year is the first in which Film Independent is doing away with gender-specific distinctions for the Spirit Awards’ acting honors, instead replacing best actor/actress and supporting actor/actress with gender-neutral categories with the same combined number of nominees.

Earlier this year, the Spirit Awards also increased the budget cap for eligible films to $30 million or less or, for the John Cassavetes Award, $1 million or less.

The 38th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony is set to take place March 4, 2023, at the beach by the Santa Monica Pier.

The show will be streamed internationally on multiple online and digital platforms, according to Film Independent.

Nominations for the Spirit Awards’ TV categories, which will also contain gender-neutral acting honors, will be revealed Dec.

A complete list of this year’s Spirit Awards film nominees follows

(Award given to the producer)

(Award given to director and producer)

Director: Charlotte Wells

Director: John Patton Ford

Director: Elegance Bratton

Director: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović

Palm Trees and Power Lines

Producer: Leah Chen Baker

Given to the best feature made for under $1 million (award given to the writer, director and producer)

Producer: Vic Brooks

Producer: Graham Swon

Producer: David Lawson Jr

Halina Reijn, Bodies Bodies Bodies

Jamie Dack, Audrey Findlay, story by Jamie Dack, Palm Trees and Power Lines

Sarah DeLappe, story by Kristen Roupenian, Bodies Bodies Bodies

Jonathan Tucker, Palm Trees and Power Lines

(New Award)

Lily McInerny, Palm Trees and Power Lines

(given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast)

Director: Sarah Polley

(award given to the director and producer)

Director: Simon Lereng Wilmont

Director: Sierra Pettengill

(award given to the director)

Director: Marie Kreutzer

Director: Saim Sadiq

Director: Martika Ramirez Escobar

Director: Davy Chou

Director: Alice Diop

Now in its 26th year, this award honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality independent films

Now in its 29th year, this award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition

Now in its 28th year, this award is presented to an emerging director of nonfiction features who has not yet received significant recognition