| 39th Independent Spirit Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Best in independent film and independent television |
| Date | February 25, 2024 |
| Site | Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Hosted by | Aidy Bryant |
| Highlights | |
| Most nominations | American Fiction / May December / Past Lives (5) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | YouTube (through @filmindependent + @imdb) |
The 39th Film Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films and television series of 2023, will be presented by Film Independent on February 25, 2024.[1] The ceremony will take place at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California, and will be hosted by American actress and comedian Aidy Bryant. For the second year in a row, the ceremony will be streamed live on the YouTube channels of both IMDb and Film Independent, among other social platforms.[2]
The nominations were announced live via YouTube on December 5, 2023, by actors Joel Kim Booster and Natalie Morales.[3] American Fiction, May December, and Past Lives led the film nominations with five each, followed by The Holdovers and Passages with four apiece. For the television categories, I'm a Virgo and The Last of Us received the most nominations with four each.[4][5][6][7][8]
The grant recipients for the Emerging Filmmakers Awards were announced on January 6, 2024.[9]
Changes
This year, Film Independent added a new category: Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series. This move evens the number of performance categories for film and TV; three on the film side (Best Lead Performance, Best Supporting Performance, and Best Breakthrough Performance) and three on the television side (Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series, Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series, and now Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series).[10]
Nominees
Film
| Best Feature | Best Director |
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| Best Lead Performance | Best Supporting Performance |
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| Best Breakthrough Performance | Best Screenplay |
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| Best First Feature | Best First Screenplay |
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| Best Documentary Feature | Best International Film |
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| Best Cinematography | Best Editing |
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Films with multiple nominations
| Nominations | Film |
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| 5 | American Fiction |
| May December | |
| Past Lives | |
| 4 | The Holdovers |
| Passages | |
| 3 | All of Us Strangers |
| Birth/Rebirth | |
| Chronicles of a Wandering Saint | |
| Eileen | |
| Rotting in the Sun | |
| Theater Camp | |
| Upon Entry | |
| We Grown Now | |
| 2 | All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt |
| Bottoms | |
| Earth Mama | |
| Fremont | |
| Monica | |
| Mountains | |
| A Thousand and One |
Television
| Best New Scripted Series | Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series |
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| Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series | Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series |
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| Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series | Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series |
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Jury Duty – Alan Barinholtz, Susan Berger, Cassandra Blair, David Brown, Kirk Fox, Ross Kimball, Pramode Kumar, Trisha LaFache, Mekki Leeper, James Marsden, Edy Modica, Kerry O'Neill, Rashida Olayiwola, Whitney Rice, Maria Russell, Ishmel Sahid, Ben Seaward, Ron Song, and Evan Williams |
Series with multiple nominations
| Nominations | Series |
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| 4 | I'm a Virgo |
| The Last of Us | |
| 3 | Beef |
| 2 | The Changeling |
| Dreaming Whilst Black | |
| Jury Duty | |
| Shrinking | |
| Slip | |
| Swarm |
Special awards
John Cassavetes Award
(The award is given to the best feature made for under $1,000,000; award given to the writer, director, and producer)
- The Artifice Girl – Franklin Ritch (director/writer); Aaron B. Koontz and Ashleigh Snead (producers)
- Cadejo Blanco – Justin Lerner (director/writer/producer); Mauricio Escobar, Ryan Friedkin, and Jack Patrick Hurley (producers)
- Fremont – Babak Jalali (director/writer); Carolina Cavalli (writer); Rachael Fung, Chris Martin, Marjaneh Moghimi, George Rush, Sudnya Shroff, and Laura Wagner (producers)
- Rotting in the Sun – Sebastián Silva (director/writer); Pedro Peirano (writer); Jacob Wasserman (producer)
- The Unknown Country – Morrisa Maltz (director/writer/producer); Lily Gladstone (writer); Lainey Bearkiller Shangreaux and Vanara Taing (writers/producers); Katherine Harper, Laura Heberton, and Tommy Heitkamp (producers)
Robert Altman Award
(The award is given to the film's director, casting director, and ensemble cast)
- Showing Up – Kelly Reichardt (director); Gayle Keller (casting director); André Benjamin, Hong Chau, Judd Hirsch, Heather Lawless, James LeGros, John Magaro, Matt Malloy, Amanda Plummer, Maryann Plunkett, Denzel Rodriguez, and Michelle Williams (cast)
Emerging Filmmakers Awards
Producers Award
The award honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films.
- Monique Walton
- Rachael Fung
- Graham Swon
Someone to Watch Award
The award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.
- Monica Sorelle – Mountains
- Joanna Arnow – The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
- Laura Moss – Birth/Rebirth
Truer than Fiction Award
The award is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition.
- Set Hernandez – Unseen
- Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli – Lakota Nation vs. United States
- Sierra Urich – Joonam
See also
References
- ↑ Haring, Bruce (May 15, 2023). "Film Independent Spirit Awards Set Date for 39th Annual Event". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ Davis, Clayton (November 30, 2023). "Aidy Bryant to Host Independent Spirit Awards, Ceremony Will Stream on YouTube for Second Consecutive Year". Variety. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ "The 2024 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations | Joel Kim Booster & Natalie Morales Present". Film Independent. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "These are the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominees". Film Independent. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ Lang, Brent; Moreau, Jordan (December 5, 2023). "Spirit Awards 2024 Nominations List: 'Past Lives', 'May December', 'American Fiction' Lead with 5 Noms Each". Variety. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ Blauvelt, Christian (December 5, 2023). "'American Fiction', 'May December', 'Past Lives' Lead 2024 Indie Spirits Noms". IndieWire. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ Sederholm, Jillian (December 5, 2023). "2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations: See the full list". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ McArdle, Tommy (December 5, 2023). "'May December', Anne Hathaway, Teyana Taylor, and More Score 2024 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations". People. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ Thomas, Carly (January 6, 2024). "Monica Sorelle, Monique Walton, Set Hernandez Win Independent Spirit Emerging Filmmaker Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (August 22, 2023). "Spirit Awards Add Breakthrough Performance Category for TV Ahead of 2024 Ceremony". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
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