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Independent Spirit Award

Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series

Winner
Chief of War
7.5 (16K)
Charlie Brumbly
Luciane Buchanan
Cliff Curtis
Brandon Finn
Moses Goods
Te Ao o Hinepehinga
Benjamin Hoetjes
Siua Ikale'o
Keala Kahuanui-Paleka
Mainei Kinimaka
Kaina Makua
Jason Momoa
Temuera Morrison
Te Kohe Tuhaka
James Udom
For episode 1

Best Feature

Sorry, Baby
7.2 (15K)
Mark Ceryak(producer)
Barry Jenkins(producer)
Adele Romanski(producer)
Train Dreams
7.5 (39K)
Michael Heimler(producer)
Will Janowitz(producer)
Marissa McMahon(producer)
Ashley Schlaifer(producer)
Teddy Schwarzman(producer)
Twinless
7.4 (7.7K)
David Permut(producer)
James Sweeney(producer)
Peter Hujar's Day
6.6 (433)
Jonah Disend(producer)
Jordan Drake(producer)
The Plague
7.1 (376)
Derek Dauchy(producer)
Joel Edgerton(producer)
Roy Lee(producer)
Lucy McKendrick(producer)
Steven Schneider(producer)
Lizzie Shapiro(producer)

Best First Feature

Blue Sun Palace
6.6 (441)
Constance Tsang(director)
Sally Sujin Oh(producer)
Eli Raskin(producer)
Tony Yang(producer)
Dust Bunny
7.0 (1.7K)
Bryan Fuller(director/producer)
Basil Iwanyk(producer)
Erica Lee(producer)
East of Wall
6.1 (792)
Kate Beecroft(director/producer)
Shannon Moss(producer)
Melanie Ramsayer(producer)
Lila Yacoub(producer)
Lurker
6.8 (3.5K)
Alex Russell(director)
Galen Core(producer)
Archie Madekwe(producer)
Marc Marrie(producer)
Charlie McDowell(producer)
Francesco Melzi d'Eril(producer)
Duncan Montgomery(producer)
Alex Orlovsky(producer)
Olmo Schnabel(producer)
Jack Selby(producer)
One of Them Days
6.5 (18K)
Lawrence Lamont(director)
Deniese Davis(producer)
Poppy Hanks(producer)
James Lopez(producer)
Issa Rae(producer)
Sara Rastogi(producer)

Best Director

Best Screenplay

Sorry, Baby
7.2 (15K)
Eva Victor
Twinless
7.4 (7.7K)
James Sweeney
Libre échange
6.5 (11K)
Michael Angelo Covino
Kyle Marvin
A Little Prayer
7.1 (532)
Angus MacLachlan
Sovereign
6.5 (6.8K)
Christian Swegal

Best First Screenplay

Blue Sun Palace
6.6 (441)
Constance Tsang
Friendship
6.7 (34K)
Andrew DeYoung
One of Them Days
6.5 (18K)
Syreeta Singleton
Lurker
6.8 (3.5K)
Alex Russell
Une place à part
7.4 (75)
Elena Oxman

Best Cinematography

Train Dreams
7.5 (39K)
Adolpho Veloso
Peter Hujar's Day
6.6 (433)
Alex Ashe
Blue Sun Palace
6.6 (441)
Norm Li
Warfare
7.2 (98K)
David J. Thompson
Dust Bunny
7.0 (1.7K)
Nicole Hirsch Whitaker

Best International Film

Sirāt
7.0 (12K)
Oliver Laxe
Spain
Ce qu'il reste de nous
8.0 (778)
Cherien Dabis
Palestine, Jordan, Germany, Cyprus
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
7.0 (2.2K)
Rungano Nyoni
Zambia, UK, Ireland
Un poète
8.0 (1.4K)
Simón Mesa Soto
Colombia
L'agent secret
7.9 (8.6K)
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Brazil

Best Documentary

La Voisine idéale
7.1 (19K)
Geeta Gandbhir(director/producer)
Sam Bisbee(producer)
Nikon Kwantu(producer)
Alisa Payne(producer)
My Undesirable Friends: Part I - Last Air in Mosco
7.4 (69)
Julia Loktev(director/producer)
The Tale of Silyan
7.4 (207)
Tamara Kotevska(director/producer)
Jean Dakar(producer)
Anna Hashmi(producer)
Jordanco Petkovski(producer)
Come See Me in the Good Light
7.9 (823)
Ryan White(director/producer)
Jessica Hargrave(producer)
Tig Notaro(producer)
Stef Willen(producer)
Endless Cookie
6.7 (88)
Peter Scriver(director)
Seth Scriver(director/producer)
Daniel Bekerman(producer)
Alex Ordanis(producer)
Jason Ryle(producer)
Chris Yurkovich(producer)

Best Editing

Le testament d'Ann Lee
6.8 (643)
Sofía Subercaseaux
Good Boy
6.1 (24K)
Ben Leonberg
Eephus, le dernier tour de piste
6.7 (1.9K)
Carson Lund
Warfare
7.2 (98K)
Fin Oates
Libre échange
6.5 (11K)
Sara Shaw

Best Breakthrough Performance

Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series

Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series

Citizen Nation
7.3 (30)
Bret Sigler(creator)
Christopher Buck(executive producer)
Kyra Darnton(executive producer)
Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time
7.9 (1.2K)
Jonathan Chinn(executive producer)
Simon Chinn(executive producer)
Ryan Coogler(executive producer)
Myles Estey(executive producer)
Ted Skillman(executive producer)
Zinzi Coogler(executive producer)
Sev Ohanian(executive producer)
Peter Nicks(executive producer)
Kalia King(executive producer)
Carolyn Payne(executive producer)
Sean David Johnson(executive producer)
Kelli Buchanan(co-executive producer)
Pee-wee as Himself
8.4 (4.7K)
Matt Wolf(executive producer)
Emma Tillinger Koskoff(executive producer)
Ronald Bronstein(executive producer)
Eli Bush(executive producer)
Benny Safdie(executive producer)
Josh Safdie(executive producer)
Paul Reubens(executive producer)
Candace Tomarken(executive producer)
Kyle Martin(executive producer)
Nancy Abraham(executive producer)
Lisa Heller(executive producer)
Sara Rodriguez(executive producer)
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
5.9 (117)
Issa Rae(executive producer)
Montrel McKay(executive producer)
John Maggio(executive producer)
Rachel Dretzin(executive producer)
John Ealer(executive producer)
Jonathan Berry(executive producer)
Dave Becky(executive producer)
Nancy Abraham(executive producer)
Lisa Heller(executive producer)
Sara Rodriguez(executive producer)
Esther Dere(co-executive producer)
Zachary Herrmann(co-executive producer)
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
7.2 (209)
Ezra Edelman(executive producer)
Caroline Waterlow(executive producer)
Amy Kaufman(executive producer)
Jake Gyllenhaal(executive producer)
Riva Marker(executive producer)
Mark Becker(co-executive producer)

Best New Scripted Series

Adolescence
8.1 (268K)
Jack Thorne(creator/executive producer)
Stephen Graham(creator/executive producer)
Philip Barantini(executive producer)
Brad Pitt(executive producer)
Dede Gardner(executive producer)
Jeremy Kleiner(executive producer)
Nina Wolarsky(executive producer)
Hannah Walters(executive producer)
Mark Herbert(executive producer)
Emily Feller(executive producer)
Carina Sposato(co-executive producer)
Niall Shamma(co-executive producer)
Peter Balm(co-executive producer)
Common Side Effects
8.5 (17K)
Joseph Bennett(creator/executive producer)
Mara Brock Akil(creator/executive producer)
Mike Judge(executive producer)
Greg Daniels(executive producer)
Dustin Davis(executive producer)
James Merrill(executive producer)
Sean Buckelew(executive producer)
Benjy Brooke(executive producer)
Kelly Crews(executive producer)
Suzanna Makkos(executive producer)
Dave King(co-executive producer)
Forever
7.7 (4.3K)
Mara Brock Akil(creator/executive producer)
Regina King(executive producer)
Susie Fitzgerald(executive producer)
Shana C. Waterman(executive producer)
Reina King(executive producer)
Anthony Hemingway(executive producer)
Judy Blume(executive producer)
Erika Harrison(executive producer)
Sara E. White(executive producer)
Jerron Horton(co-executive producer)
Mr Loverman
7.3 (849)
Lennie James(executive producer)
Hong Khaou(executive producer)
Jo McClellan(executive producer)
Faye Ward(executive producer)
Hannah Farrell(executive producer)
Hannah Price(executive producer)
Chronique Arctique
7.5 (6.5K)
Stacey Aglok MacDonald(creator/executive producer)
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril(creator/executive producer)
Garry Campbell(executive producer)
Anya Adams(executive producer)
Susan Coyne(executive producer)
Miranda de Pencier(executive producer)
Teresa M. Ho(co-executive producer)
Michael Goldbach(co-executive producer)
Kathryn Borel(co-executive producer)
JP Larocque(co-executive producer)

John Cassavetes Award

The Baltimorons
6.9 (3.2K)
Jay Duplass(writer/director/producer)
Michael Strassner(writer/producer)
David Bonnett(producer)
Drew Langer(producer)
Boys Go to Jupiter
6.6 (449)
Julian Glander(director/writer)
Eephus, le dernier tour de piste
6.7 (1.9K)
Carson Lund(writer/director/producer)
Michael Basta(writer/producer)
Nate Fisher(writer)
David Entin(producer)
Tyler Taormina(producer)
This Island
7.4 (15)
Cristian Carretero(writer/director/producer)
Lorraine Jones(writer/director/producer)
Kisha Tikina Burgos(writer)
À feu doux
7.0 (1K)
Sarah Friedland(writer/director/producer)
Alexandra Byer(producer)
Matthew Thurm(producer)

Robert Altman Award

Winner
Marche ou crève
6.7 (84K)
Francis Lawrence(director)
Rich Delia(casting director)
Judy Greer(ensemble cast)
Mark Hamill(ensemble cast)
Cooper Hoffman(ensemble cast)
David Jonsson(ensemble cast)
Tut Nyuot(ensemble cast)
Joshua Odjick(ensemble cast)
Charlie Plummer(ensemble cast)
Ben Wang(ensemble cast)
Garrett Wareing(ensemble cast)

Truer Than Fiction Award

Producers Award

Someone to Watch Award

Also known as

Film Independent's Spirit Awards
FINDIE Awards ("Friends of Independents")
Independent Spirit Awards

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