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2023 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations: ‘TÁR’ and ‘Everything Everywhere’ Lead (Full List)

The nominations for the 38th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards were announced early on Tuesday, November 22, recognizing the year’s top achievements in indie film. The ceremony will be held in three months’ time on March 4. The various films nominated will likely gain further traction going into awards season. The nominations were announced by last year’s Best Female Lead winner Taylour Paige (Zola) and 2019 Best Supporting Male nominee Raúl Castillo (We The Animals).

For this upcoming ceremony, the Spirit Awards are shifting to gender-neutral acting categories in lead and supporting performances across film and breakout television. Other category updates include new awards for Best Breakthrough Performance (film) and Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series (television). “We’re thrilled to join the other festivals and award shows that are already moving to celebrate great acting without reference to gender,” Film Independent president Josh Welsh said in a statement. “We’re also happy to welcome non-binary performers into the Spirit Awards without forcing them to choose to identify as male or female.”

Films such as TAR, Everything Everywhere All At Once, and Aftersun each lead the pack with over 5 nominations.

See the full list of nominees below, as well as the announcement on YouTube:

Best Feature

“Bones and All”

“Everything Everywhere All at Once”

“Our Father the Devil”

“TAR”

“Women Talking”

Best Director

Todd Field, “TAR”

Kogonada, “After Yang”

Daniels, “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, “TAR”

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, “TAR”

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 Filipović, “Murina”

Stephanie Hsu, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Lily McInerny, “Palm Trees and Power Lines”

Daniel Zolghadri, “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”

“Pearl”

“TAR”

Best Editing

“Aftersun”

“The Cathedral”

“Everything Everywhere All at Once”

“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”

“TAR”

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 Seoul”

“Saint Omer”

Someone to Watch Award

Adamma Ebo, “Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul”

Nikyatu Jusu, “Nanny”

Araceli Lemos, “Holy Emy”

Truer Than Fiction Award

Isabel Castro, “Mija”

Reid Davenport, “I Didn’t See You There”

Rebeca Huntt, “Beba (Bayba)”

John Cassavetes Award

“The African Desperate”

“A Love Song”

“The Cathedral”

“Holy Emy”

“Something in the Dirt”

Producers Award

Liz Cardenas

Tory Lenosky

David Grove Churchill Viste

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M.J. O'Toole began writing for HtN in early 2021 during the Sundance Film Festival. An NYC native and lifelong cinephile, his favorite films include Chungking Express, The Three Colors Trilogy, Hiroshima Mon Amour, Lovers on the Bridge, and Midnight Cowboy. He is the Digital Marketing Manager for the agency 3rd Impression - working alongside Editor-at-large Matt Delman - that specializes in digital marketing for independent film. He holds a BA from Adelphi University and a Masters in Digital Photography from the School of Visual Arts. You can check out his portrait and street photography on Instagram.

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