Everything Everywhere All At Once literally swept the 38th Film Independent Spirit Awards with seven wins including Best Feature, Best Director and Best Screenplay for Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Best Lead Performance for Michelle Yeoh, Best Supporting Performance for Ke Huy Quan, Best Breakthrough Performance for Stephanie Hsu and Best Editing for Paul Rogers.

Among the other films and artists honored, Aftersun won Best First Feature; John Patton Ford won Best First Screenplay for Emily the Criminal; Florian Hoffmeister of Tár won Best Cinematography; Joyland won Best International Film; and All the Beauty and the Bloodshed won Best Documentary.

The 15th annual Robert Altman Award for ensemble cast was awarded to Women Talking director Sarah Polley, alongside casting directors John Buchan and Jason Knight, as well as ensemble cast members Shayla Brown, Jessie Buckley, Claire Foy, Kira Guloien, Kate Hallett, Judith Ivey, Rooney Mara, Sheila McCarthy, Frances McDormand, Michelle McLeod, Liv McNeil, August Winter and Ben Whishaw.

Also celebrated were The Cathedral with the John Cassavetes Award, given to the best feature made for under $1,000,000 (raised from $500,000 in previous years); Nikyatu Jusu of Nanny with the Someone to Watch Award, recognizing a filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition; Reid Davenport of I Didn’t See You There with the Truer Than Fiction Award, presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has yet to receive significant recognition; and Tory Lenosky with the Producers Award, honoring emerging producers who demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality independent films with limited resources.

Complete list of winners of 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

FILM

Best Feature

Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)
Producers: Daniel Kwan, Mike Larocca, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang

Best Director

Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)

Best Screenplay

aniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)

Best First Feature

Aftersun (A24)
Director: Charlotte Wells
Producers: Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski

Best First Screenplay

John Patton Ford, Emily the Criminal (Roadside Attractions and Vertical Entertainment)

John Cassavetes Award

(for best feature made under $1,000,000)
The Cathedral (MUBI)
Writer/Director: Ricky D’Ambrose
Producer: Graham Swon

Best Breakthrough Performance

Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)

Best Supporting Performance

Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)

Best Lead Performance

Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)

Robert Altman Award

Women Talking (Orion Releasing/United Artists Releasing)
Director: Sarah Polley
Casting Directors: John Buchan, Jason Knight
Ensemble Cast: Shayla Brown, Jessie Buckley, Claire Foy, Kira Guloien, Kate Hallett, Judith Ivey, Rooney Mara, Sheila McCarthy, Frances McDormand, Michelle McLeod, Liv McNeil, August Winter, Ben Whishaw

Best Cinematography

Florian Hoffmeister, Tár (Focus Features)

Best Editing

Paul Rogers, Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24)

Best International Film

Joyland (Oscilloscope)
Director: Saim Sadiq

Best Documentary

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (NEON)
Director/Producer: Laura Poitras
Producers: Howard Gertler, Nan Goldin, Yoni Golijov, John Lyons

Someone to Watch Award

Nikyatu Jusu, Nanny (Amazon Studios)

Truer Than Fiction Award

Reid Davenport, I Didn’t See You There (POV)

Producers Award

Tory Lenosky

TELEVISON

Best New Scripted Series

The Bear (FX)
Creator/Executive Producer: Christopher Storer
Executive Producers: Joanna Calo, Josh Senior, Hiro Murai
Co-Executive Producer: Rene Gube

Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series

The Rehearsal (HBO/HBO Max)
Creator/Executive Producer: Nathan Fielder
Executive Producers: Dave Paige, Dan McManus, Christie Smith
Co-Executive Producers: Carrie Kemper, Eric Notarnicola

Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series

Ayo Edebiri, The Bear (FX)

Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series

Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series

Pachinko (Apple TV+)
Ensemble Cast: Jin Ha, Lee Minho, Minha Kim, Soji Arai, Inji Jeong, Kaho Minami, Steve Sanghyun Noh, Anna Sawai, Jimmi Simpson, Yuh-jung Youn