33rd Independent Spirit Awards
The 33rd Film Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films of 2017, were presented by Film Independent on March 3, 2018.[1][2] The nominations were announced on November 21, 2017 by actresses Lily Collins and Tessa Thompson.[3][4] The ceremony was televised in the United States by IFC, taking place inside its usual tent setting on a beach in Santa Monica, California. Nick Kroll and John Mulaney returned to host the ceremony for the second time.[5]
33rd Independent Spirit Awards | |
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Awarded for | Best in independent film |
Date | March 3, 2018 |
Site | Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Hosted by | Nick Kroll John Mulaney |
Highlights | |
Best Feature | Get Out |
Most awards | Call Me by Your Name, Get Out, I, Tonya, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2) |
Most nominations | Call Me by Your Name (6) |
Television coverage | |
Channel | IFC |
Winners and nominees
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Best Feature | Best Director |
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Best Male Lead | Best Female Lead |
Timothée Chalamet – Call Me by Your Name as Elio Perlman
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Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Mildred Hayes
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Best Supporting Male | Best Supporting Female |
Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Jason Dixon
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Allison Janney – I, Tonya as LaVona Golden
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Best Screenplay | Best First Screenplay |
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Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani – The Big Sick
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Best First Feature | Best Documentary Feature |
Matt Spicer – Ingrid Goes West
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Best Cinematography | Best Editing |
Sayombhu Mukdeeprom – Call Me by Your Name
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Tatiana S. Riegel – I, Tonya
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Best International Film | |
Films with multiple nominations and awards
Nominations | Film |
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6 | Call Me by Your Name |
5 | Get Out |
Good Time | |
4 | Columbus |
Lady Bird | |
The Rider | |
3 | I, Tonya |
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | |
2 | Beach Rats |
Beatriz at Dinner | |
The Big Sick | |
Dayveon | |
The Florida Project | |
Ingrid Goes West | |
The Killing of a Sacred Deer | |
Life and Nothing More | |
The Lovers | |
Oh Lucy! | |
Quest |
Awards | Film |
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2 | Call Me by Your Name |
Get Out | |
I, Tonya | |
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
Special awards
John Cassavetes Award
- Life and Nothing More
- Dayveon
- A Ghost Story
- Most Beautiful Island
- The Transfiguration
Robert Altman Award
(The award is given to its film director, casting director, and ensemble cast)
- Mudbound – Dee Rees, Billy Hopkins, Ashley Ingram, Jonathan Banks, Mary J. Blige, Jason Clarke, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Mitchell, Rob Morgan and Carey Mulligan
Kiehl's Someone to Watch Award
Recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Kiehl's.
- Justin Chon – Gook
- Amman Abbasi – Dayveon
- Kevin Phillips – Super Dark Times
The BONNIE Award
The inaugural award recognizes a mid-career female director with a body of work that demonstrates uniqueness of vision and a groundbreaking approach to filmmaking. The award includes a $50,000 unrestricted grant funded by American Airlines.
- Chloé Zhao
- So Yong Kim
- Lynn Shelton
Piaget Producers Award
Honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.
- Summer Shelton – Keep the Change
- Giulia Caruso and Ki Jin Kim – Columbus
- Ben LeClair – The Lovers
Truer than Fiction Award
Presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.
- Jonathan Olshefski – Quest
- Shevaun Mizrahi – Distant Constellation
- Jeff Unay – The Cage Fighter
See also
References
- Nyren, Erin (March 3, 2018). "2018 Independent Spirit Awards: Winners List (Updating Live)". Variety. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- Derschowitz, Jessica (March 3, 2018). "Independent Spirit Awards winners 2018: See the full list". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- Sharf, Zach (November 21, 2017). "2018 Independent Spirit Award Nominations: 'Get Out' and 'Call Me by Your Name' Dominate". IndieWire. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- Warren, Matt (October 26, 2017). "Lily Collins and Tessa Thompson to Reveal Spirit Awards Nominees November 21". Film Independent. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- Fuster, Jeremy (November 14, 2017). "Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Return to Host 2018 Spirit Awards". TheWrap. Retrieved November 15, 2017.