37th Independent Spirit Awards#Television

{{Short description|37th awards of the Independent Spirit Awards}}

{{Infobox film awards

| number = 37

| award = Independent Spirit Awards

| awarded_for = Best in independent film and independent television

| date = March 6, 2022

| site = Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica, California, U.S.

| host = {{ubl|Megan Mullally|Nick Offerman}}

| free_award_type = Best Feature

| free_award = The Lost Daughter

| most_wins = The Lost Daughter (3)

| channel = IFC

| most_nominations = Zola (7)

| last = 36th

| next = 38th

}}

The 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films and television series of 2021, were presented by Film Independent on March 6, 2022.{{cite press release |url=https://www.filmindependent.org/press-releases/37th-annual-film-independent-spirit-awards-moves-to-march-6th-in-2022/ |title=37th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards Moves to March 6th in 2022 |last1=Hore |last2=Santos |first1=Seanna |first2=Gladys |publisher=Film Independent |date=July 22, 2021 |access-date=July 22, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/indie-spirit-awards-shakeup-1234798000/ |title=Indie Spirit Awards Shakeup: 2022 Ceremony Moves from Oscar Weekend and Aims to Broaden Audience and Influence |last=Hammond |first=Pete |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=July 22, 2021 |access-date=July 22, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/awards/indie-spirit-awards-march-6-2022-1235025699/ |title=Indie Spirit Awards Move Up Three Weeks in March to Boost Impact |last=Saperstein |first=Pat |work=Variety |date=July 22, 2021 |access-date=July 22, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/spirit-awards-2022-winners-1235193568/ |title=Spirit Awards 2022 Winners: 'The Lost Daughter', 'Reservation Dogs' Score in Diversity-Focused Ceremony |first1=Brent |first2=William |first3=Wilson |last1=Lang |last2=Earl |last3=Chapman |work=Variety |date=March 6, 2022 |access-date=March 6, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/indie-spirits-awards-2022-zola-megan-mullally-nick-offerman-1234972198/ |title=Film Independent Spirit Awards: 'The Lost Daughter' Takes Home Best Feature as Netflix Reigns with Six wins |first1=Dominic |first2=Anthony |first3=Fred |last1=Patten |last2=D'Alessandro |last3=Topel |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 6, 2022 |access-date=March 6, 2022}} Traditionally held the Saturday before the Academy Awards, the 2022 date marks a shift in the season, placing the Spirit Awards squarely in the corridor leading into Oscar voting. The nominations were announced on December 14, 2021, by actresses Beanie Feldstein, Regina Hall, and Naomi Watts.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/awards/news/independent-spirit-nominations-beanie-feldstein-naomi-watts-regina-hall-1235117909/ |title=Beanie Feldstein, Regina Hall and Naomi Watts to Announce Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations (EXCLUSIVE) |last=Davis |first=Clayton |work=Variety |date=November 23, 2021 |access-date=November 23, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/these-are-the-2022-film-independent-spirit-award-nominees/ |title=These are the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominees |publisher=Film Independent |date=December 14, 2021 |access-date=December 14, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/indie-spirit-awards-2022-nominations-full-list-1235132931/ |title=Indie Spirit Awards 2022: Full List of Nominations |first1=Brent |first2=Jazz |last1=Long |last2=Tangcay |work=Variety |date=December 14, 2021 |access-date=December 14, 2021}} Returning to an in-person ceremony this year, the event was televised in the United States on IFC and streamed exclusively for subscribers by AMC+.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/spirit-awards-livestream-tv-how-to-watch-1234971509/ |title=How to Watch Today's Spirit Awards Online & on TV |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 6, 2022 |access-date=March 6, 2022}} Married couple Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman hosted the ceremony.{{cite web |url=https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/megan-mullally-and-nick-offerman-to-host-the-2022-film-independent-spirit-awards/ |title=Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman to Host the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards |last=Warren |first=Matt |publisher=Film Independent |date=February 11, 2022 |access-date=February 11, 2022}}

The grant recipients for the Emerging Filmmakers Awards were announced on February 10, 2022.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/film-independent-indie-spirits-emerging-filmmaker-grant-1235177314/ |title=Film Independent Spirit Awards Announce 2022 Emerging Filmmaker Grant Winners |last=Hailu |first=Selome |work=Variety |date=February 10, 2022 |access-date=February 10, 2022}}

Winners and nominees

=Film=

File:Maggie Gyllenhaal 2021.jpg, Best Feature co-winner, and Best Director and Best Screenplay winner]]

File:Simon Rex during an interview, March 2022 (2) (cropped).jpg, Best Male Lead winner]]

File:Cropped image of Taylour Paige.png, Best Female Lead winner]]

File:Troy kotsur 2022 1.jpg, Best Supporting Male winner]]

File:Ruth Negga (35373089553) (cropped).jpg, Best Supporting Female winner]]

class=wikitable style="width=100%"

style="width=50%" | Best Feature

! style="width=50%" | Best Director

valign="top" |

The Lost Daughter

| valign="top" |

Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter

Janicza Bravo – Zola
Lauren Hadaway – The Novice
Mike Mills – C'mon C'mon
Ninja Thyberg – Pleasure

style="width=50%" | Best Male Lead

! style="width=50%" | Best Female Lead

valign="top" |

Simon Rex – Red Rocket as Mikey Saber

Clifton Collins Jr. – Jockey as Jackson Silva
Frankie Faison – The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain as Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.
Michael Greyeyes – Wild Indian as Makwa
Udo Kier – Swan Song as Pat Pitsenbarger

| valign="top" |

Taylour Paige – Zola as Aziah "Zola" King

Isabelle Fuhrman – The Novice as Alex Dall
Brittany S. Hall – Test Pattern as Renesha Bell
Patti Harrison – Together Together as Anna
Kali Reis – Catch the Fair One as Kaylee "K.O." Uppashaw

style="width=50%" | Best Supporting Male

! style="width=50%" | Best Supporting Female

valign="top" |

Troy Kotsur – CODA as Frank Rossi

Colman Domingo – Zola as Abegunde "X" Olawale
Meeko Gattuso – Queen of Glory as Pitt
Will Patton – Sweet Thing as Adam
Chaske Spencer – Wild Indian as Teddo

| valign="top" |

Ruth Negga – Passing as Clare Bellew

Jessie Buckley – The Lost Daughter as Young Leda Caruso
Amy Forsyth – The Novice as Jamie Brill
Revika Reustle – Pleasure as Joy
Suzanna Son – Red Rocket as Strawberry

style="width=50%" | Best Screenplay

! style="width=50%" | Best First Screenplay

valign="top" |

Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter

Nikole Beckwith – Together Together
Janicza Bravo and Jeremy O. Harris – Zola
Mike Mills – C'mon C'mon
Todd Stephens – Swan Song

| valign="top" |

Michael Sarnoski and Vanessa Block – Pig

Sheldon D. Brown and Matthew Fifer – Cicada
Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. – Wild Indian
Shatara Michelle Ford – Test Pattern
Fran Kranz – Mass

style="width=50%" | Best First Feature

! style="width=50%" | Best Documentary Feature

valign="top" |

7 Days

| valign="top" |

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

style="width=50%" | Best Cinematography

! style="width=50%" | Best Editing

valign="top" |

Eduard Grau – Passing

Ante Cheng and Matthew Chuang – Blue Bayou
Lol Crawley – The Humans
Tim Curtin – A Chiara
Ari Wegner – Zola

| valign="top" |

Joi McMillon – Zola

Affonso Gonçalves – A Chiara
Ali Greer – The Nowhere Inn
Lauren Hadaway and Nathan Nugent – The Novice
Enrico Natale – The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain

colspan="2" style="width=50%" | Best International Film

colspan="2" valign="top" |

Drive My Car ({{flag|Japan}})

Compartment No. 6 ({{flag|Estonia}} / {{flag|Finland}} / {{flag|Germany}} / {{flag|Russia}})
Parallel Mothers ({{flag|Spain}})
Pebbles ({{flag|India}})
Petite Maman ({{flag|France}})
Prayers for the Stolen ({{flag|Mexico}})

==Films with multiple nominations and awards==

scope="col" width="50" \| Nominations ! scope="col" width="275" \| Film
class="wikitable" rowspan=2 border=2 style="text-align:center;" \|+ Films that received multiple nominations
7 \| Zola
5 \| The Novice
rowspan="3" \| 4 \| The Lost Daughter
Test Pattern
Wild Indian
rowspan="2" \| 3 \| A Chiara
C'mon C'mon
rowspan="11" \| 2 \| Jockey
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Passing
Pig
Pleasure
Queen of Glory
Red Rocket
Shiva Baby
Swan Song
Sweet Thing
Together Together

class="wikitable" rowspan=2 border=2 style="text-align:center;" \|+ Films that won multiple awards
scope="col" width="50" \| Awards ! scope="col" width="275" \| Film
3 \| The Lost Daughter
rowspan="3" \| 2 \| Passing
Shiva Baby
Zola

class="wikitable" rowspan=2 border=2 style="text-align:center;"

|+ Films that won multiple awards

scope="col" width="50" | Awards

! scope="col" width="275" | Film

| The Lost Daughter

rowspan="3" | 2

| Passing

Shiva Baby

Zola

=Television=

style="width=50%" \| Best New Scripted Series ! style="width=50%" \| Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
class=wikitable style="width=100%"
valign="top" \| Reservation Dogs (FX on Hulu) Blindspotting (Starz) It's a Sin (Channel 4) The Underground Railroad (Prime Video) We Are Lady Parts (Channel 4) \| valign="top" \| Black and Missing (HBO) The Choe Show (FX) The Lady and the Dale (HBO) Nuclear Family (HBO) Philly D.A. (PBS)
style="width=50%" \| Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series ! style="width=50%" \| Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series
valign="top" \| *Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game* as Seong Gi-hun (Netflix)** Olly Alexander – It's a Sin as Ritchie Tozer (Channel 4) Murray Bartlett – The White Lotus as Armond (HBO) Michael Greyeyes – Rutherford Falls as Terry Thomas (Peacock) Ashley Thomas – Them: Covenant as Henry Emory (Prime Video) \| valign="top" \| *Thuso Mbedu – The Underground Railroad* as Cora Randall (Prime Video)** Deborah Ayorinde – Them: Covenant as Livia "Lucky" Emory (Prime Video) Jasmine Cephas Jones – Blindspotting as Ashley Rose (Starz) Jana Schmieding – Rutherford Falls as Reagan Wells (Peacock) Anjana Vasan – We Are Lady Parts as Amina (Channel 4)
colspan="2" style="width=50%" \| Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series
colspan="2" valign="top" \| Reservation Dogs – Paulina Alexis, Funny Bone, Lane Factor, Devery Jacobs, Zahn McClarnon, Lil Mike, Sarah Podemski, and D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai

==Series with multiple nominations and awards==

scope="col" width="50" \| Nominations ! scope="col" width="275" \| Series
class="wikitable" rowspan=2 border=2 style="text-align:center;" \|+ Series that received multiple nominations
rowspan="6" \| 2 \| Blindspotting
It's a Sin
Rutherford Falls
Them: Covenant
The Underground Railroad
We Are Lady Parts

class="wikitable" rowspan=2 border=2 style="text-align:center;" \|+ Series that won multiple awards
scope="col" width="50" \| Awards ! scope="col" width="275" \| Series
2 \| Reservation Dogs

class="wikitable" rowspan=2 border=2 style="text-align:center;"

|+ Series that won multiple awards

scope="col" width="50" | Awards

! scope="col" width="275" | Series

| Reservation Dogs

Special awards

=[[Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award|John Cassavetes Award]]=

(The award is given to the best feature made for under $500,000; the award is given to the writer, director, and producer)

Shiva Baby

=[[Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award|Robert Altman Award]]=

(The award is given to one film's director, casting director, and ensemble cast)

Mass – Fran Kranz (director), Henry Russell Bergstein (casting director), Allison Estrin (casting director), Kagen Albright, Reed Birney, Michelle N. Carter, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, and Breeda Wool

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. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.

Lizzie Shapiro – Shiva Baby
Brad Becker-Parton – Italian Studies
Pin-Chun Liu – Test Pattern

=[[Someone to Watch Award]]=

The award recognizes talented filmmakers of singular vision who have not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.

Alex Camilleri – Luzzu
Gillian Wallace Horvat – I Blame Society
Michael Sarnoski – Pig

=Truer than Fiction Award=

The award is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.