Without a doubt one of the hippest events on the film and TV awards calendar, the 37th Independent Spirit Awards celebrates the best TV shows and films of the year that may have escaped your radar because there weren't billions of big studio dollars promoting them. Get a grip on what you really ought to be watching by tuning into the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards live stream online and on TV, wherever you are.
Date: Sunday, March 6
Time: 5pm ET / 2pm PT / 10pm GMT / 9am AEDT
Venue: Santa Monica Pier, California
US live stream: IFC or via FuboTV FREE trial or Sling
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The Oscars' offbeat sibling who doesn't always play nice at dinner parties, the Independent Spirit Awards is now in its 37th year, and as proudly alternative as it's always been. To give you a flavor of what to expect, past winners include Pulp Fiction, Mystic Pizza, Memento, and Dirty Dancing - all classics by modern standards.
Zola, the black comedy based on a Twitter thread, has racked up seven nominations at this year's show, ahead of psychological drama The Novice with five, and The Lost Daughter, and Wild Indian, which are up for four accolades each. Watch out for nominated British shows It's a Sin.
From breakout hits threaded together on a shoestring, to slower-paced, reflective productions, it's guaranteed to reveal something a little different for your watch-list. Read on as we explain how to watch a 2022 Independent Spirit Awards live stream from anywhere. We've also listed the 37th Independent Spirit Awards nominees further down the page.
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How to watch the 37th Independent Spirit Awards live from anywhere
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37th Independent Spirit Awards nominations - film
Best Feature
- A Chiara
- C'mon C'mon
- The Lost Daughter
- The Novice
- Zola
Best Director
- Janicza Bravo – Zola
- Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter
- Lauren Hadaway – The Novice
- Mike Mills – C'mon C'mon
- Ninja Thyberg – Pleasure
Click here to see the full film nomination list
Best Male Lead
- 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
- Simon Rex – Red Rocket as Mikey Saber
Best Female Lead
- Isabelle Fuhrman – The Novice as Alex Dall
- Brittany S. Hall – Test Pattern as Renesha Bell
- Patti Harrison – Together Together as Anna
- Taylour Paige – Zola as Aziah "Zola" King
- Kali Reis – Catch the Fair One as Kaylee "K.O." Uppashaw
Best Supporting Male
- Colman Domingo – Zola as Abegunde "X" Olawale
- Meeko Gattuso – Queen of Glory as Pitt
- Troy Kotsur – CODA as Frank Rossi
- Will Patton – Sweet Thing as Adam
- Chaske Spencer – Wild Indian as Teddo
Best Supporting Female
- Jessie Buckley – The Lost Daughter as Young Leda Caruso
- Amy Forsyth – The Novice as Jamie Brill
- Ruth Negga – Passing as Clare Bellew
- Revika Reustle – Pleasure as Joy
- Suzanna Son – Red Rocket as Strawberry
Best Screenplay
- Nikole Beckwith – Together Together
- Janicza Bravo and Jeremy O. Harris – Zola
- Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter
- Mike Mills – C'mon C'mon
- Todd Stephens – Swan Song
Best First Screenplay
- Sheldon D. Brown and Matthew Fifer – Cicada
- Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr. – Wild Indian
- Shatara Michelle Ford – Test Pattern
- Fran Kranz – Mass
- Michael Sarnoski and Vanessa Block – Pig
Best First Feature
- 7 Days
- Holler
- Queen of Glory
- Test Pattern
- Wild Indian
Best Documentary Feature
- Ascension
- Flee
- In the Same Breath
- Procession
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Best Cinematography
- Ante Cheng and Matthew Chuang – Blue Bayou
- Lol Crawley – The Humans
- Tim Curtin – A Chiara
- Eduard Grau – Passing
- Ari Wegner – Zola
Best Editing
- Affonso Gonçalves – A Chiara
- Ali Greer – The Nowhere Inn
- Lauren Hadaway and Nathan Nugent – The Novice
- Joi McMillon – Zola
- Enrico Natale – The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Best International Film
- Compartment No. 6 ( Estonia, Finland, Germany, Russia)
- Drive My Car (Japan)
- Parallel Mothers (Spain)
- Pebbles (India)
- Petite Maman (France)
- Prayers for the Stolen (Mexico)
37th Independent Spirit Awards nominations - TV
Best New Scripted Series
- Blindspotting
- It's a Sin
- Reservation Dogs
- The Underground Railroad
- We Are Lady Parts
Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
- Black and Missing
- The Choe Show
- The Lady and the Dale
- Nuclear Family
- Philly D.A.
Click here to see the full TV nomination list
Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series
- Olly Alexander – It's a Sin as Ritchie Tozer
- Murray Bartlett – The White Lotus as Armond
- Michael Greyeyes – Rutherford Falls as Terry Thomas
- Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game as Seong Gi-hun
- Ashley Thomas – Them: Covenant as Henry Emory
Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series
- Deborah Ayorinde – Them: Covenant as Livia "Lucky" Emory
- Jasmine Cephas Jones – Blindspotting as Ashley Rose
- Thuso Mbedu – The Underground Railroad as Cora Randall
- Jana Schmieding – Rutherford Falls as Reagan Wells
- Anjana Vasan – We Are Lady Parts as Amina
Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series
- Reservation Dogs – Paulina Alexis, Funny Bone, Lane Factor, Devery Jacobs, Zahn McClarnon, Lil Mike, Sarah Podemski, and D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai
