Independent Spirit Awards 2024: The Winner’s List and Best Dressed

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2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards
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Hollywoodโ€™s indie scene sparkled at the Film Independent Spirit Awards, where Past Lives snagged the crown for Best Independent Feature and saw Celine Song triumph as Best Director. The ceremony, a brilliant afternoon affair, was abuzz with exceptional talents and groundbreaking wins.

Breaking barriers, Jeffrey Wright of American Fiction and Daโ€™Vine Joy Randolph from The Holdovers clinched top honors in the gender-neutral acting showdowns. Meanwhile, fresh face Dominic Sessa emerged victorious with the Breakthrough Performance Award for his role in โ€œThe Holdovers.โ€

Script wizards Cord Jefferson (American Fiction) along with Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik (May December) were lauded for their storytelling prowess, nabbing the top screenplay accolades. The visual marvel The Holdovers dazzled with a win for cinematography, and How to Blow Up a Pipeline cut through the competition to win for editing.

Globally, Anatomy of a Fall was celebrated as the best international film, while Four Daughters took the documentary prize home. Newcomer A Thousand and One wowed in the Best First Feature category, and Fremont was honored with the John Cassavetes Award for its stellar production on a shoestring budget.

Echoing a theme of diversity and representation, this year marked another triumph for filmmakers of Asian heritage, illustrating Indie Spiritโ€™s penchant for celebrating global stories and talents. Past Lives not only etches its name in indie greatness but also follows in the steps of potential Oscar glory, mirroring past nomineesโ€™ trajectory.

Entrance to this prestige-packed event demanded less than $30 million in the kitty and a showcase in festivals or markets, underscoring Spirit Awardsโ€™ commitment to diversity and discovery in storytelling.
Reflecting on a closing note, the Indie Spirit Awards have evolved from an underdog predictor to an Oscar bellwether, marking a celebrated pivot in recognizing cinematic excellence as it parallels, and occasionally predicts, the Oscar dazzle.

Hosted by Aidy Bryant, the show, which took place in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica, California. For much of the ceremony, a pro-Palestinian protestor blasted โ€œFree free Palestine!โ€ and other slogans through a bullhorn that was occasionally audible on the broadcast.

Here Is the Complete List of Independent Spirit Awards 2024 Winners

BEST FEATUREโ€ฏ
โ€œAll of Us Strangersโ€
โ€œAmerican Fictionโ€
โ€œMay Decemberโ€
โ€œPassagesโ€
โ€œPast Livesโ€ *WINNER
โ€œWe Grown Nowโ€โ€ฏ

BEST FIRST FEATURE
โ€œAll Dirt Roads Taste of Saltโ€
โ€œChronicles of a Wandering Saintโ€
โ€œEarth Mamaโ€
โ€œA Thousand and Oneโ€ *WINNER
โ€œUpon Entryโ€
ย 
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARDโ€ฏโ€“ Given to the best feature made for under $1,000,000ย 
โ€œThe Artifice Girlโ€
โ€œCadejo Blancoโ€
โ€œFremontโ€ *WINNER
โ€œRotting in the Sunโ€
โ€œThe Unknown Countryโ€
โ€ฏ
BEST DIRECTOR
Andrew Haigh,ย โ€œAll of Us Strangersโ€
Todd Haynes, โ€œMay Decemberโ€
William Oldroyd, โ€œEileenโ€
Ira Sachs, โ€œPassagesโ€
Celine Song, โ€œPast Livesโ€ *WINNER
ย 
BEST SCREENPLAY
David Hemingson, โ€œThe Holdoversโ€
Cord Jefferson, โ€œAmerican Fictionโ€ *WINNER
Laura Moss, Brendan J. Oโ€™Brien, โ€œBirth/Rebirthโ€
Emma Seligman, Rachel Sennott, โ€œBottomsโ€
Celine Song, โ€œPast Livesโ€ย 
ย 
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik, โ€œMay Decemberโ€ *WINNER
Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman, Ben Platt, โ€œTheater Campโ€
Tomรกs Gรณmez Bustillo, โ€œChronicles of a Wandering Saintโ€
Laurel Parmet, โ€œThe Starling Girlโ€
Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastiรกn Vรกsquez, โ€œUpon Entryโ€
ย 
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE
Jessica Chastain, โ€œMemoryโ€
Greta Lee, โ€œPast Livesโ€
Trace Lysette, โ€œMonicaโ€
Natalie Portman, โ€œMay Decemberโ€
Judy Reyes, โ€œBirth/Rebirthโ€
Franz Rogowski, โ€œPassagesโ€
Andrew Scott, โ€œAll of Us Strangersโ€
Teyana Taylor, โ€œA Thousand and Oneโ€
Jeffrey Wright, โ€œAmerican Fictionโ€ *WINNER
Teo Yoo, โ€œPast Livesโ€
ย 
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Erika Alexander, โ€œAmerican Fictionโ€
Sterling K. Brown, โ€œAmerican Fictionโ€
Noah Galvin, โ€œTheater Campโ€
Anne Hathaway, โ€œEileenโ€
Glenn Howerton, โ€œBlackBerryโ€
Marin Ireland, โ€œEileenโ€
Charles Melton, โ€œMay Decemberโ€
Daโ€™Vine Joy Randolph, โ€œThe Holdoversโ€ *WINNER
Catalina Saavedra, โ€œRotting in the Sunโ€
Ben Whishaw, โ€œPassagesโ€
ย 
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Marshawn Lynch, โ€œBottomsโ€
Atibon Nazaire, โ€œMountainsโ€
Tia Nomore, โ€œEarth Mamaโ€
Dominic Sessa, โ€œThe Holdoversโ€ *WINNER
Anaita Wali Zada, โ€œFremontโ€
ย 
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Katelin Arizmendi, โ€œMonicaโ€
Eigil Bryld, โ€œThe Holdoversโ€ *WINNER
Jomo Fray, โ€œAll Dirt Roads Taste of Saltโ€
Pablo Lozano, โ€œChronicles of a Wandering Saintโ€
Pat Scola, โ€œWe Grown Nowโ€
โ€ฏ
BEST EDITING
Santiago Cendejas, Gabriel Dรญaz, Sofรญa Subercaseaux, โ€œRotting in the Sunโ€
Stephanie Filo, โ€œWe Grown Nowโ€
Daniel Garber, โ€œHow to Blow Up a Pipelineโ€ *WINNER
Jon Philpot, โ€œTheater Campโ€
Emanuele Tiziani, โ€œUpon Entryโ€
โ€ฏ
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARDโ€ฏ
(Given to one filmโ€™s director, casting director and ensemble cast)
โ€œShowing Upโ€ *WINNER
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Casting Director: Gayle Keller
Ensemble Cast: Andrรฉ Benjamin, Hong Chau, Judd Hirsch, Heather Lawless, James Le Gros, John Magaro, Matt Malloy, Amanda Plummer, Maryann Plunkett, Denzel Rodriguez, Michelle Williams
ย 
BEST DOCUMENTARY
โ€œBye Bye Tiberiasโ€
โ€œFour Daughtersโ€ *WINNER
โ€œGoing to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Projectโ€
โ€œKokomo Cityโ€
โ€œThe Mother of All Liesโ€โ€ฏ

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILMย 
โ€œAnatomy of a Fallโ€ *WINNER
โ€œGodlandโ€
โ€œMami Wataโ€
โ€œTรณtemโ€
โ€œThe Zone of Interestโ€
ย 
PRODUCERS AWARD
Rachael Fung
Graham Swon
Monique Walton *WINNER
ย 
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD โ€ฏ
Joanna Arnow, director ofย โ€œThe Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passedโ€
Laura Moss, director ofย โ€œBirth/Rebirthโ€
Monica Sorelle, director ofย โ€œMountainsโ€ *WINNER
ย 
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARDโ€ฏย 
Set Hernandez, director ofย โ€œunseenโ€ *WINNER
Jesse Short Bull, Laura Tomaselli, director ofย โ€œLakota Nation vs. United Statesโ€
Sierra Urich, director ofย โ€œJoonamโ€
ย 
BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIESย ย 
โ€œDeadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Courtโ€
โ€œDear Mamaโ€ *WINNER
โ€œMurder in Big Hornโ€
โ€œStolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrenceโ€
โ€œWrestlersโ€ย 

BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
โ€œBeefโ€ *WINNER
โ€œDreaming Whilst Blackโ€
โ€œIโ€™m a Virgoโ€
โ€œJury Dutyโ€
โ€œSlipโ€ย 

BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Emma Corrin, โ€œA Murder at the End of the Worldโ€
Dominique Fishback, โ€œSwarmโ€
Betty Gilpin, โ€œMrs. Davisโ€
Jharrel Jerome, โ€œIโ€™m a Virgoโ€
Zoe Lister-Jones, โ€œSlipโ€
Bel Powley, โ€œA Small Lightโ€
Bella Ramsey, โ€œThe Last of Usโ€
Ramรณn Rodrรญguez, โ€œWill Trentโ€
Ali Wong, โ€œBeefโ€ *WINNER
Steven Yeun, โ€œBeefโ€
ย 
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Murray Bartlett, โ€œThe Last of Usโ€
Billie Eilish, โ€œSwarmโ€
Jack Farthing, โ€œRain Dogsโ€
Nick Offerman, โ€œThe Last of Usโ€ *WINNER
Adina Porter, โ€œThe Changelingโ€
Lewis Pullman, โ€œLessons in Chemistryโ€
Benny Safdie, โ€œThe Curseโ€
Luke Tennie, โ€œShrinkingโ€
Olivia Washington, โ€œIโ€™m a Virgoโ€
Jessica Williams, โ€œShrinkingโ€
ย 
BEST BREAKTRHOUGH PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Clark Backo, โ€œThe Changelingโ€
Aria Mia Loberti, โ€œAll the Light We Cannot Seeโ€
Adjani Salmon, โ€œDreaming Whilst Blackโ€
Keivonn Montreal Woodard, โ€œThe Last of Usโ€ *WINNER
Kara Young, โ€œIโ€™m a Virgoโ€
ย 
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
โ€œJury Dutyโ€ *WINNER
Ensemble Cast: Alan Barinholtz, Susan Berger, Cassandra Blair, David Brown, Kirk Fox, Ross Kimball, Pramode Kumar, Trisha LaFache, Mekki Leeper, James Marsden, Edy Modica, Kerry Oโ€™Neill, Rashida Olayiwola, Whitney Rice, Maria Russell, Ishmel Sahid, Ben Seaward, Ron Song, Evan Williams

Independent Spirit Awards 2024: The Best Dressed

Anne Hathaway wearing Valentino with Bulgari jewels and Aquazzura shoes

2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Anne Hathaway wearing Valentino with Bulgari jewels and Aquazzura shoes arrives at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards (39th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards) held at the Santa Monica Beach on February 25, 2024 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Image Press Agency)

Taylor Zakhar Perez wearing Alexander McQueen

2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Taylor Zakhar Perez wearing Alexander McQueen arrives at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards (39th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards) held at the Santa Monica Beach on February 25, 2024 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Image Press Agency)

Greta Lee wearing Lii Studio

2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Greta Lee wearing Lii Studio arrives at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards (39th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards) held at the Santa Monica Beach on February 25, 2024 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Image Press Agency)

Charles Melton wearing Louis Vuitton with an Omega watch and Anita Ko jewelry

2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Charles Melton wearing Louis Vuitton with an Omega watch and Anita Ko jewelry arrives at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards (39th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards) held at the Santa Monica Beach on February 25, 2024 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Image Press Agency)

Daโ€™Vine Joy Randolph wearing a Da Shon By DaSh look, Steve Madden shoes, a Gucci clutch, and Misho Designs jewelry

2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Daโ€™Vine Joy Randolph wearing a Da Shon By DaSh look, Steve Madden shoes, a Gucci clutch, and Misho Designs jewelry arrives at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards (39th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards) held at the Santa Monica Beach on February 25, 2024 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Image Press Agency)

Colman Domingo wearing custom Versace

2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Colman Domingo wearing custom Versace arrives at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards (39th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards) held at the Santa Monica Beach on February 25, 2024 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Image Press Agency)

Jessica Chastain wearing an Oscar de la Renta dress, Jimmy Choo shoes, and Simon G earrings

2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Jessica Chastain wearing an Oscar de la Renta dress, Jimmy Choo shoes, and Simon G earrings arrives at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards (39th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards) held at the Santa Monica Beach on February 25, 2024 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Image Press Agency)

Natalie Portman wearing a Balmain dress, Jimmy Choo shoes, and Nouvel Heritage Jewelry

2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Natalie Portman wearing a Balmain dress, Jimmy Choo shoes, and Nouvel Heritage jewelry arrives at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards (39th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards) held at the Santa Monica Beach on February 25, 2024 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Image Press Agency)

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