Well there you have it. Taking place a full week before the Oscars now (they used to be the afternoon before), the ISA’s went hard for EEAO, giving it a record 7 wins. The movie’s breaking records all over the place. Of course, anyone can vote for these things (you literally just have to pay a fee to sign up), so this group is not anywhere close to the Oscar voters. But the Academy is literally voting right now, and ballots are due next week, so they may be paying attention.
2023 INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD WINNERS
Best Feature: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Lead Performance: Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Supporting Performance: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Director: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
John Cassavetes Award: The Cathedral
Best First Feature: Aftersun
Robert Altman Award: Women Talking
Best Breakthrough Performance: Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Cinematography: Tár
Best Editing: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Documentary: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Best Screenplay: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best First Screenplay: Emily the Criminal
Best International Film: Joyland