Curious to know how you can watch Independent Spirit Awards this year? Well, we have got you covered! In the ceremony held on 4th March 2023 at Santa Monica Pier beach, numerous stars from the USA made their entry to receive the awards from the world’s most eminent awards show.
The 38th Independent Spirit Awards was a huge success, and fans are more than excited to watch the whole ceremony, so here we bring you the complete streaming guide on how you can watch 2023’s Independent Spirit Awards online.
Every year since 1984, Independent Spirit Awards have been awarded to the world’s most loved and well-produced indie films and shows to honor them for their excellent work. Produced by Film Independent, every year, the ceremony gets held at the Santa Monica Pier beach and usually before the Academy Awards. This year as well, Independent Awards Ceremony has been enthusiastically concluded before the Academy Awards, which is going to be held on 13th March 2023.
There have been changes happened over the course of 39 years. Since 2020, the awards such as Best Scripted Series, Best Documentary Series, and Best Male, Female, and Ensemble cast have been added to the list, and even this year, fans could see major changes happening in the list of awards. So, let us get to know everything about the changes, hosts, and nominees of the 38th Independent Spirit Awards.
38th Independent Spirit Awards: Everything to know
One of the major change that happened this year is the list of awardees were shortened to gender-neutral categories, which means there was no bifurcation in male and female awards. Only one male or female actor was selected to receive the award, such as the Best Lead Performance Award and Best Supporting Performance Award.
The occasion was brought to glory with 37-year-old Indian – American comedian and host Hasan Minaj, who is popularly known in the American Stand-up comedy world, and the reintroduction of the Best Breakthrough Performance Award, which ceased in the year 2005, baffled everyone.
Additionally, various fan-favorite TV and film stars such as Michelle Yeoh, Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchette, Aubrey Plaza, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mia Goth, Quinta Brunson, Gabrielle Union, Regina Hall, Loren Lott, Saim Sadiq, Michaela Jae Rodriguez, Sharon Horgan, Paul Mescal, Beatrice Ganno, Ke Huay Quan, Haley Lu Richardson, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Molly Shannon and many more, who were nominees for various films and TV Series walked on the red carpet of Independent Spirit Awards.
38th Independent Spirit Awards: Film and TV Series Nominees
The film and TV nominations were already announced through YouTube in the months of November and March. The film Everything Everywhere all at Once (8 Nominations) was followed by Tar which received 7 nominations, and Aftersun, which received 5 nominations. The TV Show The Bear, Abbott Elementary, Severance, and Station Eleven were nominated for multiple awards.
Among 7 nominations, Everything Everywhere All At Once achieved 7 awards, and the television show The Bear received 2 awards. The whole list of Nominations is given below, and to know the winners, follow the streaming guide given at the end of this post.
- Best Feature Film: Everything Everywhere all at Once, Bones and All, Our Father The Devil, Tar, Women Talking
- Best First Feature Film: Aftersun, Emily The Criminal, The Inspection, Murina, Palm Trees and Power Lines
- Best International Film: Corsage, Return To Seoul, Saint-Omer, Joyland, Leoneor Will Never Die
- Best Documentary Feature Film: All That Breathes, A House Made of Splinters, Midwives, All The Beauty, and The Bloodshed, riotsville USA
- Best New Scripted Series: Station Eleven, The Porter, The Bear, Pachinko, Severance.
- Best New Documentary Series: Children Of The Underground, Mind Over Murder, We Need To Talk About Cosby, The Rehearsal, Pepsi Where’s My Jet?
- Best Cinematography: Tar, Aftersun, Murina, Pearl, Neptune Frost
- Best Editing: Marcel The Shell With Shoes On, Tar, Aftersun, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Cathedral
38th Independent Spirit Awards: Streaming Guide
The Independent Spirit Awards 2023, which nominated and awarded the best independent films, series, and actors of 2022, was held on 4th March 2023 at 5:00 ET and 2:00 ET. The occasion was supposed to be broadcasted on the television channel IFC; however, unlike last year, the show was live-streamed online instead.
Fans can watch the show live on Film Independent and IMDB’s YouTube, and currently, the whole recorded show is available to watch worldwide on YouTube free of cost which runs approximately 2 hours. Additionally, the nominations announcement was also made on Film Independent’s YouTube Channel.
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