Everything Everywhere All At Once cleans up at Independent Spirits

Multiverse extravaganza wins seven awards as Aftersun named best first film

by Amber Wilkinson

Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All At Once
Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All At Once

Everything Everywhere All At Once continued its awards dominance by sweeping the board at the Independent Spirit Awards.

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's film, about a woman (Michelle Yeoh) who finds herself pulled across the multiverse, won seven statuettes including best director and best film. Yeoh and her co-star Ke Huy Quan won the best lead and supporting performance awards as the acting gongs went neutral for the first time.

Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio in Critics' Week winner Aftersun by Charlotte Well
Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio in Critics' Week winner Aftersun by Charlotte Well Photo: Courtesy of Cannes Critics' Week

It was also a good night for the UK as Charlotte Wells took home the Best First Feature Award for her poignant dad and daughter drama Aftersun, starring Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio.

Best documentary went to Laura Poitras' All The Beauty And The Bloodshed - about the downfall of the Sackler pharmaceutical empire - while Joyland, Saim Sadiq's consideration of the oppressive impact of the patriarchy on one family in Pakistan, took home best international feature.

The full list of film awards is below:

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 Breakthrough Performance - Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All At Once

Best Director - Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All At Once

Best Screenplay - Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All At Once

Best Cinematography - Florian Hoffmeister, Tár

Best Editing - Paul Rogers, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Documentary feature - All The Beauty And The Bloodshed

Best International Film - Joyland

Best First Feature - Aftersun

Best First Screenplay - John Patton Ford, Emily the Criminal

John Cassavetes award - The Cathedral

Robert Altman Award - Women Talking

Producers Award - Tory Lenosky

Someone To Watch - Director Nikyatu Jusu, Nanny

Truer Than Fiction Award - Reid Davenport, I Didn’t See You There

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