28th Independent Spirit Awards


The 28th Independent Spirit Awards announced its nominees on November 27, 2012. The winners were announced on February 23, 2013 during an awards ceremony hosted by Andy Samberg.

Winners and nominees

Best FeatureBest Director
Silver Linings Playbook
  • Beasts of the Southern Wild
  • Bernie
  • Keep the Lights On
  • Moonrise Kingdom
David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook
  • Wes Anderson - Moonrise Kingdom
  • Julia Loktev - The Loneliest Planet
  • Ira Sachs - Keep the Lights On
  • Benh Zeitlin - Beasts of the Southern Wild
    • Best Male LeadBest Female Lead
    John Hawkes - The Sessions
  • Jack Black - Bernie
  • Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook
  • Thure Lindhardt - Keep the Lights On
  • Matthew McConaughey - Killer Joe
  • Wendell Pierce - Four
    		• Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook
  • Linda Cardellini - Return
  • Emayatzy Corinealdi - Middle of Nowhere
  • Quvenzhané Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild
  • Mary Elizabeth Winstead - Smashed
    • Best Supporting MaleBest Supporting Female
    Matthew McConaughey - Magic Mike
  • David Oyelowo - Middle of Nowhere
  • Michael Peña - End of Watch
  • Sam Rockwell - Seven Psychopaths
  • Bruce Willis - Moonrise Kingdom
    		• Helen Hunt - The Sessions
  • Rosemarie DeWitt - Your Sister's Sister
  • Ann Dowd - Compliance
  • Brit Marling - Sound of My Voice
  • Lorraine Toussaint - Middle of Nowhere
    • Best ScreenplayBest First Screenplay
    Silver Linings Playbook - David O. Russell
  • Keep the Lights On - Ira Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias
  • Moonrise Kingdom - Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
  • Ruby Sparks - Zoe Kazan
  • Seven Psychopaths - Martin McDonagh
    		• Safety Not Guaranteed - Derek Connolly
  • Celeste and Jesse Forever - Rashida Jones and Will McCormack
  • Fill the Void - Rama Burshtein
  • Gayby - Jonathan Lisecki
  • Robot & Frank - Christopher D. Ford
    • Best First FeatureBest Documentary Feature
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower
  • Fill the Void
  • Gimme the Loot
  • Safety Not Guaranteed
  • Sound of My Voice
    		• The Invisible War
  • The Central Park Five
  • How to Survive a Plague
  • Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
  • The Waiting Room
    • Best CinematographyBest International Film
    Beasts of the Southern Wild - Ben Richardson
  • End of Watch - Roman Vasyanov
  • Here - Lol Crawley
  • Moonrise Kingdom - Robert Yeoman
  • Valley of Saints - Yoni Brook
    		• Amour • Austria/France/Germany
  • Once Upon a Time in Anatolia • Turkey/Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Rust and Bone • France/Belgium
  • Sister • France/Switzerland
  • War Witch • Canada

    • Films with multiple nominations and awards

    AwardsFilm
    4Silver Linings Playbook
    2The Session

    Special awards

    [Independent Spirit [John Cassavetes Award|John Cassavetes Award]]

    Middle of Nowhere
    The Waiting Room
    Mynette Louie
    Adam Leon - Gimme the Loot