33rd Independent Spirit Awards

The 33rd Film Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films of 2017, were presented by Film Independent on March 3, 2018. The nominations were announced on November 21, 2017 by actresses Lily Collins and Tessa Thompson. The ceremony was televised in the United States by IFC, taking place inside its usual tent setting on a beach in Santa Monica, California. Nick Kroll and John Mulaney returned to host the ceremony for the second time.

Winners and nominees

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Nominations	Film
6	Call Me by Your Name
5	Get Out
5	Good Time
4	Columbus
4	Lady Bird
4	The Rider
3	I, Tonya
3	Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2	Beach Rats
2	Beatriz at Dinner
2	The Big Sick
2	Dayveon
2	The Florida Project
2	Ingrid Goes West
2	The Killing of a Sacred Deer
2	Life and Nothing More
2	The Lovers
2	Oh Lucy!
2	Quest

Awards	Film
2	Call Me by Your Name
2	Get Out
2	I, Tonya
2	Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Special awards

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Life and Nothing More

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Mudbound – Dee Rees, Billy Hopkins, Ashley Ingram, Jonathan Banks, Mary J. Blige, Jason Clarke, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Mitchell, Rob Morgan and Carey Mulligan

Kiehl's Someone to Watch Award

Recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Kiehl's.Justin Chon – Gook

* Amman Abbasi – Dayveon
* Kevin Phillips – ''Super Dark Times''

The BONNIE Award

The inaugural award recognizes a mid-career female director with a body of work that demonstrates uniqueness of vision and a groundbreaking approach to filmmaking. The award includes a $50,000 unrestricted grant funded by American Airlines.Chloé Zhao

* So Yong Kim
* Lynn Shelton

Piaget Producers Award

Honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.Summer Shelton – Keep the Change

* Giulia Caruso and Ki Jin Kim – Columbus
* Ben LeClair – ''The Lovers''

Truer than Fiction Award

Presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.Jonathan Olshefski – Quest

* Shevaun Mizrahi – Distant Constellation
* Jeff Unay – ''The Cage Fighter''