Independent Spirit Award for Best New Scripted Series

Independent Spirit Award for Best New Scripted Series
Independent Spirit Award for Best New Scripted Series
Awarded for	Best New Scripted Series
Country	United States
Presented by	Film Independent
First award	2020
Currently held by	Beef (2023)
Website	filmindependent.org

The Independent Spirit Award for New Scripted Series (or Best New Series) is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards, presented to recognize the best in independent filmmaking.

History

It was first awarded in 2020 with Michaela Coel's miniseries I May Destroy You being the first recipient of the award.

Criteria

Only first season series are eligible to compete, international series can compete as long as at least three episode aired on a US broadcaster within the calendar year.

Recipients

2020s

Year	Winner	Network	Creator(s)
2020 ^[1]^[2]	I May Destroy You	BBC One	Michaela Coel
	Little America	Apple TV+	Lee Eisenberg, Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani
	Small Axe	Prime Video	Steve McQueen
	A Teacher	FX	Hannah Fidell
	Unorthodox	Netflix	Anna Winger and Alexa Karolinski
2021 ^[3]	Reservation Dogs	FX	Sterlin Harjo & Taika Waititi
	Blindspotting	Starz	Rafael Casal & Daveed Diggs
	It's a Sin	Channel 4	Russell T. Davies
	The Underground Railroad	Prime Video	Barry Jenkins
	We Are Lady Parts	Channel 4	Nida Manzoor
2022 ^[4]	The Bear	FX on Hulu	Christopher Storer
	Pachinko	Apple TV+	Soo Hugh
	The Porter	BET+ / CBC Television	Arnold Pinnock & Bruce Ramsay
	Severance	Apple TV+	Dan Erickson
	Station Eleven	HBO Max	Patrick Somerville
2023 ^[5]	Beef	Netflix	Lee Sung Jin
	Dreaming Whilst Black	Showtime	Adjani Salmon
	I'm a Virgo	Prime Video	Boots Riley
	Jury Duty	Freevee	Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky
	Slip	The Roku Channel	Zoe Lister-Jones
2024 ^[6]	*Shōgun*	FX	Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks
	Baby Reindeer	Netflix	Richard Gadd
	Diarra from Detroit	BET+	Diarra Kilpatrick
	English Teacher	FX	Brian Jordan Alvarez
	Fantasmas	HBO	Julio Torres

References

^ Grobar, Matt (April 22, 2021). "'Nomadland' Wins Independent Spirit Awards For Best Picture, Director, Editing & Cinematography, Further Solidifying Oscars Prospects". Deadline. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
^ Sharf, Zack (April 23, 2021). "2021 Independent Spirit Awards Winner's List". IndieWire. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
^ Long, Brent; Tangcay, Jazz (December 14, 2021). "Indie Spirit Awards 2022: Full List of Nominations". Variety. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
^ Trainor, Daniel (December 13, 2022). "2023 Independent Spirit Awards: See the Complete List of TV Nominees". Eonline. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
^ Erbland, Kate (February 25, 2024). "2024 Independent Spirit Award Winners: 'Past Lives' Wins Best Feature (Complete Winners List)". IndieWire. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 4, 2024). "Spirit Awards Best Feature Nominees Include 'Anora', 'I Saw The TV Glow', 'Nickel Boys', 'Sing Sing' & 'The Substance'". Deadline. Retrieved December 5, 2024.

[1] Grobar, Matt (April 22, 2021). "'Nomadland' Wins Independent Spirit Awards For Best Picture, Director, Editing & Cinematography, Further Solidifying Oscars Prospects". Deadline. Retrieved December 24, 2021.

[2] Sharf, Zack (April 23, 2021). "2021 Independent Spirit Awards Winner's List". IndieWire. Retrieved December 24, 2021.

[3] Long, Brent; Tangcay, Jazz (December 14, 2021). "Indie Spirit Awards 2022: Full List of Nominations". Variety. Retrieved December 14, 2021.

[4] Trainor, Daniel (December 13, 2022). "2023 Independent Spirit Awards: See the Complete List of TV Nominees". Eonline. Retrieved December 13, 2022.

[:0-5] Erbland, Kate (February 25, 2024). "2024 Independent Spirit Award Winners: 'Past Lives' Wins Best Feature (Complete Winners List)". IndieWire. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

[6] D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 4, 2024). "Spirit Awards Best Feature Nominees Include 'Anora', 'I Saw The TV Glow', 'Nickel Boys', 'Sing Sing' & 'The Substance'". Deadline. Retrieved December 5, 2024.

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v t e Independent Spirit Awards
Current categories	Best Film Best Director Best Lead Performance Best Supporting Performance Best Breakthrough Performance Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Documentary Feature Best First Feature Best International Film Best Screenplay Best First Screenplay Best New Scripted Series Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series John Cassavetes Award Robert Altman Award
Retired categories	Best Male Lead Best Female Lead Best Supporting Male Best Supporting Female Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series
Ceremonies	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 (years are of film release; ceremonies are the following year)