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28th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2013)
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Spirit Awards 2013 Winners & Nominees

The 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2013) took place on February 23, 2013. Silver Linings Playbook won Best Feature and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 12 categories is below.

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Best Feature
Silver Linings Playbook
Headline winners

Spirit Awards 2013: The Winners

Silver Linings Playbook won Best Feature against 4 other nominees. David O. Russell (Best Director), John Hawkes (Best Male Lead) and Jennifer Lawrence (Best Female Lead) took the main individual prizes.

Silver Linings Playbook (2012) movie poster Best Feature

Best Feature

Silver Linings Playbook

2012 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · $236M worldwide

4 wins from 5 nominations at the 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2013)

  • Best Director
  • Best Female Lead
  • Best Screenplay

Following a public breakdown, Pat Solitano returns home to Philadelphia to live with his parents and confront his past. There, he meets Tiffany Maxwell, a young widow struggling with her own challenges. As they navigate their individual turmoil, an unexpected connection forms, leading them to help each other find moments of hope and healing amidst difficult circumstances, all while sharing a fervent enthusiasm for the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Scoreboard

Spirit Awards 2013: Which Films Won the Most

Silver Linings Playbook won 4 awards from 5 nominations. 8 films won at least once, while Moonrise Kingdom went home empty-handed from 5 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Silver Linings Playbook (2012) movie poster
    Silver Linings Playbook 4 / 5
    2012 · Drama, Comedy · 4 wins from 5 nominations
  2. The Sessions (2012) movie poster
    The Sessions 2 / 2
    2012 · Drama · 2 wins from 2 nominations
  3. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) movie poster
    Beasts of the Southern Wild 1 / 4
    2012 · Drama, Fantasy · 1 win from 4 nominations
  4. Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) movie poster
    Safety Not Guaranteed 1 / 2
    2012 · Comedy · 1 win from 2 nominations
  5. Magic Mike (2012) movie poster
    Magic Mike 1 / 1
    2012 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  6. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) movie poster
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1 / 1
    2012 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  7. The Invisible War (2012) movie poster
    The Invisible War 1 / 1
    2012 · Drama, History · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. Amour (2012) movie poster
    Amour 1 / 1
    2012 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. Moonrise Kingdom (2012) movie poster
    Moonrise Kingdom 0 / 5
    2012 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 5 nominations
  10. Keep the Lights On (2012) movie poster
    Keep the Lights On 0 / 4
    2012 · Drama · 0 wins from 4 nominations
Full results

All 12 Spirit Awards 2013 Categories: Winners & Nominees

12 categories and 58 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

12 categories · 58 nominations

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By genre

The Genres Behind the Spirit Awards 2013 Winners

Drama led with 49 nominations across 26 films and won 11. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 11 wins · 49 nominations · 22%
  2. Comedy 6 wins · 23 nominations · 26%
  3. Romance 6 wins · 15 nominations · 40%
  4. Crime 1 win · 10 nominations · 10%
  5. Thriller 0 wins · 7 nominations · 0%
  6. Documentary 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  7. Fantasy 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  8. History 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  9. Mystery 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  10. Biography 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
2013 season

How the Rest of the 2013 Awards Season Voted

The other 12 ceremonies of 2013, with the winner of each top prize. Argo won the most of them: 6.

All 2013 awards
Earlier years

Previous Spirit Awards Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Spirit Awards page has every year back to 1986.

Every Spirit Awards ceremony

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Spirit Awards 2013: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2013), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Feature at the 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2013)?

Silver Linings Playbook (2012) won Best Feature. The other nominees were Beasts of the Southern Wild, Bernie, Keep the Lights On and Moonrise Kingdom.

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Which film won the most awards at the 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2013)?

Silver Linings Playbook (2012) won the most: 4 awards from 5 nominations. The Sessions was next with 2 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2013)?

Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and Moonrise Kingdom (2012) led with 5 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2013)?

Best Director: David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook. Best Male Lead: John Hawkes for The Sessions. Best Female Lead: Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook. Best Supporting Male: Matthew McConaughey for Magic Mike. Best Supporting Female: Helen Hunt for The Sessions.

When was the 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2013)?

The 28th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2013) took place on February 23, 2013. The database has 12 categories and 58 nominations for it.