The 38th Film Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films and television series of 2022, were held near the beach at the Santa Monica Pier.
It turned out to be a fun and festive ceremony for actress Ayo Edebiri, who ended up winning the award for Best Supporting Performance In A New Scripted Series for her role in the FX on Hulu series The Bear.
Since the organization behind the awards show introduced gender-neutral categories, instead of the traditionally separated male and female lead and supporting categories, she beat out male co-star Ebon Moss-Bachrach for the trophy.
In another proud moment, Edebiri and Moss-Bachrach were able to celebrate together with some of their colleagues on The Bear when it won the award for Best New Scripted Series.
The comedy-drama, which made its world premiere in June 2022, has received critical acclaim, especially for the directing and cast performances, which resulted in it being greenlit for an upcoming second season.
Winner! Ayo Edebiri, 27, was all smiles when she won the award for Best Supporting Performance In A New Scripted Series for her role in The Bear at the 38th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on Saturday
Ahead of all the celebrating for the show’s big wins, Edebiri, 27, struck a number of poses on the red carpet in a metallic Oscar de la Renta minidress covered in sparkly appliqués.
The unique shoulder-less number, which fell to about the middle of her thighs, helped showcase her amazingly toned figure.
She also wore a pair of beige open-toe heels, and had her long locks styled in braids, which were pulled into a low ponytail.
At one point during the event Moss-Bachrach and Edebiri struck a few poses together in the IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2023 Independent Spirit Awards.
The actor, who’s best known to many fans for his role in The Punisher, looked handsome in a classic black suit that he matched with a white dress shirt and black tie.
Ayo Edebiri and Moss-Bachrach would also team up with Nicholas Braun, Jenny Slate, and show creator Christopher Storer, who had the Best New Scripted Series trophy in hand, for some celebratory photos in the IMDb Portrait Studio.
The Bear focuses in on a young chef from the world of fine dining who heads back home to Chicago to run his family’s failing Italian beef sandwich shoppe after the suicide of his older brother.
It turns out his late brother left behind debts, a rundown kitchen, and an unruly staff, which has the makings of serious drama for the series.
One-of-a-kind: The actress struck red carpet poses in a sparkly mini dress
The unique shoulder-less number, which fell to about the middle of her thighs, helped showcase her amazingly toned figure
Stunning: She also wore a pair of beige open-toe heels, and had her long locks styled in braids, which were pulled into a low ponytail
Winners: Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach posed for a photo together ahead of the ceremony
Edebiri, 27, plays the role of Sydney Adamu, a talented but inexperienced chef who joins The Beef as its new sous chef under Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto.
Jeremy Allen White, 32, former star of the hit series Shameless, portrays Carmy, an award-winning New York City chef de cuisine, who returns to his hometown of Chicago after his late brother Michael’s death.
Moss-Bachrach, 45, plays Richard ‘Richie’ Jerimovich, the de facto manager of the restaurant and Michael’s old best friend.
The main cast also includes Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas and Abby Elliott, while the show’s recurring roles are played by the likes of Oliver Platt, Matty Matheson, Edwin Lee Gibson, José Cervante, Corey Hendrix, Richard Esteras and Chris Witaske.
Co-star love fest: Edebiri beat out nine other actors for the award for Best Supporting Performance In A New Scripted Series, including her The Bear co-star; they would pose together in the IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2023 Independent Spirit Awards
Big win! Show creator Christopher Storer held the trophy for Best New Scripted Series when he an some of the cast posed for a few photos in he IMDb Portrait Studio; Edebiri is sitting next to Jenny Slate, while Moss-Bachrach is in between Nicholas Braun an Storer
Glowing: The Boston, Massachusetts native flashed a proud smile when she accepted the award for Best Supporting Performance In A New Scripted Series for her role as Sydney Adamu in the FX on Hulu series The Bear
More coming: After receiving critical acclaim, especially for the directing and performances of its cast, The Bear got the green light for a second season, consisting of 10 new episodes, that’s slate to premiere in mid-2023; Edebiri is picture in a scene from season one
After receiving critical acclaim, and in particular praise for the directing and performances of its cast, The Bear got the green light for a second season, consisting of 10 new episodes.
The upcoming season two, which will consist of 10 new episodes, is expected to premiere on FX on Hulu somewhere around the middle part of 2023.
Ahead of production on The Bear, Storer was most recognized for his work as a director and executive producer of Ramy (2019-2020); producer on the coming-of-age comedy-drama film Eighth Grade (2018), starring Elsie Fisher; and as director of the Netflix stand-up comedy film Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King, which earned him the Peabody Award.
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