The Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series was one of the annual

Independent Spirit Awards The Independent Spirit Awards (abbreviated Spirit Awards and originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards), founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with Poly(methyl m ...

to honor an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a new scripted series. It was first presented in 2020 with

Shira Haas Shira Haas ( he, שירה האס; born ) is an Israeli actress. She initially gained national prominence for her roles in local film and television, having won two Israeli Ophir Awards out of five nominations since 2014. In 2020, she gained int ...

being the first recipient of the award for her role as Esther "Esty" Shapiro in miniseries '' Unorthodox'' and the last recipient of the award is Thuso Mbedu for her role as Cora Randall in '' The Underground Railroad''. In 2022, it was announced that the acting categories would be retired and replaced with two gender neutral categories: Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series & Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series. Shira Haas 04

Winners and nominees

2020s

References

{{Reflist Best New Scripted Film American television awards Awards established in 2020