2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards: Complete Winners List
Here’s who went home a winner at the Indy Spirit Awards, held on the beach in Santa Monica, Calif., on Saturday.“Anora” won best feature at the 40th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday. Its director, Sean Baker, and lead, Mikey Madison, won in their respective categories. “Shogun” won best new scripted series, while “Baby Reindeer” took home three acting awards.Best Feature“Anora”Best First Feature“Dìdi”John Cassavetes AwardGiven to the best feature made for under $1,000,000.“Girls Will Be Girls”Best DirectorSean Baker, “Anora”Best ScreenplayJesse Eisenberg, “A Real Pain”Best First ScreenplaySean Wang, “Dìdi”Best Lead PerformanceMikey Madison, “Anora”Best Supporting PerformanceKieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”Best Breakthrough PerformanceMaisy Stella, “My Old Ass”Best CinematographyJomo Fray, “Nickel Boys”Best EditingHansjörg Weissbrich, “September 5”Robert Altman AwardGiven to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast.“His Three Daughters”Best Documentary“No Other Land”Best International Film“Flow” (Latvia, France, Belgium)Producers AwardGiven to an emerging producer of quality independent films with limited resources.Sarah WinshallSomeone to Watch AwardGiven to a talented filmmaker who has not yet been widely recognized.Sarah Friedland, “Familiar Touch”Truer Than Fiction AwardGiven to an emerging director of nonfiction features who has not yet been widely recognized.Rachel Elizabeth Seed, “A Photographic Memory”Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series“Hollywood Black”Best New Scripted Series“Shogun”Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted SeriesRichard Gadd, “Baby Reindeer”Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted SeriesNava Mau, “Baby Reindeer”Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted SeriesJessica Gunning, “Baby Reindeer”Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series“How to Die Alone” More