40th Independent Spirit Awards

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40th Independent Spirit Awards
Awarded forBest in independent film and independent television
DateFebruary 22, 2025
Site Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Hosted by Aidy Bryant
Highlights
Most nominations Anora / I Saw the TV Glow (6)
Television coverage
Network YouTube
(through @filmindependent + @imdb)

The 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films and television series of 2024, will be presented by Film Independent on February 22, 2025. [1] [2] [3] The ceremony will take place at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California, and will be hosted by American actress and comedian Aidy Bryant for the second year in a row; Bryant's hosting stint the previous year was widely praised and made headlines. For the third consecutive year, the ceremony will be streamed live on the YouTube channels of both IMDb and Film Independent, and across other social platforms. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

The nominations were announced live via YouTube on December 4, 2024. [8] Anora and I Saw the TV Glow led the film nominations with six each. In the television categories, Shōgun received the most nominations with five, followed by Baby Reindeer and English Teacher with four apiece. [3] [9] [10]

Nominees

Film

Best Feature Best Director
Best Lead Performance Best Supporting Performance
Best Breakthrough Performance Best Screenplay
Best First Feature Best First Screenplay
Best Documentary Feature Best International Film
  • Gaucho Gaucho Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw (directors/producers); Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Cameron O'Reilly, and Matthew Perniciaro (producers)
  • Hummingbirds – Silvia Del Carmen Castaños and Estefanía "Beba" Contreras (directors); Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, Diane Ng, Ana Rodriguez-Falco, and Jillian Schlesinger (directors/producers); Leslie Benavides and Rivkah Beth Medow (producers)
  • No Other Land Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, and Rachel Szor (directors/producers); Fabien Greenberg and Bård Kjøge Rønning (producers)
  • Patrice: The Movie – Ted Passon (director); Kyla Harris, Innbo Shim, and Emily Spivack (producers)
  • Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat Johan Grimonprez (director); Rémi Grellety and Daan Milius (producers)
Best Cinematography Best Editing

Films with multiple nominations

Television

Best New Scripted Series Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted SeriesBest Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series
Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted SeriesBest Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series

Series with multiple nominations

Series that received multiple nominations
NominationsFilm
5 Shōgun
4 Baby Reindeer
English Teacher
3 Agatha All Along
2 Diarra from Detroit
Fantasmas
Under the Bridge

Special awards

John Cassavetes Award

Robert Altman Award

(The award is given to the film's director, casting director, and ensemble cast)

Emerging Filmmakers Awards

Producers Award

The award honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films.

Someone to Watch Award

The award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.

Truer than Fiction Award

The award is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition.

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