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
Best Feature Anora
Most awards Anora (3)
Most nominations Anora / I Saw the TV Glow (5)
Television coverage
Network YouTube
(through @filmindependent + @imdb)

The 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films and television series of 2024, was presented by Film Independent on February 22, 2025. [1] [2] [3] The ceremony took place at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California, and was 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 was 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 five each, followed by Dìdi with four. Shōgun received the most television nominations with five, followed by Baby Reindeer and English Teacher with four apiece. [3] [9] [10]

Winners and nominees

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Sean Baker, Best Director winner
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Mikey Madison, Best Lead Performance winner
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Kieran Culkin, Best Supporting Performance winner
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Jesse Eisenberg, Best Screenplay winner
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Yuval Abraham, Best Documentary Feature co-winner
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Gints Zilbalodis, Best International Film winner

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
  • No Other Land Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, and Rachel Szor (directors/producers); Fabien Greenberg and Bård Kjøge Rønning (producers)
    • 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)
    • 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 and awards

Films that won multiple awards
AwardsFilm
3 Anora
2 A Real Pain
Dìdi

Television

Nava Mau, Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series winner Nava Mau by Chelsea Lauren.jpg
Nava Mau, Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series winner
Jessica Gunning, Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series winner Jessica Gunning in Outlaws 2017.jpg
Jessica Gunning, Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series winner
Best New Scripted Series Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series Best 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
NominationsSeries
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.

Milestones

The Best International Film winner Flow [11] [12] became the first animated feature to win an Independent Spirit Award in any category.

See also

References

  1. Hore, Seanna; Santos, Gladys (April 18, 2024). "40th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards to Take Place on Saturday, February 22, 2025" (Press release). Film Independent . Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  2. Schwartz, Missy (April 18, 2024). "Indie Spirit Awards Set February 2025 Date". TheWrap . Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Film Independent (December 4, 2024). "Here Are Your 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominees". Film Independent . Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  4. Squire, John (October 3, 2024). "Aidy Bryant to Return as Host of the 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards". Film Independent . Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  5. Bergeson, Samantha (October 3, 2024). "Aidy Bryant to Host 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards". IndieWire . Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  6. Specter, Emma (February 27, 2024). "Why Can't Every Award Show Host Be Aidy Bryant?". British Vogue . Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  7. D'Alessandro, Anthony; Grobar, Matt (February 25, 2024). "Aidy Bryant's Independent Spirit Awards Monologue Takes on AI, the Strike & Pains of Hosting". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  8. "Here Are Your 2025 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominees!". Film Independent. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024 via YouTube.
  9. Lattanzio, Ryan (December 4, 2024). "'Anora' and 'I Saw the TV Glow' Lead Spirit Award Noms with Six Each — See the Full List". IndieWire . Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  10. Lang, Brent; Moreau, Jordan (December 4, 2024). "Spirit Awards 2025 Nominations: 'Anora' and 'I Saw the TV Glow' Lead Film Categories, 'Shōgun' Rules TV". Variety . Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  11. Flow Wins Independent Spirit Award 2025 for Best International Film – FilmNewEurope.com
  12. Latvian 'Flow' picks up another award - Latvian Public Media