The annual event honors voices working outside the major studio system, with last year's ceremony dominated by a sweeping victory for Anora.

40th Film Independent Spirit Awards Image Credit: Gregg DeGuire/Deadline Melissa Roxburgh attends the 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards on Feb. 22, 2025 in Santa Monica, California.

The Spirit Awards, held in a beachside tent in Santa Monica, California, is the shaggier, more irreverent sister to the Academy Awards, celebrating the best in independent film and television.

At Film Independent's 40th annual Spirit Awards on Feb. 22, Anora continued its recent winning streak — taking home three of the big film awards, for Best Feature, Best Director for Sean Baker ...

In 2016, Mya Taylor, who plays a sex worker in Baker’s 2015 film “ Tangerine,” became the first openly transgender actor to win the Independent Spirit Award for best supporting female.

But in a season full of honors and awards shows, we have a special place in our hearts for the one with an independent streak. On Saturday the stars came out to celebrate the 33rd Annual ...

Our ongoing Member Lens feature spotlights current Film Independent Members to see how they got started, where they are now ...

Longtime Film Independent president Josh Welsh was remembered at the 2025 Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday by acting president Brenda Robinson, who delivered a heartfelt speech about the ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- The 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards have a few things the Oscars don't: a host and female filmmaker nominees.

40th Film Independent Spirit Awards Demi Moore attends the 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards on Feb. 22, 2025 in Santa Monica, California.