Film Independent handed over the 2025 Spirit Awards on Saturday afternoon (February 22nd). aor Charge three awards in the gender neutral category: Best Features, Director Shawn Baker and lead actor Mikey Madison.
Sean Wang’s Diddy Winning two prizes for the best first feature and first script while gusting the Latvian animation of Zilbalodis flow International films and There are no other lands It was named Best Documentary. The real pain He also won two awards to support scriptwriter and actor Kieran Culkin.
Baker gave a passionate speech to an independent director who said it took an average of three years to make the feature, asking for a higher advance fee. His words reflect a recent statement A brutal person Screenwriter Brady Corbett.
“Indie films are harder than ever,” Baker said. “In the age of DVD sales, we can now take greater risks with challenging films.”
Baker continued. “We’re generating jobs and revenue across the industry. We should barely get it. As the backend can no longer rely on us, creatives involved in projects over the years must start to earn much higher upfront fees (…)” he concluded: “This is simply unsustainable, so the system needs to be changed.”
It’s too late to endure the Oscars next weekend (March 2) after the Spirit Awards closes the Academy’s final voting window on February 18th, but highlights an impressive late-season surge. aorwon the best prize at the PGA, DGA and Critics’ Choice Awards two weekends ago.
Last year, Cannes Palmedor, was distributed by US neon, and participated in the ceremony with six field reading nominations alongside Jane Schoenbrunn. I watched the sparkle of the TV With an A24.
FX General Started the afternoon with five nods to the TV category, converting one into the best new script series. Netflix’s Baby Reindeer We’ve converted three of the four nods: Richard Gadd’s new script series, Best Support for Nava Mau, and Jessica is aiming for a breakthrough.
The Robert Altman Award, given to the film with the ensemble cast, made Ton Azazel Jacobs His three daughters Starring Natasha Lyon, Elizabeth Olsen and Carrie Coon.
Winners will be shown below in Bold.
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Best features
- aor
- I watched the sparkle of the TV
- Nickel Boys
- sing
- material
Best first feature
- Diddy
- In the summer
- Janet Planet
- Piano lesson
- From the problem
John Cassavetes Award (Best Features Made for Under $500,000)
- Big boy
- Girls become girls
- Ghost Light
- Jazzy
- People’s Joker
The best director
- Ali Abbasi, apprentice
- Sean Baker, aor
- Brady Corbett, A brutal person
- Alonso Ruizpalacios, kitchen
- Jane Schoenblanc, I watched the sparkle of the TV
The best script
- Another man
- heresy
- I watched the sparkle of the TV
- My old ass
- The real pain
The best first script
- Diddy
- Cutting
- Good things
- Janet Planet
- From the problem
The best movie shoot
- kitchen
- Inner fire
- Nickel Boys
- Janet Planet
- Inside of yellow coco shell
Best Edit
- apprentice
- Diddy
- September 5th
- Night Bitch
- Jazzy
Best lead performance
- Amy Adams, Night Bitch
- Ryan Destiny, Inner fire
- Colman Domingo, sing
- Keith Copper, Ghost Light
- Mikey Madison, aor
- Demi Moore, material
- Hunter Shafer, Cuckoo
- Judge Smith, I watched the sparkle of the TV
- June Squibb, Thelma
- Sebastian tent, apprentice
Best Support Performance
- Yura Borisov, aor
- Joan Chen, Diddy
- Kieran Culkin, The real pain
- Daniel Deadwiller, Lessa Pianon
- Carol Kane, Between the temple
- Karen Karaglian, aor
- Kani Kusruti, Girls become girls
- Breegett Randy Payne, I watched the sparkle of the TV
- Clarence: The Eye of God, McLinn, sing
- Adam Pearson, Another man
Best breakthrough performance
- Isaac Krasner, Big Boys
- Katie Oblien, Love bleeds
- Mason Alexander Park, national anthem
- René Pérez Joglar, In the summer
- Maiy Stella, My old ass
Robert Altman Award
The best documentary
- Gaucho Gaucho
- Hummingbird
- There are no other lands
- Patrice: Movie
- Soundtrack to the coup
The best international movies
- Imagine us
- Black dog
- flow
- Green border
- The difficult truth
Producer Award
- Alex Coco
- Sarah Winshall
- Zoe’s Value
Those who see the award
- Nicholas Koli, Griffin Inn summer
- Sarah Friedland, The familiar touch
- Pham Thien an, Inside of yellow coco shell
Truthier than the Fiction Award
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