2025 Indie Spirit Awards: See the Complete List of Winners

Mar. 15, 2025

Jordan Peele holding his Independent Spirit Award in Santa Monica, California, on March 3, 2018.Photo:Phillip Faraone/Getty

Phillip Faraone/Getty

The 40thIndependent Spirit Awardsare officially a wrap.

FormerSaturday Night Livecast memberAidy Bryanthosted the ceremony for the second year in a row out of Santa Monica, Calif., honoring some of the best of 2024 in film and television.

Bryant’s fellowSNLalumMolly Shannonserved as honorary chair for the evening, while presenters included actorsCarrie Coon,Danielle Deadwyler,Walton Goggins,Kathryn Hahn,Alana Haim, Patti LuPone and Natasha Lyonne.

Read on for the complete list of winners.

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Mikey Madison inAnora(2024).Courtesy of TIFF

Courtesy of TIFF

FILM

Best Feature

Best First Feature

WINNER:DìdiIn the SummersJanet PlanetThe Piano LessonProblemista

John Cassavetes Award (for best feature made for under $1 million)

Big BoysGhostlightWINNER:Girls Will Be GirlsJazzyThe People’s Joker

Best Director

Best Screenplay

Best First Screenplay

Joanna Arnow,The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has PassedAnnie Baker,Janet PlanetIndia Donaldson,Good OneJulio Torres,ProblemistaWINNER: Sean Wang,Dìdi

Demi Moore inThe Substance(2024).Courtesy of MUBI

Courtesy of MUBI

Best Lead Performance

Best Supporting Performance

Best Breakthrough Performance

Isaac Krasner,Big BoysKaty O’Brian,Love Lies BleedingMason Alexander Park,National AnthemRené Pérez Joglar,In the SummersWINNER: Maisy Stella,My Old Ass

Best Documentary

Gaucho GauchoHummingbirdsWINNER:No Other LandPatrice: The MovieSoundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Best International Film

All We Imagine as LightBlack DogWINNER:FlowGreen BorderHard Truths

Flow(2024).UFO Distribution

UFO Distribution

Best Editing

Anne McCabe,NightbitchOlivier Bugge Coutté and Olivia Neergaard-Holm,The ApprenticeLaura Colwell and Vanara Taing,JazzyWINNER: Hansjörg Weissbrich,September 5Arielle Zakowsk,Dìdi

Best Cinematography

Dinh Duy Hung,Inside the Yellow Cocoon ShellWINNER: Jomo Fray,Nickel BoysMaria Von Hausswolff,Janet PlanetJuan Pablo Ramírez,La CocinaRina Yang,The Fire Inside

Robert Altman Award

WINNER:His Three Daughters

Producers Award

Alex CocoWINNER: Sarah WinshallZoë Worth

Someone to Watch Award

Nicholas ColiaWINNER: Sarah FriedlandPham Thien An

Truer Than Fiction Award

Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily KassieCarla GutierrezWINNER: Rachel Elizabeth Seed

Ed Miller/Netflix

TELEVISION

Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series

Erased: WW2’s Heroes of ColorWINNER:Hollywood BlackPhotographerRen FaireSocial Studies

Best New Scripted Series

Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series

Hiroyuki Sanada onShōgun(2024).Colin Bentley/FX

Colin Bentley/FX

Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series

Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series

Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series

WINNER:How to Die Alone

source: people.com