2025 Film Independent Spirit Award: Complete List of Winners

“Anora” won the best book at the 40th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday. Its director Sean Baker and leader Mikey Madison won their respective categories. “Shogun” won the Best New Script Series, while “Baby Reindeer” won three performance awards.
Best Features
“Anora”
Best No. 1
“dìdi”
John Cassavetes Award
Give the best features, priced under $1,000,000.
“Girls will be girls”
Best Director
Sean Baker, “Anora”
The best script
Jesse Eisenberg, “Real Pain”
Best First Script
Sean Wang, “dìdi”
Best prospect performance
Mikey Madison, “Anora”
Best Supported Performance
Kieran Culkin, “Real Pain”
The best breakthrough performance
Maisy Stella, “My Old Ass”
The best photography
Jomo Fray, “Nickel Boy”
The best editor
Hansjörg Weissbrich, “September 5”
Ultraman Robert Award
Awarded to a film director, actor and ensemble actor.
“His three daughters”
Best Documentary
“No other land”
Best International Films
“Flow” (Latvia, France, Belgium)
Producer Award
Granted to emerging producers of high-quality independent films with limited resources.
Sarah Winshall
Someone watches the award
Granted to talented filmmakers who have not yet been widely recognized.
Sarah Friedland, “Familiar Touch”
More realistic than novel awards
Awarded to emerging directors of nonfiction features that have not yet been widely recognized.
Rachel Elizabeth Seed, “Photography Memory”
Best New Non-Recorded or Documentary Series
“Hollywood Black”
Best New Script Series
“Shogun”
Best Lead Performance in New Script Series
Richard Gadd, “Baby Reindeer”
Best supported performance in the new script series
Nava Mau, “Baby Reindeer”
Best Breakthrough Performance in the New Script Series
Jessica Gunning, “Baby Reindeer”
Best Ensemble Cast in New Script Series
“How to Die Alone”