Hollywood is hitting the beach as the 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards get underway at Santa Monica Pier. Hosted by Aidy Bryant for the second consecutive year, Anora and I Saw the TV Glow lead the ...

Baker won the best director award for his film 'Anora' on Saturday, and took the opportunity to advocate for keeping the indie film genre alive. By Beatrice Verhoeven Awards Editor “Indie film is ...

Will films like "I Saw the TV Glow" and "The Substance" bring awards glory to the horror genre or will "Anora" and "Nickel Boys" continue its successful runs? Find out at the 40th annual Spirit Awards ...

The former longtime president of the organization died in January at 62. By Beatrice Verhoeven Awards Editor Longtime Film Independent president Josh Welsh was remembered at the 2025 Independent ...

Mikey Madison accepts the Best Lead Performance Award for "Anora" during the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards The Indie Spirits are a distinct organization in the awards season landscape because ...

The 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards — the top awards event for the independent film and television community — were handed out on Saturday from the beach in Santa Monica, Calif. The ceremony, ...

The annual ceremony is swapping its classic Santa Monica beach setting for its February 15, 2026 show. Deadline cited at the time that the cycling portion of the Olympic Games could be stationed at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Alex Coco, Sean Baker, Samantha Quan, Mikey Madison pose with the Best Feature Awards and ...

The Film Independent Spirit Awards returned with their 40th ceremony on Saturday, with Anora, its star Mikey Madison, and director Sean Baker dominating the film category awards. Baby Reindeer led in ...

The UK actress has ascended to national treasure status, celebrated at this year's British Independent Film Awards for her ...

Emily Watson will receive the honorary Richard Harris Award at the 2025 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs). Introduced in 2002, the BIFAs hand out the Richard Harris Award to recognise an ...

“Pillion,” the kinky BDSM rom-com in which Alexander Skarsgard’s strapping biker takes Harry Melling’s timid wallflower as his new submissive, has won the top honor at the British Independent Film ...