Nominees For 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards Revealed

HOLLYWOOD/SANTA MONICA—The nominees for the 2025 Independent Spirit Awards were revealed on Wednesday, December 4. Emerging as the top contenders are the films “Anora” and “I Saw the TV Glow,” each securing six nominations, including a nod for Best Feature. Following closely is “Didi,” which garnered four nominations, while “Sing Sing” received three.

The 2025 ceremony marks the 40^th anniversary of the Independent Spirit Awards, promising an exciting event filled with memorable moments. Below is a partial list of the nominees for various categories:

Best Feature

- “Anora”

- “I Saw the TV Glow”

- “Nickel Boys”

- “Sing Sing”

- “The Substance”

Best First Feature

- “Didi”

- “In the Summers”

- “Janet Planet”

- “The Piano Lesson”

- “Problemista”

John Cassavetes Award

- “Big Boys”

- “Ghostlight”

- “Girls Will be Girls”

- “Jazzy”

- “The People’s Joker”

Best Director

- Ali Abbasi for “The Apprentice”

- Sean Baker for “Anora”

- Brady Corbet for “The Brutalist”

- Alonso Ruizpalacios for “La Cocina”

- Jane Schoenbrun for “I Saw the TV Glow”

Best Lead Performance

- Amy Adams in “Nightbitch”

- Ryan Destiny in “The Fire Inside”

- Colman Domingo in “Sing Sing”

- Keith Kupferer in “Ghostlight”

- Mikey Madison in “Anora”

- Demi Moore in “The Substance”

- Hunter Schafer in “Cuckoo”

- Justice Smith in “I Saw the TV Glow”

- June Squibb in “Thelmas”

- Sebastian Stan in “The Apprentice”

Best Supporting Performance

- Yura Borisov in “Anora”

- Joan Chen in “Didi”

- Kieran Culkin in “A Real Pain”

- Danielle Deadwyler in “The Piano Lesson”

- Carol Kane in “Between the Temples”

- Karren Karagulian in “Anora”

- Kani Kusruti in “Girls Will Be Girls”

- Brigette Lundy-Paine in “I Saw the TV Glow”

- Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin in “Sing Sing”

- Adam Pearson in “A Different Man”

Best Breakthrough Performance

- Isaac Krasner in “Big Boys”

- Katy O’Brian in “Love Lies Bleeding”

- Mason Alexander Park in “National Anthem”

- Rene Perez Joglar in “In the Summers”

- Maisy Stella in “My Old Ass”

Best Screenplay

- Scott Beck and Bryan Woods for “Heretic”

- Jesse Eisenberg for “A Real Pain”

- Megan Park for “My Old Ass”

- Aaron Schimberg for “A Different Man”

- Jane Schoenbrun for “I Saw the TV Glow”

Best First Screenplay

- Joanna Arnow for “The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed”

- Annie Baker for “Janet Planet”

- India Donaldson for “Good One”

- Julio Torres for “Problemista”

- Sean Wang for “Didi”

The Awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, February 22, 2025. Aidy Bryant, known for her time on “Saturday Night Live,” will be hosting the event once again. Viewers can catch the live stream of the awards on IMDb as well as on Film Independent’s YouTube channels and various social media platforms.

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