‘Anora’ Wins Big At Film Independent Spirit Awards – Complete Winners List – Forbes
Alex Coco, Sean Baker, Samantha Quan, Mikey Madison pose with the Best Feature Awards and Madison's … [+]
The indie romantic comedy sensation Anora continued its awards season momentum with three major wins at the 2025 Film Independent Spirt Awards on Saturday.
The film won Best Feature, Best Lead Performance for Mikey Madison and Best Director for Sean Baker at the 40th annual ceremony, which was held in Santa Monica, Calif. The wins for Anora at the Film Independent Spirit Awards follow recent Best Picture wins for the movie at the Critics Choice Awards and Producers Guild Awards.
In addition, Baker won the Best Director trophy at the 2025 Directors Guild of America Awards, while Madison took Best Actress at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards. Madison is also a nominee for Outstanding Female Actor in a Lead Role at Sunday night’s 2025 SAG Awards and the 2025 Oscars.
The comedy-drama A Real Pain also won a pair of major Film Independent Spirit Awards—Best Screenplay for Jesse Eisenberg (who also directed and starred in the film) and Best Supporting Performance for Kieran Culkin.
On the TV side, Shōgun won the Best New Scripted Series award, while Baby Reindeer won the three acting categories in the New Scripted Series category—Best Lead Performance for Richard Gadd, Best Supporting Performance for Nava Mau and Best Breakthrough Performance for Jessica Gunning.
The complete list of winners is listed below.
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 22: Mikey Madison accepts the Best Lead Performance Award for … [+]
Anora
Producers Sean Baker, Alex Coco and Samantha Quan)
Dìdi
Director And Producer: Sean Wang, Producers: Valerie Bush, Carlos López Estrada and Josh Peters.
Mikey Madison – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Maisy Stella – My Old Ass
Sean Baker – Anora
Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Sean Wang – Dìdi
Jomo Fray – Nickel Boys
Hansjörg Weissbrich – September 5
Flow
Latvia, France, Belgium
Director: Gints Zilbalodis
No Other Land
Directors/Producers: Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor
Producers: Fabien Greenberg and Bård Kjøge Rønning.
Sarah Winshall
Girls Will Be Girls
Writer, Director and Producer: Shuchi Talati; Producers: Richa Chadha, Claire Chassagne
His Three Daughters
Director: Azazel Jacobs
Casting Director: Nicole Arbusto
Ensemble Cast: Jovan Adepo, Jasmine Bracey, Carrie Coon, Jose Febus, Rudy Galvan, Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Randy Ramos Jr. and Jay O. Sanders
Sarah Friedland – Director of Familiar Touch
Rachel Elizabeth Seed – Director of A Photographic Memory
Richard Gadd at the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards on February 22, 2025 in Santa Monica, … [+]
Shōgun
Creators and Executive Producers: Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks
Executive Producers: Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca and Michaela Clavell
Co-Executive Producers: Shannon Goss, Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer
Nava Mau – Baby Reindeer
Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer
How to Die Alone
Ensemble Cast: Melissa DuPrey, Jaylee Hamidi, KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Arkie Kandola, Elle Lorraine, Michelle McLeod, Chris “CP” Powell, Conrad Ricamora, Natasha Rothwell and Jocko Sims
Hollywood Black
Executive Producers: Shayla Harris, Dave Sirulnick, Stacey Reiss, Jon Kamen, Justin Simien, Kyle Laursen, Forest Whitaker, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Jeffrey Schwarz, Amy Goodman Kass, Michael Wright and Jill Burkhart; Co-Executive Producers: David C. Brown and Laurens Grant
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