{"id":422302,"date":"2025-12-03T18:06:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T18:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/422302\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T18:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T18:06:11","slug":"2026-independent-spirit-awards-nominations-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/422302\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations List"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards<\/a> nominations have been revealed.<\/p>\n

\n\tPeter Hujar\u2019s Day<\/a> topped the film nominees with five nods, followed by a number of films that each scored four nominations: Blue Sun Palace<\/a>; Lurker<\/a>; One of Them Days<\/a>; Sorry, Baby<\/a>; and Train Dreams<\/a>. Lucky Lu, The Plague and Twinless each received three nods.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the TV categories, Adolescence<\/a>, Forever<\/a> and Mr Loverman lead with four nominations apiece.<\/p>\n

\n\tPeter Hujar\u2019s Day; The Plague; Sorry, Baby; Train Dreams; and Twinless are all nominated for the top prize of best feature. Francis Lawrence\u2019s The Long Walk, meanwhile, will receive the Robert Altman Award, given to a film\u2019s director, casting director and ensemble cast.<\/p>\n

\n\tAdolescence, Forever and Mr Loverman are all nominated for best new scripted series, alongside Common Side Effects and North of North.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe distinguished and inspired work produced by our nominated artists this year shows both the incredible breadth and the essential nature of independent art being created today,\u201d Film Independent acting president Brenda Robinson said in a statement. \u201cThese artists brilliantly demonstrate that there is no limit to the places where storytellers are able to find drama, humor and beauty, all while challenging audiences to stay engaged and curious, to protect the space where independent art can thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe 41st Independent Spirit Awards<\/a> is set to take place on Feb. 15 from the Hollywood Palladium after 40 years in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica. The show will be streamed live on the Film Independent and IMDb YouTube channels and other social platforms.<\/p>\n

\n\tSince 2023 the Spirit Awards<\/a> has recognized performers in gender-neutral categories.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis year\u2019s Spirit Awards nominees come from 18 different countries and their budgets range from $35,000 to $20 million. Forty one percent of this year\u2019s nominees are women and 33 percent are Black, Indigenous or people of color.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnora was the big winner at the 2025 Spirit Awards<\/a> earlier this year, winning three awards, including the top prize of best feature ahead of its Oscars best picture win<\/a> and dominant performance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tRead on for a full list of the 2026 Spirit Awards nominations across film and TV.<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Feature\t<\/p>\n

\n\tPeter Hujar\u2019s Day
Producers: Jonah Disend, Jordan Drake<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Plague
Producers: Derek Dauchy, Joel Edgerton, Roy Lee, Lucy McKendrick, Steven Schneider, Lizzie Shapiro<\/p>\n

\n\tSorry, Baby
Producers: Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski<\/p>\n

\n\tTrain Dreams
Producers: Michael Heimler, Will Janowitz, Marissa McMahon, Ashley Schlaifer, Teddy Schwarzman<\/p>\n

\n\tTwinless
Producers: David Permut, James Sweeney<\/p>\n

\t\tBest First Feature \t<\/p>\n

\n\t(Award given to director and producer)<\/p>\n

\n\tBlue Sun Palace
Director: Constance Tsang
Producers: Sally Sujin Oh, Eli Raskin, Tony Yang<\/p>\n

\n\tDust Bunny
Director\/Producer: Bryan Fuller
Producers: Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee<\/p>\n

\n\tEast of Wall
Director\/Producer: Kate Beecroft
Producers: Shannon Moss, Melanie Ramsayer, Lila Yacoub<\/p>\n

\n\tLurker
Director: Alex Russell
Producers: Galen Core, Archie Madekwe, Marc Marrie, Charlie McDowell, Francesco Melzi D\u2019Eril, Duncan Montgomery, Alex Orlovsky, Olmo Schnabel, Jack Selby<\/p>\n

\n\tOne of Them Days
Director: Lawrence Lamont
Producers: Deniese Davis, Poppy Hanks, James Lopez, Issa Rae, Sara Rastogi<\/p>\n

\t\tJohn Cassavetes Award\t<\/p>\n

\n\tGiven to the best feature made for under $1,000,000. (Award given to the writer, director and producer)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Baltimorons
Director\/Writer\/Producer: Jay Duplass
Writer\/Producer: Michael Strassner
Producers: David Bonnett Jr., Drew Langer<\/p>\n

\n\tBoys Go to Jupiter
Director\/Writer: Julian Glander<\/p>\n

\n\tEephus
Director\/Writer\/Producer: Carson Lund
Writer\/Producer: Michael Basta
Writer: Nate Fisher
Producers: David Entin, Tyler Taormina<\/p>\n

\n\tEsta Isla (This Island)
Directors\/Writers\/Producers: Cristian Carretero, Lorraine Jones Molina
Writer: Kisha Tikina Burgos<\/p>\n

\n\tFamiliar Touch
Director\/Writer\/Producer: Sarah Friedland
Producers: Alexandra Byer, Matthew Thurm<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Director\t<\/p>\n

\n\tClint Bentley, Train Dreams
Mary Bronstein, If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You
Lloyd Lee Choi, Lucky Lu
Ira Sachs, Peter Hujar\u2019s Day
Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Screenplay\t<\/p>\n

\n\tMichael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin, Splitsville
Angus MacLachlan, A Little Prayer
James Sweeney, Twinless
Christian Swegal, Sovereign
Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby<\/p>\n

\t\tBest First Screenplay\t<\/p>\n

\n\tAndrew DeYoung, Friendship
Elena Oxman, Outerlands
Alex Russell, Lurker
Syreeta Singleton, One of Them Days
Constance Tsang, Blue Sun Palace<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Lead Performance\t<\/p>\n

\n\tEverett Blunck, The Plague
Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You
Kathleen Chalfant, Familiar Touch
Chang Chen, Lucky Lu
Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
Dylan O\u2019Brien, Twinless
Keke Palmer, One of Them Days
Th\u00e9odore Pellerin, Lurker
Tessa Thompson, Hedda
Ben Whishaw, Peter Hujar\u2019s Day<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Supporting Performance\t<\/p>\n

\n\tNaomi Ackie, Sorry, Baby
Zoey Deutch, Nouvelle Vague
Kirsten Dunst, Roofman
Rebecca Hall, Peter Hujar\u2019s Day
Nina Hoss, Hedda
Jane Levy, A Little Prayer
Archie Madekwe, Lurker
Kali Reis, Rebuilding
Jacob Tremblay, Sovereign
Haipeng Xu, Blue Sun Palace<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Breakthrough Performance\t<\/p>\n

\n\tLiz Larsen, The Baltimorons
Misha Osherovich, She\u2019s the He
Kayo Martin, The Plague
SZA, One of Them Days
Tabatha Zimiga, East of Wall<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Cinematography\t<\/p>\n

\n\tAlex Ashe, Peter Hujar\u2019s Day
Norm Li, Blue Sun Palace
David J. Thompson, Warfare
Adolpho Veloso, Train Dreams
Nicole Hirsch Whitaker, Dust Bunny<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Editing\t<\/p>\n

\n\tBen Leonberg, Good Boy
Carson Lund, Eephus
Fin Oates, Warfare
Sara Shaw, Splitsville
Sof\u00eda Subercaseaux, The Testament of Ann Lee<\/p>\n

\t\tRobert Altman Award \t<\/p>\n

\n\t(Award given to one film\u2019s director, casting director and ensemble cast)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Long Walk
Director: Francis Lawrence
Casting Director: Rich Delia
Ensemble Cast: Judy Greer, Mark Hamill, Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Tut Nyuot, Joshua Odjick, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Garrett Wareing<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Documentary\t<\/p>\n

\n\t(Award given to the director and producer)<\/p>\n

\n\tCome See Me in the Good Light
Director\/Producer: Ryan White
Producers: Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro, Stef Willen<\/p>\n

\n\tEndless Cookie
Director: Peter Scriver
Director\/Producer: Seth Scriver
Producers: Dan Bekerman, Alex Ordanis, Jason Ryle, Chris Yurkovich<\/p>\n

\n\tMy Undesirable Friends: Part I \u2013 Last Air in Moscow
Director\/Producer: Julia Loktev<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Perfect Neighbor
Director\/Producer: Geeta Gandbhir
Producers: Sam Bisbee, Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Tale of Silyan
Director\/Producer: Tamara Kotevska
Producers: Jean Dakar, Anna Hashmi, Jordanco Petkovski<\/p>\n

\t\tBest International Film \t<\/p>\n

\n\t(Award given to the director)<\/p>\n

\n\tAll That\u2019s Left of You
Palestine, Jordan, Germany, Cyprus
Director: Cherien Dabis<\/p>\n

\n\tOn Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Zambia, UK, Ireland
Director: Rungano Nyoni<\/p>\n

\n\tA Poet
Colombia
Director: Sim\u00f3n Mesa Soto<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Secret Agent
Brazil
Director: Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho<\/p>\n

\n\tSir\u0101t
Spain
Director: Oliver Laxe<\/p>\n

\t\tProducers Award\u202f \t<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Producers Award, now in its 29th year, honors an emerging producer who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrates the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality independent films. This award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.<\/p>\n

\n\tEmma Hannaway<\/p>\n

\n\tLuca Intili<\/p>\n

\n\tTony Yang<\/p>\n

\t\tSomeone to Watch Award \u202f\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Someone to Watch Award, now in its 32nd year, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. This award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.<\/p>\n

\n\tTatti Ribeiro, director of Valentina<\/p>\n

\n\tNeo Sora, director of Happyend<\/p>\n

\n\tAnnapurna Sriram, director of Fucktoys<\/p>\n

\t\tTruer Than Fiction Award\t<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Truer Than Fiction Award, now in its 31st year, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. This award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.<\/p>\n

\n\tTony Benna, director of Andr\u00e9 is an Idiot<\/p>\n

\n\tRajee Samarasinghe, director of Your Touch Makes Others Invisible<\/p>\n

\n\tBrittany Shyne, director of Seeds<\/p>\n

\t\tBest New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series\t<\/p>\n

\n\t(Award given to the creator, executive producer and co-executive producer)<\/p>\n

\n\tCitizen Nation
Creator: Bret Sigler
Executive Producers: Christopher Buck, Kyra Darnton<\/p>\n

\n\tHurricane Katrina: Race Against Time
Executive Producers: Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn, Ryan Coogler, Myles Estey, Ted Skillman, Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Peter Nicks, Kalia King, Carolyn Payne, Sean David Johnson
Co-Executive Producer: Kelli Buchanan<\/p>\n

\n\tPee-wee as Himself
Executive Producers: Matt Wolf, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Paul Reubens, Candace Tomarken, Kyle Martin, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez<\/p>\n

\n\tSeen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Executive Producers: Issa Rae, Montrel McKay, John Maggio, Rachel Dretzin, John Ealer, Jonathan Berry, Dave Becky, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez
Co-Executive Producers: Esther Dere, Zachary Herrmann<\/p>\n

\n\tVow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
Executive Producers: Ezra Edelman, Caroline Waterlow, Amy Kaufman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riva Marker
Co-Executive Producer: Mark Becker<\/p>\n

\t\tBest New Scripted Series \t<\/p>\n

\n\t(Award given to the creator, executive producer and co-executive producer)<\/p>\n

\n\tAdolescence
Creators\/Executive Producers: Jack Thorne, Stephen Graham
Executive Producers: Philip Barantini, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Nina Wolarsky, Hannah Walters, Mark Herbert, Emily Feller
Co-Executive Producers: Carina Sposato, Niall Shamma, Peter Balm<\/p>\n

\n\tCommon Side Effects
Creators\/Executive Producers: Joe Bennett, Steve Hely
Executive Producers: Mike Judge, Greg Daniels, Dustin Davis, James Merrill, Sean Buckelew, Benjy Brooke, Kelly Crews, Suzanna Makkos
Co-Executive Producer: Dave King<\/p>\n

\n\tForever
Creator\/Executive Producer: Mara Brock Akil
Executive Producers: Regina King, Susie Fitzgerald, Shana C. Waterman, Reina King, Anthony Hemingway, Judy Blume, Erika Harrison, Sara E. White
Co-Executive Producer: Jerron Horton<\/p>\n

\n\tMr Loverman
Executive Producers: Lennie James, Hong Khaou, Jo McClellan, Faye Ward, Hannah Farrell, Hannah Price<\/p>\n

\n\tNorth of North
Creators\/Executive Producers: Stacey Aglok MacDonald, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Executive Producers: Garry Campbell, Anya Adams, Susan Coyne, Miranda de Pencier
Co-Executive Producers: Teresa M. Ho, Michael Goldbach, Kathryn Borel Jr., JP Larocque<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series\t<\/p>\n

\n\tSydney Chandler, Alien: Earth
Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Ethan Hawke, The Lowdown
Lennie James, Mr Loverman
Anna Lambe, North of North
Lola Petticrew, Say Nothing
Seth Rogen, The Studio
Lovie Simone, Forever
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex
Noah Wyle, The Pitt<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series\t<\/p>\n

\n\tAriyon Bakare, Mr Loverman
Babou Ceesay, Alien: Earth
Sharon D. Clarke, Mr Loverman
Taylor Dearden, The Pitt
Erin Doherty, Adolescence
Stephen McKinley Henderson, A Man on the Inside
Poorna Jagannathan, Deli Boys
Xosha Roquemore, Forever
Jenny Slate, Dying for Sex
Ben Whishaw, Black Doves<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series\t<\/p>\n

\n\tAsif Ali, Deli Boys
Wally Baram, Overcompensating
Owen Cooper, Adolescence
Michael Cooper Jr., Forever
Ernest Kingsley Junior, Washington Black<\/p>\n

\t\tBest Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted Series\t<\/p>\n

\n\tChief of War<\/p>\n

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