41st Independent Spirit Awards

In May 2025, Film Independent announced that the ceremony venue would move from the Santa Monica Pier to the Hollywood Palladium. This move came as Santa Monica, the former longtime home of the Film Independent Spirit Awards, underwent renovations. ==Winners and nominees==

Film , Best Director winner , Best Lead Performance winner , Best Supporting Performance winner , Best Screenplay winner , Best Documentary Feature co-winner , Best International Film winner Films with multiple nominations and awards Television , Best New Scripted Series co-winner and Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series winner , Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series co-winner , Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series winner , Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series winner Series with multiple nominations and awards ==Special awards==

===John Cassavetes Award=== • '''Esta Isla (This Island) – Cristian Carretero and Lorraine Jones Molina (directors/writers/producers); Kisha Tikina Burgos (writer)''' • The Baltimorons – Jay Duplass (director/writer/producer); Michael Strassner (writer/producer); David Bonnett Jr. and Drew Langer (producers) • Boys Go to Jupiter – Julian Glander (director/writer) • Eephus – Carson Lund (director/writer/producer); Michael Basta (writer/producer); Nate Fisher (writer); David Entin and Tyler Taormina (producers) • Familiar Touch – Sarah Friedland (director/writer/producer); Alexandra Byer and Matthew Thurm (producers) ===Robert Altman Award=== • '''The 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, and Garrett Wareing''' ==Emerging Filmmakers Awards==

Producers Award The award honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films. • Tony Yang • Emma Hannaway • Luca Intili ===Someone to Watch Award=== The award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. • 'Tatti Ribeiro – Valentina''''' • Neo Sora – Happyend • Annapurna Sriram – Fucktoys Truer than Fiction Award The award is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. • 'Rajee Samarasinghe – Your Touch Makes Others Invisible''''' • Tony Benna – André Is an Idiot • Brittany Shyne – Seeds ==Milestones==

Unlike previous ceremonies (including the 40th ceremony where Best International Film winner Flow became the first animated feature to win a Film Independent Spirit Award in any category), three animated projects were nominated for major categories this year (Endless Cookie for Best Documentary Feature, Common Side Effects for Best New Scripted Series, and Boys Go to Jupiter for the John Cassavetes Award). ==See also==