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The Independent Spirit Awards are an annual award given in the name of independent film, featuring all of the indie films which deserve honor and recognition – celebrating their 41st year. The 2026 winners of the Spirit Awards were announced Sunday evening – switching things up taking place a whole month before the Oscars (in the past it’s just the day before). The big winner this year is the beloved favorite Train Dreams, which took him 3 top prizes just like Anora last year. The film won Best Feature, Best Director, and the very deserving Best Cinematography prize. And more awards went to other important indie hits like Sorry, Baby, The Secret Agent, The Plague, Lurker, and Rose Byrne winning for her incredible performance in the underseen If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. The Best Documentary prize went to the excellent The Perfect Neighbor (which is now on Netflix and it’s also a must watch). The other nominations from 2025 included many smaller indie films most cinephiles have been talking about, including: Twinless, Peter Hujar’s Day, Lucky Lu, One of Them Days, Eephus, Splitsville, and others. I’m very happy about Train Dreams winning! I love this film. All of these films are worth watching whenever you find the time. Full list of winners below. // Continue Reading ›
