Sunday, February 15, 2026

The 41st FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS Winners!


BEST FEATURE: TRAIN DREAMS
BEST DIRECTOR: CLINT BENTLEY - TRAIN DREAMS
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE: ROSE BYRNE - IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: NAOMI ACKIE - SORRY, BABY
BEST SCREENPLAY: EVA VICTOR - SORRY, BABY
BEST FIRST FEATURE: ALEX RUSSELL - LURKER
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY: ALEX RUSSELL - LURKER
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE: KAYO MARTIN - THE PLAGUE
BEST DOCUMENTARY: THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM: THE SECRET AGENT
BEST FILM EDITING: THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: TRAIN DREAMS
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD: ESTA ISLA (THIS ISLAND)
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD: TATTI RIBEIRO
PRODUCERS AWARD: TONY YANG
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD: RAJEE SAMARASINGHE
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD: THE LONG WALK

BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES: ADOLESCENCE
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES: STEPHEN GRAHAM - ADOLESCENCE
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES: ERIN DOHERTY - ADOLESCENCE 
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES: OWEN COOPER - ADOLESCENCE 
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES: CHIEF OF WAR
BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES: PEE-WEE AS HIMSELF

It was inside for the first time in decades. Ego Nwodim hosted. She looked gorgeous, but most of her material was a little rocky. Her best bit was about The Town and I loved Rebecca Hall rolling with it. Sorta lowkey show with very little energy, but mostly good winners. The Long Walk for Altman Award was such an odd choice (and I liked the movie!), but I guess there weren't many genuine indie ensemble choices this year. Another year of asking them to stop with the TV categories especially when four of the awards went to the same show. Only two commercial breaks (I think) and it still was 2.5 hours?

Joel Edgerton looking fine! Regina King looking like she's in the sexiest 70's heist movie!

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