{"id":471289,"date":"2026-02-16T04:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T04:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/471289\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T04:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T04:01:08","slug":"2026-independent-spirit-awards-full-winners-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/471289\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Independent Spirit Awards: Full Winners List"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe 41st Independent Spirit Awards<\/a> celebrated the best in indie movies and TV shows. Former \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d cast member Ego Nwodim hosted the show, which took place Sunday night at the Hollywood Palladium. \u201cTrain Dreams\u201d And \u201cAdolescence\u201d were took home some of the night\u2019s biggest awards.<\/p>\n

\n\tCheck out the 2026 nominees and winners below.<\/p>\n

\t\tFILM\t<\/p>\n

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

\n\t\u201cTrain Dreams\u201d
Producers: Michael Heimler, Will Janowitz, Marissa McMahon, Ashley Schlaifer, Teddy Schwarzman<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPeter Hujar\u2019s Day\u201d
Producers: Jonah Disend, Jordan Drake<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Plague\u201d
Producers: Derek Dauchy, Joel Edgerton, Roy Lee, Lucy McKendrick, Steven Schneider, Lizzie Shapiro<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSorry, Baby\u201d
Producers: Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cTwinless\u201d
Producers: David Permut, James Sweeney<\/p>\n

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

\n\tRose Byrne, \u201cIf I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEverett Blunck, \u201cThe Plague\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tKathleen Chalfant, \u201cFamiliar Touch\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tChang Chen, \u201cLucky Lu\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tJoel Edgerton, \u201cTrain Dreams\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDylan O\u2019Brien, \u201cTwinless\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tKeke Palmer, \u201cOne of Them Days\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTh\u00e9odore Pellerin, \u201cLurker\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTessa Thompson, \u201cHedda\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBen Whishaw, \u201cPeter Hujar\u2019s Day\u201d<\/p>\n

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

\n\tClint Bentley, \u201cTrain Dreams\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMary Bronstein, \u201cIf I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLloyd Lee Choi, \u201cLucky Lu\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIra Sachs, \u201cPeter Hujar\u2019s Day\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEva Victor, \u201cSorry, Baby\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tProducers Award \u2013 Emerging Filmmaker Awards<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

\n\t\u201cLurker\u201d
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\t\u201cBlue Sun Palace\u201d
Director: Constance Tsang
Producers: Sally Sujin Oh, Eli Raskin, Tony Yang<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDust Bunny\u201d
Director\/Producer: Bryan Fuller
Producers: Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cEast of Wall\u201d
Director\/Producer: Kate Beecroft
Producers: Shannon Moss, Melanie Ramsayer, Lila Yacoub<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cOne of Them Days\u201d
Director: Lawrence Lamont
Producers: Deniese Davis, Poppy Hanks, James Lopez, Issa Rae, Sara Rastogi<\/p>\n

\n\tTruer Than Fiction Award \u2013 Emerging Filmmaker Awards<\/p>\n

\n\tRajee Samarasinghe, director of \u201cYour Touch Makes Others Invisible\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTony Benna, director of \u201cAndr\u00e9 Is an Idiot\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBrittany Shyne, director of \u201cSeeds\u201d<\/p>\n

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

\n\tKayo Martin, \u201cThe Plague\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLiz Larsen, \u201cThe Baltimorons\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMisha Osherovich, \u201cShe\u2019s the He\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSZA, \u201cOne of Them Days\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTabatha Zimiga, \u201cEast of Wall\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSomeone to Watch Award \u2013 Emerging Filmmaker Awards<\/p>\n

\n\tTatti Ribeiro, director of \u201cValentina\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNeo Sora, director of \u201cHappyend\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAnnapurna Sriram, director of \u201cFucktoys\u201d<\/p>\n

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

\n\tAdolpho Veloso, \u201cTrain Dreams\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNorm Li, \u201cBlue Sun Palace\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNicole Hirsch Whitaker, \u201cDust Bunny\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAlex Ashe, \u201cPeter Hujar\u2019s Day\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDavid J. Thompson, \u201cWarfare\u201d<\/p>\n

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

\n\tSof\u00eda Subercaseaux, \u201cThe Testament of Ann Lee\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tCarson Lund, \u201cEephus\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBen Leonberg, \u201cGood Boy\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSara Shaw, \u201cSplitsville\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFin Oates, \u201cWarfare\u201d<\/p>\n

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

\n\t\u201cEsta Isla (This Island)\u201d
Directors\/Writers\/Producers: Cristian Carretero, Lorraine Jones Molina
Writer: Kisha Tikina Burgos<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Baltimorons\u201d
Director\/Writer\/Producer: Jay Duplass
Writer\/Producer: Michael Strassner
Producers: David Bonnett Jr., Drew Langer<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBoys Go to Jupiter\u201d
Director\/Writer: Julian Glander<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cEephus\u201d
Director\/Writer\/Producer: Carson Lund
Writer\/Producer: Michael Basta
Writer: Nate Fisher
Producers: David Entin, Tyler Taormina<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cFamiliar Touch\u201d
Directors\/Writers\/Producer: Sarah Friedland
Producers: Alexandra Byer, Matthew Thurm<\/p>\n

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

\n\tNaomi Ackie, \u201cSorry, Baby\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tZoey Deutch, \u201cNouvelle Vague\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tKirsten Dunst, \u201cRoofman\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRebecca Hall, \u201cPeter Hujar\u2019s Day\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNina Hoss, \u201cHedda\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tJane Levy, \u201cA Little Prayer\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tArchie Madekwe, \u201cLurker\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tKali Reis, \u201cRebuilding\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tJacob Tremblay, \u201cSovereign\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHaipeng Xu, \u201cBlue Sun Palace\u201d<\/p>\n

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

\n\tAlex Russell, \u201cLurker\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tConstance Tsang, \u201cBlue Sun Palace\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAndrew DeYoung, \u201cFriendship\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSyreeta Singleton, \u201cOne of Them Days\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tElena Oxman, \u201cOuterlands\u201d<\/p>\n

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

\n\t\u201cThe Secret Agent\u201d
Brazil
Director: Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAll That\u2019s Left of You\u201d
Palestine, Jordan, Germany, Cyprus
Director: Cherien Dabis<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cOn Becoming a Guinea Fowl\u201d
Zambia, UK, Ireland
Director: Rungano Nyoni<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cA Poet\u201d
Colombia
Director: Sim\u00f3n Mesa Soto<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSirat\u201d
Spain
Director: Oliver Laxe<\/p>\n

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

\n\t\u201cThe Perfect Neighbor\u201d
Director\/Producer: Geeta Gandbhir
Producers: Sam Bisbee, Nikon Kwantu, Alisa Payne<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cCome See Me in the Good Light\u201d
Director\/Producer: Ryan White
Producers: Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro, Stef Willen<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cEndless Cookie\u201d
Director: Peter Scriver
Director\/Producer: Seth Scriver
Producers: Dan Bekerman, Alex Ordanis, Jason Ryle, Chris Yurkovich<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMy Undesirable Friends: Part I \u2013 Last Air in Moscow\u201d
Director\/Producer: Julia Loktev<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Tale of Silyan\u201d
Director\/Producer: Tamara Kotevska
Producers: Jean Dakar, Anna Hashmi, Jordanco Petkovski<\/p>\n

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

\n\tEva Victor, \u201cSorry, Baby\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMichael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin, \u201cSplitsville\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAngus MacLachlan, \u201cA Little Prayer\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tJames Sweeney, \u201cTwinless\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tChristian Swegal, \u201cSovereign\u201d<\/p>\n

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

\n\t\u201cThe Long Walk\u201d
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\tTELEVISION\t<\/p>\n

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

\n\tStephen Graham, \u201cAdolescence\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSydney Chandler, \u201cAlien: Earth\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEthan Hawke, \u201cThe Lowdown\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLennie James, \u201cMr Loverman\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAnna Lambe, \u201cNorth of North\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLola Petticrew, \u201cSay Nothing\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSeth Rogen, \u201cThe Studio\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLovie Simone, \u201cForever\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMichelle Williams, \u201cDying for Sex\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNoah Wyle, \u201cThe Pitt\u201d<\/p>\n

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

\n\t\u201cPee-wee as Himself\u201d
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\t\u201cCitizen Nation\u201d
Creator: Bret Sigler
Executive Producers: Christopher Buck, Kyra Darnton<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHurricane Katrina: Race Against Time\u201d
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\t\u201cSeen & Heard: The History of Black Television\u201d
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\t\u201cVow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae\u201d
Executive Producers: Ezra Edelman, Caroline Waterlow, Amy Kaufman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riva Marker
Co-Executive Producer: Mark Becker<\/p>\n

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

\n\t\u201cAdolescence\u201d
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\t\u201cCommon Side Effects\u201d
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\t\u201cForever\u201d
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\t\u201cMr Loverman\u201d
Executive Producers: Lennie James, Hong Khaou, Jo McClellan, Faye Ward, Hannah Farrell, Hannah Price<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cNorth of North\u201d
Creators\/Executive Producers: Stacey Aglok MacDonald, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Executive Producers: Garry Campbell, Anya Adams, Susan Coyne, Miranda de Pencier
Co-Executive Producers:\u00a0Teresa M. Ho, Michael Goldbach, Kathryn Borel Jr., JP Larocque\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

\n\tOwen Cooper, \u201cAdolescence\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAsif Ali, \u201cDeli Boys\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWally Baram, \u201cOvercompensating\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMichael Cooper Jr., \u201cForever\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tErnest Kingsley Junior, \u201cWashington Black\u201d<\/p>\n

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

\n\tErin Doherty, \u201cAdolescence\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAriyon Bakare, \u201cMr Loverman\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBabou Ceesay, \u201cAlien: Earth\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSharon D. Clarke, \u201cMr Loverman\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTaylor Dearden, \u201cThe Pitt\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tStephen McKinley Henderson, \u201cA Man on the Inside\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPoorna Jagannathan, \u201cDeli Boys\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tXosha Roquemore, \u201cForever\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tJenny Slate, \u201cDying for Sex\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBen Whishaw, \u201cBlack Doves\u201d<\/p>\n

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

\n\t\u201cChief of War\u201d
Ensemble Cast: Charlie Brumbly, Luciane Buchanan, Cliff Curtis, Brandon Finn, Moses Goods, Te Ao o Hinepehinga, Benjamin Hoetjes, Siua Ikale\u2019o, Keala Kahuanui-Paleka, Mainei Kinimaka, Kaina Makua, Jason Momoa, Temuera Morrison, Te Kohe Tuhaka, James Udom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 41st Independent Spirit Awards celebrated the best in indie movies and TV shows. Former \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":471290,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[88,166927],"class_list":["post-471289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-spirit-awards"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471289\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/471290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}