The winners of the 41st annual Film Independent Spirit Awards (SPIRIT) will be announced on Sunday, February 15th, honoring the best in independent film from 2025. Here are the winner predictions from some members of the Next Best Picture team.
Predictions are provided by: Alyssa Christian, Amy Kim, Cody Dericks, Daniel Howat, Ema Sasic, Matt Neglia, & Nadia Dalimonte
BEST FEATURE
Peter Hujar’s Day
The Plague
Sorry, Baby (Cody, Daniel & Ema)
Train Dreams (Alyssa, Amy, Matt & Nadia)
Twinless
BEST FIRST FEATURE
Blue Sun Palace (Amy)
Dust Bunny
East of Wall
Lurker (Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Matt & Nadia)
One of Them Days
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – Given to the best feature made for under $1,000,000
The Baltimorons
Boys Go to Jupiter
Eephus (Alyssa, Amy, Cody, Daniel, Ema & Matt)
Esta Isla (This Island)
Familiar Touch (Nadia)
BEST DIRECTOR
Clint Bentley – Train Dreams (Amy, Daniel, Matt & Nadia)
Mary Bronstein – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (Ema)
Lloyd Lee Choi – Lucky Lu
Ira Sachs – Peter Hujar’s Day
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby (Alyssa & Cody)
BEST SCREENPLAY
Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin – Splitsville
Angus MacLachlan – A Little Prayer
James Sweeney – Twinless
Christian Swegal – Sovereign
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby (ALL)
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Andrew DeYoung – Friendship (Alyssa, Amy & Daniel)
Elena Oxman – Outerlands
Alex Russell – Lurker (Cody, Ema & Matt)
Syreeta Singleton – One of Them Days (Nadia)
Constance Tsang – Blue Sun Palace
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE
Everett Blunck – The Plague
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (ALL)
Kathleen Chalfant – Familiar Touch
Chang Chen – Lucky Lu
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Dylan O’Brien – Twinless
Keke Palmer – One of Them Days
Théodore Pellerin – Lurker
Tessa Thompson – Hedda
Ben Whishaw – Peter Hujar’s Day
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Naomi Ackie – Sorry, Baby (Daniel)
Zoey Deutch – Nouvelle Vague
Kirsten Dunst – Roofman
Rebecca Hall – Peter Hujar’s Day
Nina Hoss – Hedda (Alyssa, Amy, Cody, Ema, Matt & Nadia)
Jane Levy – A Little Prayer
Archie Madekwe – Lurker
Kali Reis – Rebuilding
Jacob Tremblay – Sovereign
Haipeng Xu – Blue Sun Palace
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Liz Larsen – The Baltimorons
Misha Osherovich – She’s the He
Kayo Martin – The Plague (Alyssa, Amy, Daniel, Matt & Nadia)
SZA – One of Them Days (Cody & Ema)
Tabatha Zimiga – East of Wall
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Alex Ashe – Peter Hujar’s Day
Norm Li – Blue Sun Palace
David J. Thompson – Warfare
Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams (ALL)
Nicole Hirsch Whitaker – Dust Bunny
BEST EDITING
Ben Leonberg – Good Boy
Carson Lund – Eephus
Fin Oates – Warfare (Alyssa)
Sara Shaw – Splitsville
Sofía Subercaseaux – The Testament of Ann Lee (Amy, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Matt & Nadia)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Come See Me in the Good Light (Alyssa)
Endless Cookie
My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow
The Perfect Neighbor (Amy, Cody, Daniel, Ema, Matt & Nadia)
The Tale of Silyan
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
All That’s Left of You
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
A Poet
The Secret Agent (ALL)
Sirāt
BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Citizen Nation
Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time (Nadia)
Pee-wee as Himself (Alyssa, Amy, Cody, Daniel, Matt & Ema)
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Adolescence (ALL)
Common Side Effects
Forever
Mr Loverman
North of North
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Sydney Chandler – Alien: Earth
Stephen Graham – Adolescence (Amy & Nadia)
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 (Alyssa, Cody, Daniel, Ema & Matt)
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Ariyon Bakare – Mr Loverman
Babou Ceesay – Alien: Earth
Sharon D. Clarke – Mr Loverman
Taylor Dearden – The Pitt
Erin Doherty – Adolescence (ALL)
Stephen McKinley Henderson – A Man on the Inside
Poorna Jagannathan – Deli Boys
Xosha Roquemore – Forever
Jenny Slate – Dying for Sex
Ben Whishaw – Black Doves
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Asif Ali – Deli Boys
Wally Baram – Overcompensating
Owen Cooper – Adolescence (ALL)
Michael Cooper Jr. – Forever
Ernest Kingsley Junior – Washington Black
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