Top film nominees for the 2026 Spirit Awards include Peter Hujar’s Day with five nominations, followed by Blue Sun Palace, Lurker, One of Them Days, Sorry, Baby, and Train Dreams with four each. Adolescence, Forever, and Mr Loverman emerged as the top television nominees, each receiving four nominations.
Spirit Awards winners will be announced on Sunday, February 15, 2026. The ceremony will take place at the Hollywood Palladium and will stream live on Film Independent and IMDb YouTube channels.
“The distinguished and inspired work produced by our nominated artists this year
shows both the incredible breadth and the essential nature of independent art being
created today,” stated Brenda Robinson, Acting President of Film Independent. “These artists brilliantly demonstrate that there is no limit to the places where storytellers are
able to find drama, humor and beauty, all while challenging audiences to stay engaged
and curious, to protect the space where independent art can thrive.”
2026 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS
BEST FEATURE
Peter Hujar’s Day
The Plague
Sorry, Baby
Train Dreams
Twinless
BEST FIRST FEATURE
Blue Sun Palace
Dust Bunny
East of Wall
Lurker
One of Them Days
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
The Baltimorons
Boys Go to Jupiter
Eephus
Esta Isla (This Island)
Familiar Touch
BEST DIRECTOR
Clint Bentley – Train Dreams
Mary Bronstein – If Had Legs I’d Kick You
Lloyd Lee Choi – Lucky Lu
Ira Sachs – Peter Hujar’s Day
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
BEST SCREENPLAY
Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin – Splitsville
Angus MacLachlan – A Little Prayer
James Sweeney – Twinless
Christian Swegal – Sovereign
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Andrew DeYoung – Friendship
Elena Oxman – Outerlands
Alex Russell – Lurker
Syreeta Singleton – One of Them Days
Constance Tsang – Blue Sun Palace
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE
Everett Blunck – The Plague
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
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
Zoey Deutch – Nouvelle Vague
Kirsten Dunst – Roofman
Rebecca Hall – Peter Hujar’s Day
Nina Hoss – Hedda
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
SZA – One of Them Days
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
Nicole Hirsch Whitaker – Dust Bunny
BEST EDITING
Ben Leonberg – Good Boy
Carson Lund – Eephus
Fin Oates – Warfare
Sara Shaw – Splitsville
Sofía Subercaseaux – The Testament of Ann Lee
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, Garrett Wareing
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Come See Me in the Good Light
Endless Cookie
My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow
The Perfect Neighbor
The Tale of Silyan
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
All That’s Left of You – Palestine, Jordan, Germany, Cyprus
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl – Zambia, UK, Ireland
A Poet – Colombia
The Secret Agent – Brazil
Sirāt – Spain
PRODUCERS AWARD
Emma Hannaway
Luca Intili
Tony Yang
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
Tatti Ribeiro – Director of Valentina
Neo Sora – Director of Happyend
Annapurna Sriram – Director of Fucktoys
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
Tony Benna – Director of André is an Idiot
Rajee Samarasinghe – Director of Your Touch Makes Others Invisible
Brittany Shyne – Director of Seeds
BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Citizen Nation
Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time
Pee-wee as Himself
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Adolescence
Common Side Effects
Forever
Mr Loverman
North of North
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Sydney Chandler – Alien: Earth
Stephen Graham – Adolescence
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
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
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
Michael Cooper Jr. – Forever
Ernest Kingsley Junior – Washington Black
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
Chief of War
Ensemble Cast: Charlie Brumbly, Luciane Buchanan, Cliff Curtis, Brandon Finn, Moses
Goods, Te Ao o Hinepehinga, Benjamin Hoetjes, Siua Ikale’o, Keala Kahuanui-Paleka,
Mainei Kinimaka, Kaina Makua, Jason Momoa, Temuera Morrison, Te Kohe Tuhaka,
James Udom
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