Sean Baker is a great director and advocate for independent filmmaking. I have thoroughly enjoyed his work from Tangerine to The Florida Project and now to this year's Anora (plus many more).

Picture this: a crisp Santa Monica afternoon with the ocean breeze rustling along the infamous blue carpet, laughter filling ...

The Film Independent Spirit Awards will not take place on the Santa Monica beach in 2026 due prep for the 2028 Summer ...

The biggest new release of the weekend was Oz Perkins’ “The Monkey,” the director’s Stephen King-adapted follow-up to his ...

Sean Baker’s “Anora” won best film, best director and best actor for Mikey Madison at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday in what could be a preview of Sunday’s Oscars: The film about a Brooklyn ...

The Spirit Awards, held in a beachside tent in Santa Monica, is the shaggier, more irreverent sister to the Academy Awards.

The 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards showered yet more awards on “Shōgun," handed “A Real Pain” co-star Kieran Culkin another ...

The Spirit Awards are an annual award given in the name of independent film, featuring all of the indie films which deserve ...

Sean Baker, Mikey Madison, Jesse Eisenberg, Keiran Culkan, Richard Gadd, Nava Mau, Jessica Gunning, 'Flow,' 'Didi' and ...

The Oscar-nominated 'Anora' star previously won the BAFTA for best leading actress. On Saturday, the 25-year-old actress won ...