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

You can read the full list of winners at the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards below: The John Cassavetes Award (given for films made for less than $1 million): Girls Will Be Girls

The Film Independent Spirit Awards (sometimes casually referred to as the Indie Spirits) have been celebrating the best in independent film for 40 years. For many years, the show, put on by the nonprofit organization Film Independent, took place the day before the Oscars but it’s recently shifted timing away from that busy weekend.