EXCLUSIVE Film Independent Spirit Awards are moving from the Santa Monica beach as soon as next year. We hear that it’s due to the buildout for the 2028 summer Olympics. The relocation is effective as soon as next year.

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.