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 ...

Brave New World” remained No. 1 at the box office in its second frame with $28.2 million in ticket sales, a steep drop of 68% ...

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.

Director Ali Abbasi was accused of inappropriately groping an A-list actor at a Golden Globes afterparty last month in what he concedes was "an over-familiar gesture." ...

The Independent Spirit Awards celebrates the best in independent film and television, offering a more irreverent take on the ...

The 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night should offer the final clue in an unusually unpredictable Oscar race.

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 ...