‘Anora,’ ‘Child Reindeer’ Win Prime Prizes at Impartial Spirit Awards

• The 2025 Impartial Spirit Awards occurred in Santa Monica on Saturday.
• “Anora” was the large winner within the movie classes, taking dwelling greatest characteristic.
• In the meantime, Netflix’s “Child Reindeer” nabbed three performing prizes.

The fortieth annual Impartial Spirit Awards occurred in Santa Monica on Saturday, with “Anora” dominating within the movie classes and Netflix’s “Child Reindeer” additionally profitable large.

Sean Baker’s intercourse employee drama took dwelling a number of awards, together with greatest characteristic, greatest director, and greatest lead efficiency for star Mikey Madison.

Madison picked up the trophy recent off of profitable greatest actress on the BAFTAs final weekend. The movie itself has been on a sizzling streak within the remaining leg of this yr’s award season, nabbing prizes on the Critics Selection, PGA, DGA, and WGA awards in current weeks.

Madison beat out Demi Moore in addition to among the yr’s most acclaimed male performers, together with Colman Domingo and Sebastian Stan.

In brief, “Anora” has gained some main awards season momentum. Per Gold Derby’s newest predictions, the Neon indie drama is now the frontrunner to win in the very best movie and greatest director classes on the Academy Awards subsequent month.

Elsewhere within the movie classes, Sean Wang’s “Dìdi” received greatest first characteristic and greatest first screenplay, whereas Kieran Culkin continued his profitable streak as he picked up greatest supporting efficiency for “A Actual Ache,” which additionally received greatest screenplay for director-writer Jesse Eisenberg.

In different classes, “Nickel Boys” nabbed the very best cinematography prize, “September 5” received for greatest modifying, and “No Different Land” scored the win for greatest documentary.

Over on the TV facet, “Child Reindeer” went dwelling with a number of awards. The Netflix collection received three performing prizes for solid members Richard Gadd, Nava Mau, and Jessica Gunning who received for lead, supporting, and breakthrough efficiency, respectively.

The award for greatest new scripted collection went to FX’s “Shōgun.” In the meantime, “Hollywood Black” took dwelling the award for greatest new non-scripted collection.

The Impartial Spirit Awards goals to have a good time the very best in impartial movie and tv, providing a extra irreverent tackle the Oscars.

Joking on the ceremony, returning emcee Aidy Bryant known as it “Hollywood’s third or fourth largest evening.”