"Our latest winter edition of IndieWire Honors, meant to celebrate the filmmakers, actors, and artisans responsible for some of the most exciting cinematic works of 2025, proved first to be a space where speakers reflected on their roots. Whether it was "Jay Kelly" star Adam Sandler, recipient of the Vanguard Award, invoking his first film "Going Overboard," which he booked the lead for three days into moving to Los Angeles,"
"After a cocktail hour featuring spirits from Laphroaig and Sipsmith, the awards ceremony was kicked off by IndieWire publisher James Israel and editor-in-chief Dana Harris-Bridson coming to the Nya Studios West stage to celebrate the crowd of mostly honorees and creatives coming together as a community. Little did they know that host Vinny Thomas would follow with a rebuttal, advocating for a different community in mind."
"The bit weirdly teed up well with the first award of the night, the Breakthrough Award to "One Battle After Another" star Chase Infiniti, who Thomas introduced as the "future of Hollywood." Hitting on what would be another theme of the night, collaboration, the young star shouted out her "Presumed Innocent" director Anne Sewitsky, who allowed Infiniti, on her first ever TV set, to shadow her as she directed three episodes of the Emmy-nominated Apple TV+ series."
The winter IndieWire Honors celebrated filmmakers, actors, and artisans behind notable 2025 cinematic works, with many speakers reflecting on their roots. Adam Sandler received the Vanguard Award and invoked his first film Going Overboard and an early move to Los Angeles. Jacob Elordi accepted the Wavelength Award alongside creature designer Mike Hill and noted the impact of early reviews. A cocktail hour featured Laphroaig and Sipsmith before James Israel and Dana Harris-Bridson opened the ceremony. Vinny Thomas delivered a comedic monologue about "actors of data." Chase Infiniti won the Breakthrough Award and emphasized mentorship and collaboration with director Anne Sewitsky.
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