"While the Gotham Awards removed their budget cap for nominations in 2023 and subsequently gave this year's Best Film trophy to One Battle After Another, there is one awards show that remains exclusively for films made under $30 million. The Independent Spirit Awards nominations came out on December 3 and brought with them tidings of goodwill toward a group of intimate festival breakouts and genre features that might otherwise be overlooked this awards season."
"The most nominated film of the year is Ira Sach's real-time conversation Peter Hujar's Day, which scored five nods. Eva Victor's campus sexual-assault dramedy and Clint Bentley's 20th-century exploration of manhood Train Dreams follow closely with four. Joining them in the Best Feature category are James Sweeney's funny thriller and Charlie Polinger's horror-comedy The Plague. One of these movies will be crowned at the ceremony on February 15, 2026. Below, the full list of nominees for the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards."
"Outside the Best Feature category, the films may be small but the names are big. Rose Byrne, Joel Edgerton, Tessa Thompson, Keke Palmer, and Kirsten Dunst are all nominated in the non-gendered acting categories. In the TV section, awarding shows in their first season, Emmy winner Seth Rogen scored a nomination for . The acting noms include movie stars Michelle Williams of Dying For Sex and Ethan Hawke for The Lowdown."
The Independent Spirit Awards remain dedicated to films made under $30 million, with nominations announced December 3 and the ceremony set for February 15, 2026. Peter Hujar's Day led nominations with five nods, followed by Train Dreams and Eva Victor's film with four. Best Feature nominees also include James Sweeney's thriller and Charlie Polinger's horror-comedy The Plague. Prominent actors nominated in non-gendered acting categories include Rose Byrne, Joel Edgerton, Tessa Thompson, Keke Palmer, and Kirsten Dunst. TV nominations honor first-season shows and include Seth Rogen, Michelle Williams, and Ethan Hawke. Specialty prizes include the John Cassavetes Award and the Robert Altman Award.
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