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Spirit Awards Winners & Nominees by Year

The Independent Spirit Awards recognize the creative achievements of independent filmmakers, celebrating innovation and artistic vision in low-budget and independent film production. This page has 40 ceremonies from 1986 to 2026: 2,068 nominations and 439 winners, and Everything Everywhere All at Once is the most-awarded film (7 wins).

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Latest ceremony 41st Film Independent Spirit Awards (2026) February 15, 2026 · Best Feature: Train Dreams
Next Spirit Awards Not on the calendar yet. Expected in February 2027, the month it is usually held. Awards calendar
Latest · 2026

41st Film Independent Spirit Awards (2026): The Winners

Train Dreams won Best Feature on February 15, 2026, one of its 3 wins that night. The main categories at a glance; the ceremony page has every nominee.

All Spirit Awards 2026 winners
Train Dreams (2025) movie poster Best Feature

Best Feature

Train Dreams

2025 · Drama · Echo Score 92

3 wins from 4 nominations at the 41st Film Independent Spirit Awards (2026)

  • Best Director
  • Best Cinematography

Robert Grainier is a logger working to expand the railways across America. The demanding job forces him to spend long periods away from his wife, Gladys, and their young daughter, creating a strain on their family. As he works, Grainier grapples with his place in a rapidly changing nation, experiencing moments of great love and facing profound loss. His journey reveals unique connections and explores themes of love, family, and the impact of progress on individuals.

About Train Dreams
Records

The Most-Awarded Films & People at the Spirit Awards

Everything Everywhere All at Once has won 7 times at the Spirit Awards, more than any other film in the database. Stand and Deliver, Sideways and Fargo follow with 6 wins each. Frances McDormand and Joel Coen lead the people with 3 wins each. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

Films With the Most Spirit Awards

  1. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) movie poster
    Everything Everywhere All at Once 7 / 8
    2022 · Action, Adventure · 7 wins from 8 nominations
  2. Stand and Deliver (1988) movie poster
    Stand and Deliver 6 / 7
    1988 · Biography, Drama · 6 wins from 7 nominations
  3. Sideways (2004) movie poster
    Sideways 6 / 6
    2004 · Drama, Comedy · 6 wins from 6 nominations
  4. Fargo (1996) movie poster
    Fargo 6 / 6
    1996 · Drama, Thriller · 6 wins from 6 nominations
  5. 12 Years a Slave (2013) movie poster
    12 Years a Slave 5 / 7
    2013 · Biography, Drama · 5 wins from 7 nominations
  6. Far From Heaven (2002) movie poster
    Far From Heaven 5 / 5
    2002 · Drama, Romance · 5 wins from 5 nominations
  7. Moonlight (2016) movie poster
    Moonlight 5 / 5
    2016 · Drama · 5 wins from 5 nominations
  8. Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009) movie poster
    Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire 5 / 5
    2009 · Drama · 5 wins from 5 nominations
  9. Drugstore Cowboy (1989) movie poster
    Drugstore Cowboy 4 / 8
    1989 · Drama, Crime · 4 wins from 8 nominations
  10. Leaving Las Vegas (1995) movie poster
    Leaving Las Vegas 4 / 6
    1995 · Drama, Romance · 4 wins from 6 nominations

People With the Most Spirit Awards

  1. Frances McDormand, 3 wins from 5 nominations at the Spirit Awards
    Frances McDormand 3 of 5 nominations won · last 2021
    3 /5
  2. JC
    Joel Coen 3 of 4 nominations won · last 1997
    3 /4
  3. Gus Van Sant, 2 wins from 7 nominations at the Spirit Awards
    Gus Van Sant 2 of 7 nominations won · last 2008
    2 /7
  4. Cate Blanchett, 2 wins from 5 nominations at the Spirit Awards
    Cate Blanchett 2 of 5 nominations won · last 2023
    2 /5
  5. Oliver Stone, 2 wins from 5 nominations at the Spirit Awards
    Oliver Stone 2 of 5 nominations won · last 1989
    2 /5
  6. Willem Dafoe, 2 wins from 4 nominations at the Spirit Awards
    Willem Dafoe 2 of 4 nominations won · last 2020
    2 /4
  7. Steve Buscemi, 2 wins from 4 nominations at the Spirit Awards
    Steve Buscemi 2 of 4 nominations won · last 2002
    2 /4
  8. Alexander Payne, 2 wins from 4 nominations at the Spirit Awards
    Alexander Payne 2 of 4 nominations won · last 2014
    2 /4
  9. David O. Russell, 2 wins from 4 nominations at the Spirit Awards
    David O. Russell 2 of 4 nominations won · last 2013
    2 /4
  10. Maggie Gyllenhaal, 2 wins from 4 nominations at the Spirit Awards
    Maggie Gyllenhaal 2 of 4 nominations won · last 2022
    2 /4
Year by year

Spirit Awards Best Feature Winners by Year

Every Best Feature winner in the database since 1986, with the director, lead performance and actress who won the same night. Pick a decade to jump to it; every year links to its full results.

Spirit Awards in the 2020s

7 ceremonies All decades
  1. Spirit Awards 2026
    Train Dreams (2025) movie poster Train Dreams
    Director Clint Bentley Train Dreams
    Lead performance Rose Byrne If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
    Actress —
  2. Spirit Awards 2025
    Anora (2024) movie poster Anora
    Director Sean Baker Anora
    Lead performance Mikey Madison Anora
    Actress —
  3. Spirit Awards 2024
    Past Lives (2023) movie poster Past Lives
    Director Celine Song Past Lives
    Lead performance Jeffrey Wright American Fiction
    Actress —
  4. Spirit Awards 2023
    Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) movie poster Everything Everywhere All at Once
    Director Everything Everywhere All at Once
    Lead performance Michelle Yeoh Everything Everywhere All at Once
    Actress —
  5. Spirit Awards 2022
    The Lost Daughter (2021) movie poster The Lost Daughter
    Director Maggie Gyllenhaal The Lost Daughter
    Lead performance Simon Rex Red Rocket
    Actress Taylour Paige Zola
  6. Spirit Awards 2021
    Nomadland (2020) movie poster Nomadland
    Director Chloé Zhao Nomadland
    Lead performance Riz Ahmed Sound of Metal
    Actress Carey Mulligan Promising Young Woman
  7. Spirit Awards 2020
    The Farewell (2019) movie poster The Farewell
    Director Uncut Gems
    Lead performance Adam Sandler Uncut Gems
    Actress Renée Zellweger Judy

Spirit Awards in the 2010s

9 ceremonies All decades
  1. Spirit Awards 2019
    If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) movie poster If Beale Street Could Talk
    Director Barry Jenkins If Beale Street Could Talk
    Lead performance Ethan Hawke First Reformed
    Actress Glenn Close The Wife
  2. Spirit Awards 2018
    Get Out (2017) movie poster Get Out
    Director Jordan Peele Get Out
    Lead performance Timothée Chalamet Call Me by Your Name
    Actress Frances McDormand Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
  3. Spirit Awards 2017
    Moonlight (2016) movie poster Moonlight
    Director Barry Jenkins Moonlight
    Lead performance Casey Affleck Manchester by the Sea
    Actress Isabelle Huppert Elle
  4. Spirit Awards 2016
    Spotlight (2015) movie poster Spotlight
    Director Spotlight
    Lead performance Beasts of No Nation
    Actress Brie Larson The Blue Room
  5. Spirit Awards 2014
    12 Years a Slave (2013) movie poster 12 Years a Slave
    Director Steve McQueen 12 Years a Slave
    Lead performance Matthew McConaughey Dallas Buyers Club
    Actress Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine
  6. Spirit Awards 2013
    Silver Linings Playbook (2012) movie poster Silver Linings Playbook
    Director David O. Russell Silver Linings Playbook
    Lead performance John Hawkes The Sessions
    Actress Jennifer Lawrence Silver Linings Playbook
  7. Spirit Awards 2012
    Con Artist (2010) movie poster Con Artist
    Director Michel Hazanavicius Con Artist
    Lead performance Jean Dujardin Con Artist
    Actress Michelle Williams My Week with Marilyn
  8. Spirit Awards 2011
    Black Swan (2010) movie poster Black Swan
    Director Darren Aronofsky Black Swan
    Lead performance James Franco 127 Hours
    Actress Natalie Portman Black Swan
  9. Spirit Awards 2010
    Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009) movie poster Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
    Director Lee Daniels Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
    Lead performance Jeff Bridges Crazy Heart
    Actress Gabourey Sidibe Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Spirit Awards in the 2000s

10 ceremonies All decades
  1. Spirit Awards 2009
    The Wrestler (2008) movie poster The Wrestler
    Director The Visitor
    Lead performance Mickey Rourke The Wrestler
    Actress Melissa Leo Frozen River
  2. Spirit Awards 2008
    Juno (2007) movie poster Juno
    Director Julian Schnabel The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
    Lead performance Philip Seymour Hoffman The Savages
    Actress Elliot Page Juno
  3. Spirit Awards 2007
    Little Miss Sunshine (2006) movie poster Little Miss Sunshine
    Director Little Miss Sunshine
    Lead performance Ryan Gosling Half Nelson
    Actress Shareeka Epps Half Nelson
  4. Spirit Awards 2006
    Brokeback Mountain (2005) movie poster Brokeback Mountain
    Director Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain
    Lead performance Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote
    Actress Felicity Huffman Transamerica
  5. Spirit Awards 2005
    Sideways (2004) movie poster Sideways
    Director Alexander Payne Sideways
    Lead performance Paul Giamatti Sideways
    Actress Catalina Sandino Moreno Maria Full of Grace
  6. Spirit Awards 2004
    Lost in Translation (2003) movie poster Lost in Translation
    Director Sofia Coppola Lost in Translation
    Lead performance Bill Murray Lost in Translation
    Actress Charlize Theron Monster
  7. Spirit Awards 2003
    Far From Heaven (2002) movie poster Far From Heaven
    Director Todd Haynes Far From Heaven
    Lead performance Derek Luke Antwone Fisher
    Actress Julianne Moore Far From Heaven
  8. Spirit Awards 2002
    Memento (2001) movie poster Memento
    Director Christopher Nolan Memento
    Lead performance Tom Wilkinson In the Bedroom
    Actress Sissy Spacek In the Bedroom
  9. Spirit Awards 2001
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) movie poster Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    Director Ang Lee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    Lead performance Javier Bardem Before Night Falls
    Actress Ellen Burstyn Requiem for a Dream
  10. Spirit Awards 2000
    Election (1999) movie poster Election
    Director Alexander Payne Election
    Lead performance Richard Farnsworth The Straight Story
    Actress Hilary Swank Boys Don't Cry

Spirit Awards in the 1990s

10 ceremonies All decades
  1. Spirit Awards 1999
    Gods and Monsters (1998) movie poster Gods and Monsters
    Director Wes Anderson Rushmore
    Lead performance Ian McKellen Gods and Monsters
    Actress Ally Sheedy High Art
  2. Spirit Awards 1998
    The Apostle (1997) movie poster The Apostle
    Director Robert Duvall The Apostle
    Lead performance Robert Duvall The Apostle
    Actress Julie Christie Afterglow
  3. Spirit Awards 1997
    Fargo (1996) movie poster Fargo
    Director Joel Coen Fargo
    Lead performance William H. Macy Fargo
    Actress Frances McDormand Fargo
  4. Spirit Awards 1996
    Leaving Las Vegas (1995) movie poster Leaving Las Vegas
    Director Mike Figgis Leaving Las Vegas
    Lead performance Sean Penn Dead Man Walking
    Actress Elisabeth Shue Leaving Las Vegas
  5. Spirit Awards 1995
    Pulp Fiction (1994) movie poster Pulp Fiction
    Director Quentin Tarantino Pulp Fiction
    Lead performance Samuel L. Jackson Pulp Fiction
    Actress Linda Fiorentino The Last Seduction
  6. Spirit Awards 1994
    Short Cuts (1993) movie poster Short Cuts
    Director Robert Altman Short Cuts
    Lead performance —
    Actress Ashley Judd Ruby in Paradise
  7. Spirit Awards 1993
    The Player (1992) movie poster The Player
    Director Carl Franklin One False Move
    Lead performance Harvey Keitel Bad Lieutenant
    Actress Fairuza Balk Gas Food Lodging
  8. Spirit Awards 1992
    No top prize winner recorded
    Director —
    Lead performance River Phoenix My Own Private Idaho
    Actress —
  9. Spirit Awards 1991
    The Grifters (1990) movie poster The Grifters
    Director —
    Lead performance —
    Actress Anjelica Huston The Grifters
  10. Spirit Awards 1990
    sex, lies, and videotape (1989) movie poster sex, lies, and videotape
    Director Steven Soderbergh sex, lies, and videotape
    Lead performance Matt Dillon Drugstore Cowboy
    Actress Andie MacDowell sex, lies, and videotape

Spirit Awards in the 1980s

4 ceremonies All decades
  1. Spirit Awards 1989
    Stand and Deliver (1988) movie poster Stand and Deliver
    Director Ramón Menéndez Stand and Deliver
    Lead performance Edward James Olmos Stand and Deliver
    Actress —
  2. Spirit Awards 1988
    River's Edge (1987) movie poster River's Edge
    Director John Huston Dead Ringers
    Lead performance Dennis Quaid The Big Easy
    Actress —
  3. Spirit Awards 1987
    Platoon (1986) movie poster Platoon
    Director Oliver Stone Platoon
    Lead performance James Woods Salvador
    Actress Isabella Rossellini Blue Velvet
  4. Spirit Awards 1986
    After Hours (1985) movie poster After Hours
    Director Joel Coen Blood Simple
    Lead performance M. Emmet Walsh Blood Simple
    Actress Geraldine Page The Trip to Bountiful
Dates

Spirit Awards Dates on the Awards Calendar

The latest 3 Spirit Awards dates on the awards calendar, with the venue where it is known. Past years link to their results.

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  1. Feb 15 Sun Independent Spirit Awards logo
    41st Film Independent Spirit Awards

    · Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Results
  2. Feb 22 Sat Independent Spirit Awards logo
    40th Independent Spirit Awards

    · Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA, USA

    Results
  3. Feb 25 Sun Independent Spirit Awards logo
    39th Film Independent Spirit Awards

    Results
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Awards Like the Spirit Awards

The award bodies closest to the Spirit Awards: Saturn Awards (48 ceremonies since 1975) and NAACP Image Awards (2 ceremonies since 2025). Then the other 17 award bodies in the database. Each page lists its winners and nominees by year.

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Spirit Awards: Questions & Answers

The latest winners, the most-awarded film, the most-awarded person, how far back the results go and the next date of the Independent Spirit Awards, answered from the database.

Who won at the latest Spirit Awards?

The latest ceremony in the database is the 41st Film Independent Spirit Awards (2026), held on February 15, 2026. Train Dreams (2025) won Best Feature. The ceremony had 14 categories and 74 nominations.

41st Film Independent Spirit Awards winners

Which movie has won the most Spirit Awards?

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) has won 7 times at the Spirit Awards, from 8 nominations: more than any other film in the database. Stand and Deliver (1988), Sideways (2004) and Fargo (1996) follow with 6 wins each.

About Everything Everywhere All at Once

Who has won the most Spirit Awards?

Frances McDormand and Joel Coen share the lead at the Spirit Awards with 3 wins each among the people named in a category.

Frances McDormand's awards

How many Spirit Awards ceremonies are in the database?

The database has 40 ceremonies of the Independent Spirit Awards, from 1986 to 2026, with 2,068 nominations and 439 winners. Years without a page are missing from the source data.

When is the next Spirit Awards ceremony?

The date of the next ceremony is not on the calendar yet. The Spirit Awards ceremony is usually held in February (13 of its last 19 dates), so the next one is expected in February 2027.

Awards calendar