The 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards celebrate the small screen's big impact, with a trans horror allegory and a neo-realist character study leading the pack.
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Jane Schoenbrun's 'I Saw the TV Glow' - a stark, unsettling trans reflection - ties Sean Baker's 'Anora' for most nominations, in a sign of TV's growing awards clout.
The Spirit Awards' embrace of these innovative, genre-blurring works signals a shift in how the industry honors bold, boundary-pushing storytelling on the small screen.
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Jane Schoenbrun, Sean Baker, Film Independent Spirit Awards, I Saw the TV Glow, Anora