Film Independent Spirit Awards 2026 Nominees

Best Feature

Train Dreams – Starring: FELICITY JONES

Best First Feature

East of Wall – Starring: JENNIFER EHLE

Robert Altman Award

The Long Walk – Starring: TUT NYUOT, ROMAN GRIFFIN DAVIS

Best New Scripted Series

Adolescence – Starring: STEPHEN GRAHAM, OWEN COOPER, ASHLEY WALTERS, FAYE MCKEEVER, JO HARTLEY, HANNAH WALTERS, AUSTIN HAYNES, FATIMA BOJANG,ROBBIE O’NEILL. Executive Producers: STEPHEN GRAHAM, HANNAH WALTERS, MATRIARCH PRODUCTIONS. Producer: JO JOHNSON. Writer: STEPHEN GRAHAM. Director and Executive Producer: PHILIP BARANTINI. Costume Designer: JESSICA SCHOFIELD. 1st AD: SARAH LUCAS. Hair and Makeup Artists: JODIE SPENCER-HOBSON, JOE DARBY

Mr Loverman – Starring: LENNIE JAMES, KOBNA HOLDBROOK-SMITH, AMROU AL-KADHI. Production Designer: CHRISTOPHER MELGRAM. Sound Mixer: SIMON BYSSHE. Choreographer: JADE HACKETT. Line Producer: PAT KARAM. Executive Producer: LENNIE JAMES

Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series

STEPHEN GRAHAM – Adolescence

LENNIE JAMES – Mr Loverman

Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series

OWEN COOPER – Adolescence