The romantic comedy Oscar front-runner "Anora" and the horror film "I Saw the TV Glow" will each carry a leading six nominations into Saturday's presentation of the 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards, which honor the best independent film productions from the past year.
Both are nominated for best feature film, along with "Nickel Boys," "Sing Sing" and "The Substance."
Golden Globe and Critics Choice winner Demi Moore is nominated for best lead performance for her work in "The Substance," portraying an aging actress who takes a black-market drug to create a younger version of herself. Also nominated in the category are Amy Adams for "Nightbitch," Ryan Destiny for "The Fire Inside," Colman Domingo for "Sing Sing," Keith Kupferer for "Ghostlight," Mikey Madison for "Anora," Hunter Schafer for "Cuckoo," Justice Smith for "I Saw the TV Glow," June Squibb for "Thelma" and Sebastian Stan for "The Apprentice."
Meanwhile, FX's "Shogun" -- which set a record last year by winning a staggering 18 Emmy Awards -- is the leading Spirit Award nominee in the television categories with five nods. "Baby Reindeer" and "English Teacher" each have four nominations.
All three are nominated for best new scripted series, along with "Diarra From Detroit" and "Fantasmas."
"This year's inspiring group of Spirit Award nominated artists show the essential nature of independent art being produced today," Brenda Robinson, chair of the Board of Directors for Film Independent, said in a statement. "Through their dedication, bravery and unique voices they have created indelible works that will be celebrated for years to come, and we're honored to be supporting them on that journey."
The Film Independent Spirit Awards will be presented during an afternoon ceremony in a tent at the beach in Santa Monica. The ceremony will be hosted for the second year in a row by "Saturday Night Live" alum Aidy Bryant.
Actress and "Saturday Night Live" alum Molly Shannon will be the "honorary chair," a position given each year "to an individual who exemplifies outstanding artistic achievement and embodies Film Independent's mission."
Among those expected to serve as presenters during the ceremony are Tadanobu Asano, Carrie Coon, Danielle Deadwyler, Mark and Jay Duplass, Walton Goggins, Kathryn Hahn, Alana Haim, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Patti LuPone, Melanie Lynskey, Natasha Lyonne, Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales, Ruth Negga, Karen Pittman, Questlove, Edgar Ramirez, Hunter Schafer, Randy & Jason Sklar, Julio Torres, Jessica Williams and Michelle Yeoh.
"Anora," Producers: Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
"I Saw the TV Glow," Producers: Ali Herting, Sam Intili, Dave McCary, Emma Stone, Sarah Winshall
"Nickel Boys," Producers: Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine
"Sing Sing," Producers: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Monique Walton
"The Substance," Producers: Tim Bevan, Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to director and producer)
"Didi," Director/Producer: Sean Wang Producers: Valerie Bush, Carlos López Estrada, Josh Peters
"In the Summers," Director: Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio Producers: Janek Ambros, Lynette Coll, Alexander Dinelaris, Cynthia Fernandez De La Cruz, Cristóbal Güell, Sergio Alberto Lira, Rob Quadrino, Jan Suter, Daniel Tantalean, Nando Vila, Slava Vladimirov, Stephanie Yankwitt
"Janet Planet," Director/Producer: Annie Baker Producers: Andrew Goldman, Dan Janvey, Derrick Tseng
"The Piano Lesson," Director: Malcolm Washington Producers: Todd Black, Denzel Washington
"Problemista," Director/Producer: Julio Torres Producers: Ali Herting, Dave McCary, Emma Stone ?
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD -- Given to the best feature made for under $1,000,000. (Award given to the writer, director, and producer)
"Big Boys," Writer/Director/Producer: Corey Sherman Producer: Allison Tate
"Ghostlight," Writer/Director: Kelly O'Sullivan Director/Producer: Alex Thompson Producers: Pierce Cravens, Ian Keiser, Chelsea Krant, Eddie Linker, Alex Wilson
"Girls Will Be Girls," Writer/Director/Producer: Shuchi Talati Producers: Richa Chadha, Claire Chassagne
"Jazzy," Writer/Director/Producer: Morrisa Maltz Writer/Producer: Lainey Shangreaux Writers: Andrew Hajek, Vanara Taing Producers: Miranda Bailey, Tommy Heitkamp, John Way, Natalie Whalen, Elliott Whitton
"The People's Joker," Writer/Director: Vera Drew Writer: Bri LeRose Producer: Joey Lyons
Joanna Arnow, "The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed"
Olivier Bugge Coutté, Olivia Neergaard-Holm, "The Apprentice"
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD -- Given to one film's director, casting director, and ensemble cast
"His Three Daughters," Director: Azazel Jacobs Casting Director: Nicole Arbusto Ensemble Cast: Jovan Adepo, Jasmine Bracey, Carrie Coon, Jose Febus, Rudy Galvan, Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Randy Ramos Jr., Jay O. Sanders
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)
"Gaucho Gaucho," Directors/Producers: Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw Producers: Christos Konstantakopoulos, Cameron O'Reilly, Matthew Perniciaro
"Hummingbirds," Directors: Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, EstefanÃa 'Beba' Contreras Co-Directors/Producers: Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, Diane Ng, Ana Rodriguez-Falco, Jillian Schlesinger Producers: Leslie Benavides, Rivkah Beth Medow
"No Other Land," Directors/Producers: Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor Producers: Fabien Greenberg, Bard Kjoge Ronning
"Patrice: The Movie," Director: Ted Passon Producers: Kyla Harris, Innbo Shim, Emily Spivack
"Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat," Director: Johan Grimonprez Producers: Rémi Grellety, Daan Milius
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)
"All We Imagine as Light," France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Director: Payal Kapadia
"Black Dog," China, Director: Guan Hu
"Flow," Latvia, France, Belgium, Director: Gints Zilbalodis
"Green Border," Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belgium, Director: Agnieszka Holland
"Hard Truths," United Kingdom, Director: Mike Leigh
PRODUCERS AWARD presented by Bulleit Frontier Whiskey -- The Producers Award, now in its 28th year, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to produce quality independent films.
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD -- The Someone to Watch Award, now in its 31st year, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.
Pham Thien An, Director of "Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell"
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD? -- The Truer Than Fiction Award, now in its 30th year, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition.
Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie Directors of Sugarcane
Carla Gutiérrez Director of Frida
Rachel Elizabeth Seed Director of A Photographic Memory
BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES (Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)
"Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color," Executive Producers: Idris Elba, Johanna Woolford Gibbon, Jamilla Dumbuya, Jos Cushing, Khaled Gad, Matt Robins, Chris Muckle, Sean David Johnson, Simon Raikes, Co-Executive Producer: Annabel Hobley
"Hollywood Black," Executive Producers: Shayla Harris, Dave Sirulnick, Stacey Reiss, Jon Kamen, Justin Simien, Kyle Laursen, Forest Whitaker, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Jeffrey Schwarz, Amy Goodman Kass, Michael Wright, Jill Burkhart, Co-Executive Producers: David C. Brown, Laurens Grant
"Photographer," Executive Producers: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Pagan Harleman, Betsy Forhan, Co-Executive Producers: Anna Barnes, Brent Kunkle
"Ren Faire," Executive Producers: Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Dani Bernfeld, Lance Oppenheim, David Gauvey Herbert, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez, Co-Executive Producers: Abigail Rowe, Christian Vasquez, Max Allman
"Social Studies," Creator/Executive Producer: Lauren Greenfield Executive Producers: Wallis Annenberg, Regina K. Scully, Andrea van Beuren, Frank Evers, Caryn Capotosto
BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES (Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer)
"Baby Reindeer," Creator/Executive Producer: Richard Gadd, Executive Producers: Wim De Greef, Petra Fried, Matt Jarvis, Ed Macdonald
"Diarra From Detroit," Creator/Executive Producer: Diarra Kilpatrick, Executive Producers: Kenya Barris, Miles Orion Feldsott, Darren Goldberg, Co-Executive Producers: Ester Lou, Mark Ganek
"English Teacher," Creator/Executive Producer: Brian Jordan Alvarez, Executive Producers: Paul Simms, Jonathan Krisel, Dave King, Co-Executive Producers: Kathryn Dean, Jake Bender, Zach Dunn
"Fantasmas," Creator/Executive Producer: Julio Torres, Executive Producers: Emma Stone, Dave McCary, Olivia Gerke, Alex Bach, Daniel Powell, Co-Executive Producer: Ali Herting
"Shogun," Creators/Executive Producers: Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks, Executive Producers: Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca, Michaela Clavell, Co-Executive Producers: Shannon Goss, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
"How to Die Alone," Ensemble Cast: Melissa DuPrey, Jaylee Hamidi, KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Arkie Kandola, Elle Lorraine, Michelle McLeod, Chris "CP" Powell, Conrad Ricamora, Natasha Rothwell, Jocko Sims