{"id":33537,"date":"2026-02-16T14:26:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33537"},"modified":"2026-02-22T12:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T17:56:21","slug":"train-dreams-takes-thetop-prize-for-the-41st-independent-sprit-wards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33537","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTrain Dreams\u201d Takes the Top Prize for The 41st Independent Spirit Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u00a9<\/b>Courtesy of Netflix<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 41st Independent Spirit Awards were announced yesterday, and Clint Bentley&#8217;s \u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt29768334\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_train%2520dreams\"><strong>Train Dreams<\/strong><\/a>\u201d won the top award for Best Film, alongside Best Director and Best Cinematography.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The film first screened at Sundance last year and was later released on Netflix in November, receiving critical praise and four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and screenplay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Despite being the main winner of the night, \u201d<strong>Sorry, Baby<\/strong>\u201d was also successful and won Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Performance for Naomi Ackie.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p class=\"p1\">Other film winners were Rose Byrne taking Best Lead Performance for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s=If+I+Had+Legs+I%E2%80%99d+Kick+You\"><strong>If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick Yo<\/strong>u<\/a>,\u201d Kayo Martin\u2019s work in \u201c<strong>The Plague<\/strong>\u201d taking Best Breakthrough Performance Winner, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s=The+Perfect+Neighbor\"><strong>The Perfect Neighbor<\/strong><\/a>\u201d winning Best Documentary, \u201c<strong>The Secret Agent<\/strong>\u201d winning Best International Film, \u201c<strong>The Testament of Ann Lee<\/strong>\u201d snagging Best Editing, and \u201c<strong>This Island<\/strong>\u201d taking the John Cassavetes Award.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201d<strong>Adolescence<\/strong>\u201d won Best New Scripted Series and also won performances for the lead (Stephen Graham), supporting (Erin Doherty), and breakthrough (Owen Cooper) on the TV front.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;<strong>Pee-wee as Himself<\/strong>&#8221; won Best Non-Scripted Series and &#8220;<strong>Chief of War<\/strong>&#8221; won Best Ensemble Cast, among other TV winners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the list of Winners.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>BEST FEATURE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cPeter Hujar\u2019s Day\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe Plague\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSorry, Baby\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u201cTrain Dreams\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cTwinless\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sydney Chandler, \u201cAlien: Earth\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Stephen Graham, \u201cAdolescence\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ethan Hawke, \u201cThe Lowdown\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Lennie James, \u201cMr Loverman\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Anna Lambe, \u201cNorth of North\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Lola Petticrew, \u201cSay Nothing\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Seth Rogen, \u201cThe Studio\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Lovie Simone, \u201cForever\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Michelle Williams, \u201cDying for Sex\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Noah Wyle, \u201cThe Pitt\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Everett Blunck, \u201cThe Plague\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Rose Byrne, \u201cIf I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kathleen Chalfant, \u201cFamiliar Touch\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Chang Chen, \u201cLucky Lu\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Joel Edgerton, \u201cTrain Dreams\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dylan O\u2019Brien, \u201cTwinless\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Keke Palmer, \u201cOne of Them Days\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Th\u00e9odore Pellerin, \u201cLurker\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Tessa Thompson, \u201cHedda\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ben Whishaw, \u201cPeter Hujar\u2019s Day\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>BEST DIRECTOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Clint Bentley, \u201cTrain Dreams\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mary Bronstein, \u201cIf I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Lloyd Lee Choi, \u201cLucky Lu\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ira Sachs, \u201cPeter Hujar\u2019s Day\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Eva Victor, \u201cSorry, Baby\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>PRODUCERS AWARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Emma Hannaway<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Luca Intili<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Tony Yang<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>BEST FIRST FEATURE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cBlue Sun Palace\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cDust Bunny\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cEast of Wall\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u201cLurker\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cOne of Them Days\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD<\/strong> \u2014 Given to one film\u2019s director, casting director, and ensemble cast<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u201cThe Long Walk\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Tony Benna (\u201cAndre Is an Idiot\u201d)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Rajee Samarasinghe (\u201cYour Touch Makes Others Invisible\u201d)<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Brittany Shyne (\u201cSeeds\u201d)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Liz Larsen, \u201cThe Baltimorons\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Kayo Martin, \u201cThe Plague\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Misha Osherovich, \u201cShe\u2019s the He\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">SZA, \u201cOne of The Days\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Tabatha Zimiga, \u201cEast of Wall\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Tatti Ribeiro (\u201cValentina\u201d)<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Neo Sora (\u201cHappyend\u201d)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Annapurna Sriram (\u201cFucktoys\u201d)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cBlue Sun Palace\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cDust Bunny\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cPeter Hujar\u2019s Day\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u201cTrain Dreams\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWarfare\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>BEST EDITING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cEephus\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cGood Boy\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSplitsville\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u201cThe Testament of Ann Lee\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWarfare\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe Baltimorons\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cBoys Go to Jupiter\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cEephus\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u201cEsta Isla (This Island)\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cFamiliar Touch\u201d<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cCitizen Nation\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHurricane Katrina: Race Against Time\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u201cPee-wee as Himself\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSeen &amp; Heard: The History of Black Television\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cVow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u201cAdolescence\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cCommon Side Effects\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cForever\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cMr Loverman\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cNorth of North\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u201cChief of War\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Naomi Ackie, \u201cSorry, Baby\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Zoey Deutch, \u201cNouvelle Vague\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kirsten Dunst, \u201cRoofman\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Rebecca Hall, \u201cPeter Hujar\u2019s Day\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nina Hoss, \u201cHedda\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jane Levy, \u201cA Little Prayer\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Archie Madekwe, \u201cLurker\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kali Reis, \u201cRebuilding\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jacob Tremblay, \u201cSovereign\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Haipeng Xu, \u201cBlue Sun Palace\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cBlue Sun Palace\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cFriendship\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u201cLurker\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cOne of Them Days\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cOuterlands\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cAll That\u2019s Left of You\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cOn Becoming a Guinea Fowl\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cA Poet\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u201cThe Secret Agent\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSirat\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Asif Ali, \u201cDeli Boys\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Wally Baram, \u201cOvercompensating\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Owen Cooper, \u201cAdolescence\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Michael Cooper Jr., \u201cForever\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ernest Kingsley Junior, \u201cWashington Black\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ariyon Bakare, \u201cMr Loverman\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Babou Ceesay, \u201cAlien: Earth\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sharon D. Clarke, \u201cMr Loverman\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Taylor Dearden, \u201cThe Pitt\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Erin Doherty, \u201cAdolescence\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Stephen McKinley Henderson, \u201cA Man on the Inside\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Poorna Jagannathan, \u201cDeli Boys\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Xosha Roquemore, \u201cForever\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jenny Slate, \u201cDying for Sex\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ben Whishaw, \u201cBlack Doves\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>BEST DOCUMENTARY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cCome See Me in the Good Light\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cEndless Cookie\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cMy Undesirable Friends: Part 1 \u2013 Last Air in Moscow\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u201cThe Perfect Neighbor\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe Tale of Silyan\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>BEST SCREENPLAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cA Little Prayer\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u201cSorry, Baby\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<b>WINNER<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSovereign\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSplitsville\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cTwinless\u201d<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9Courtesy of Netflix The 41st Independent Spirit Awards were announced yesterday, and Clint Bentley&#8217;s \u201dTrain Dreams\u201d won the top award for Best Film, alongside Best Director and Best Cinematography. The film first screened at Sundance last year and was later released on Netflix in November, receiving critical praise and four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[27754,4864,8504,29849,6055,769,25370,29850,27119,29311,25918],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u201cTrain Dreams\u201d Takes the Top Prize for The 41st Independent Spirit Awards<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The 41st Independent Spirit Awards were announced yesterday, and Clint Bentley&#039;s \u201dTrain Dreams\u201d won the top award for Best Film, alongside Best Director and Best Cinematography.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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