PS: Indie Spirit Awards 2026 — Best First Feature Film (Face-Off)

Which of the 2026 Indie Spirit Award nominees for 'Best First Feature Film' (for a directorial debut) at the 41st Film Independent Spirit Awards (2026) do you think should win?

The 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best independent films of 2025, will be hosted by actress and comedian Ego Nwodim at the Hollywood Palladium theater in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California, USA. The entertainment awards ceremony will livestream on the YouTube channels of both IMDb and Film Independent on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 5pm EST / 2pm PST. Get complete coverage of the 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards @ IMDb's Award Central Indy Spirit Awards Guide.

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* The Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards. It is usually given to the director (or directors) and producer (or producers). The "first feature" designation is applied to the director not the producer(s). Therefore, producers have been nominated multiple times. It was first presented in 1986 with Spike Lee's 'She's Gotta Have It' being the first recipient of the award. In 2000, this category was split into two separate categories: one for films with budgets over $500,000 and a new category, the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award, which was restricted to films with budgets under $500,000. In 2001, films could be eligible regardless of their budget as long as it was feature film directorial debut. Source: Wikipedia