SPIRIT AWARDS SUBMISSIONS
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2026 SPIRIT AWARDS ARE NOW CLOSED
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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Submissions open
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Film Early Deadline
$400.00 – Film Independent Member fee | $450.00 – non Member fee
TV Regular Deadline
$525.00 – Film Independent Member fee | $575.00 – non Member fee
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Film Regular Deadline
$500.00 – Film Independent Member fee | $550.00 – non Member fee
TV Final Deadline
$625.00 – Film Independent Member fee | $675.00 – non Member fee
Friday, September 19, 2025
TV Arts Circle, Secret Members & Filmmaker Pro Extended Deadline
$625.00 – Arts Circle & Filmmaker Pro Member fee
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Film Final Deadline
$600.00 – Film Independent Member fee | $650.00 – non Member fee
Friday, October 3, 2025
Film Arts Circle, Secret Members & Filmmaker Pro Extended Deadline
$600.00 – Arts Circle & Filmmaker Pro Member fee
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Nominations Announcement
Sunday, February 15, 2026
Film Independent Spirit Awards
SPIRIT AWARDS FILM SUBMISSIONS TIMELINE
The 42nd Film Independent Spirit Awards will take place on Saturday, March 6, 2027.
Tuesday, August 18, 2026: Submissions open
Tuesday, September 1, 2026: Film Early Deadline
Tuesday, September 15, 2026: Film Regular Deadline
Tuesday, September 29, 2026: Film Final Deadline
Friday, October 2, 2026: Extended Deadline for Film Submissions:
Arts Circle, Secret Members, Filmmaker Pro & Film Independent Fellows with Memberships
Wednesday, December 2, 2026: Nominations Announcement
Beginning August 18, you are invited to upload your screener to our submission partner Vision Media before submission form is completed; you must upload screener within 48 hours of form submission for title to be in consideration. Contact Drea Clark (dclark@filmindependent.org) for screener upload deadline extension. Approved titles must be uploaded by the provided extension date for title to be in consideration.