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Aidy Bryant Jabs At Kieran Culkin Kissing ‘SNL’ Sketch That Was Cut, ‘The Brutalist’ Budget & More In Second Go-Round As Indie Spirits Host

  • The Independent Spirit Awards celebrated their 40th ceremony, highlighting independent films with a maximum budget of $28 million.
  • Aidy Bryant hosted the awards for the second consecutive year, which included 12 film categories and six for television.
  • 'Anora' and 'I Saw the TV Glow' each received five nominations, leading the film categories.
  • The Indie Spirits distinguish themselves with gender-neutral acting categories and often honor smaller-budget films.
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The 9 Best Lines From Aidy Bryant’s Opening Monologue at the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards

The Indie Spirit Awards’ mid-afternoon vibe didn’t dampen the excitement of seeing “SNL” and “Shrill” alum Aidy Bryant exactly where she should be: onstage doing bits.

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Aidy Bryant Jabs At Kieran Culkin Kissing ‘SNL’ Sketch That Was Cut, ‘The Brutalist’ Budget & More In Second Go-Round As Indie Spirits Host

Last year SNL album Aidy Bryant took on the dual strikes, AI, and her ex-boyfriends obsession with indie cinema, but this year she went less topical and more broad, chiefly serving up a memory from her days on Saturday Night Live . At the top of her monologue, Bryant spoke about a sketch that was cut from SNL whereby she had to go in for a kiss with the Indie Spirit and Oscar nominated supporting actor, A Real Pain’s Kieran Culkin. “The sket…

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Aidy Bryant is hosting this year's ceremony, where "Anora," "I Saw the TV Glow," and "Shōgun" lead with the most nominations.Kevin Winter/Getty; Courtesy Film Independent Aidy Bryant at the 2024 Independent Spirit Awards; an Independent Spirit AwardThe Film Independent Spirit Awards are back with their 40th ceremony to date.For the second year in a row, Saturday Night Live alum Aidy Bryant is hosting Saturday's awards show, which includes 12 cat…

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