United Kingdom, Feb. 23 -- 'Anora' was the big winner at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday (22.02.25).

The comedy drama picked up the prestigious Best Feature accolade ahead of 'I Saw The TV Glow', 'Nickel Boys', 'Sing Sing' and 'The Substance', as well as Best Director for Sean Baker and Lead Performance for actress Mikey Madison at the annual event - which honours productions that cost less than $30 million to make - at Santa Monica Pier.

During his acceptance speech, "indie lifer" Sean warned smaller movies are "struggling more than ever".

He said: "If you're a writer or director trying to break in right now, you'll make a film for free. Take the DGA minimum and divide it by three...

"The system has to be changed, it's...