There’s no award present fairly like IndieWire Honors. The star energy is as vibrant as you’ll discover wherever, with creatives behind “Severance,” “Adolescence,” “Paradise,” “Poker Face,” “The Penguin,” “Ren Faire,” “1923,” “#1 Joyful Household USA,” and “Matlock” in attendance. However it assembles these stars in an intimate setting that’s extra about celebrating the human work that goes into our favourite exhibits than seeing and being seen. It’s the form of occasion the place host Robby Hoffman might persuade Ben Stiller to roll up his sleeve and flex his forearms for the group, award recipients might playfully rib one another about their (actual or imagined) nepo child standing all evening, and attendees might simply mingle with their favourite stars in a relaxed atmosphere.
Greater than something, the 2025 TV IndieWire Honors, held at NeueHouse Hollywood on Thursday, June 5, was a celebration of our proficient honorees.
“Matlock” star Kathy Bates acquired the Vanguard Award for her decades-spanning profession on the apex of Hollywood.
Ben Stiller and Jessica Lee Gagné acquired the Auteur Award for his or her partnership on “Severance,” which noticed Gagné transition from Stiller’s longtime DP to a director in her personal proper.
Natasha Lyonne acquired the Maverick Award for bringing her unapologetically particular person persona to “Poker Face.”
Mara Brock Akil was honored with the Visionary Award for a profession spent telling honest tales on TV and provoking a brand new era of writers and showrunners.
Colin Farrell and make-up designer Mike Marino acquired the Wavelength Award for collaborating on his unbelievable transformation into “The Penguin.”
Ramy Youssef and Pam Brady acquired the Spark Award for utilizing the medium of animation to impress our ideas whereas making us snicker on “#1 Joyful Household USA.”
Lance Oppenheim acquired the Enlarge Award for locating human drama in essentially the most surprising locations in “Ren Faire.”
Julianne Nicholson acquired the Efficiency Award for reworking herself into yet one more good position on “Paradise.”
Aminah Nieves and Owen Cooper every acquired the Breakthrough Award for capturing the world’s consideration on “1923” and “Adolescence,” respectively.
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