Los Angeles hosts annual Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony

The annual Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony was held in a giant tent on the beach in Santa Monica, California, USA. It only celebrates movies made for less than $30 million. Baker won best feature and best director for "Anora," which was shot for just $6 million. He is a leading figure of the US independent movie circuit, and now shooting to mainstream success.

He said "Indie film is struggling right now more than ever,"  But Baker warned that the collapse of DVD sales, which once supported up-and-coming filmmakers, means creatives like him rarely make any money even when their movies succeed in theaters. The Spirit Awards will not affect this year's Oscars, as voting has already ended for the season-capping 97th Academy Awards.