1
: one that is independent
especially
: an unaffiliated record or movie production company
2
: something (such as a record or film) produced by an indie
indie
adjective
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Whether this Netflix acquisition cracks the Best Picture lineup a year after its filmmakers’ previous effort, Sing Sing, did not, will be a telling indication of the state of the American indie.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
The petition comes hot on the heels of a tongue-in-cheek open letter IFC, the indie studio behind the film, wrote to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science back in October, that called for Indy to earn an Oscar nomination.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
That movie is bound to sweep many precursor awards, so its exclusion from Spirit Awards contention will open up the field to some true indies.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2025
Trump has slipped from a 46% job approval rating among indies at the start of the year to a meager 25% in Gallup’s latest survey.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 3 Dec. 2025
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
The petition comes hot on the heels of a tongue-in-cheek open letter IFC, the indie studio behind the film, wrote to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science back in October, that called for Indy to earn an Oscar nomination.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
That movie is bound to sweep many precursor awards, so its exclusion from Spirit Awards contention will open up the field to some true indies.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2025
Trump has slipped from a 46% job approval rating among indies at the start of the year to a meager 25% in Gallup’s latest survey.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Indie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indie. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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