Hunter Schafer at Independent Spirit Awards after blasting Trump
Hunter Schafer made a return to the spotlight at the 2025 Independent Spirit Awards, her first appearance since calling out Trump over her passport listing her as 'male'.
Hunter Schafer made a striking return to the spotlight at the 2025 Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on Saturday, her first appearance since calling out President Trump over her passport listing her as 'male' due to his executive order.
The Euphoria star, 26, turned heads at the eventâs 40th anniversary celebration, which champions gender-neutral acting categoriesâsetting it apart from the Oscars, Emmys, and Golden Globes.Â
Draped in a flowing yellow floral sundress, Hunter exuded effortless elegance as she posed for photographers, her golden locks cascading freely over her shoulders.Â
She completed the look with chic gray and pink striped heels, adding a touch of playful sophistication.
Surrounded by a glittering lineup of A-listers, including Demi Moore, Amy Adams, Sebastian Stan, and Mikey Madison, Hunterâs appearance came just hours after she took to social media in an emotional eight-minute video.Â
In it, she revealed her frustration upon discovering that her newly issued passport misgenders her, despite her explicitly selecting 'female' during the application process.Â
Hunter Schafer made a striking return to the spotlight at the 2025 Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on Saturday, her first appearance since calling out President Trump over her passport listing her as 'male' due to his executive orderÂ
The Euphoria star, 26, turned heads at the eventâs 40th anniversary celebration , which champions gender-neutral acting categoriesâsetting it apart from the Oscars, Emmys , and Golden Globes
Beginning her video, Hunter explained that she hasn't had any issues with her gender marker since she had it changed a decade ago.
'I want to acknowledge my privilege, not only as a celebrity transwoman who is white and thin and can adhere to contemporary beauty standards and I can participate in all of the that, and I pass, and it still happened,' she said.
'I never had my birth certificate changed, so this has led me to believe that I think the agencies who are interested in passports are now required to cross reference birth certificates.
'I don't know exactly what, or what changed in far of the processing goes.
'This is the first time this has happened to me since I changed my gender marker. We're coming up on a decade now or something.'
Hunter said that fundamentally she does not care about her sex being changed on her passport because she is and always will be a transgender woman.
'I also want to say, I don't give a f**k that they put a M on my passport,' she continued.
'It doesn't change really anything about me or my transness, however it does make life a little harder.
The Euphoria star, 26, turned heads at the eventâs 40th anniversary celebration , which champions gender-neutral acting categoriesâsetting it apart from the Oscars, Emmys , and Golden Globes
Natasha Lyonne, Hunter Schafer, Nava Mau made a gorgeous trio
Alana Haim, left, and Hunter presented
Later in the evening, fate aligned when Hunter took the stage alongside singer Alana Haim to present the award for Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Seriesâonly for Nava to take home the honor
The emotional win made for a powerful full-circle moment, as Hunter was among the first to congratulate her
The duo enjoyed the warm weather of Santa Monica
Concluding her video, Hunter added: 'Trans people are beautiful.'
'We are never going to stop existing, I am never going to stop being trans, a letter on a passport can't change that.'
At the 2025 Independent Spirit Awards, Hunter shared a heartfelt moment with fellow trans actress Nava Mau, marking a milestone for both stars.Â
The two, both nominees, crossed paths on the red carpet at the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday afternoon, celebrating their recognition in separate categoriesâHunter for Best Lead Performance in Cuckoo and Nava for Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series for Baby Reindeer.
Later in the evening, fate aligned when Hunter took the stage alongside singer Alana Haim to present the award for Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Seriesâonly for Nava to take home the honor.Â
The emotional win made for a powerful full-circle moment, as Hunter was among the first to congratulate her.
Independent Spirit Awards 2025 winners MOVIES
Best Lead Performance
Amy Adams - Nightbitch
Ryan Destiny - The Fire Inside
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Keith Kupferer - Ghostlight
Mikey Madison - Anora â WINNER
Demi Moore - The Substance
Hunter Schafer - Cuckoo
Justice Smith - I Saw The Tv Glow
June Squibb - Thelma
Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice
Demi Moore earned a nod for her role in the The Substance
Best Supporting Performance
Yura Borisov - Anora
Joan Chen - DĂŹdi
Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain â WINNER
Danielle Deadwyler - The Piano Lesson
Carol Kane - Between The Temples
Karren Karagulian - Anora
Kani Kusruti - Girls Will Be Girls
Jack Haven - I Saw The Tv Glow
Clarence 'Divine Eye' Maclin - Sing Sing
Adam Pearson - A Different Man
Kieran Culkin is nominated for his role in the dark comedy A Real Pain
Best Breakthrough PerformanceÂ
Isaac Krasner - Big BoysÂ
Katy Oâbrian - Love Lies Bleeding
Mason Alexander Park - National AnthemÂ
René Pérez Joglar - In The Summers
Maisy Stella - My Old Ass â WINNERÂ
Maisy Stella won Best Breakthrough Performance in a feature for her role in the coming-of-age dramedy My Old Ass
 Best Feature
Anora - Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan â WINNER
I Saw The Tv Glow - Ali Herting, Luca Intili, Dave Mccary, Emma Stone, Sarah Winshall
Nickel Boys - Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine
Sing Sing - Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Monique Walton
The Substance - Tim Bevan, Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner
Anora, which follows a young sex worker from Brooklyn, is nominated for Best FeatureÂ
Best Documentary
Gaucho Gaucho
Hummingbirds
No Other Land â WINNER
Patrice: The Movie
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Best Director
Ali Abbasi - The Apprentice
Sean Baker - Anora â WINNER
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
Alonso Ruizpalacios - La Cocina
Jane Schoenbrun - I Saw The TV Glow
Sean Baker received a nomination for his film Anora
Best Screenplay
Scott Beck, Bryan Woods - Heretic
Jesse Eisenberg - A Real Pain â WINNER
Megan Park - My Old Ass
Aaron Schimberg - A Different Man
Jane Schoenbrun - I Saw The Tv Glow
Actor and writer Jesse Eisenberg is nominated for Best Screenplay for A Real Pain
Best First Feature
DĂŹdi â WINNERÂ
In the Summers
Janet PlanetÂ
The Piano Lesson
ProblemistaÂ
John Cassavetes Award
Big BoysÂ
GhostlightÂ
Girls Will Be Girls â WINNER
JazzyÂ
The People's JokerÂ
 TELEVISION
Best Lead Performance In A New Scripted Series
Brian Jordan Alvarez - English Teacher
Richard Gadd - Baby Reindeer â WINNER
Lily Gladstone - Under The Bridge
Kathryn Hahn - Agatha All Along
Cristin Milioti - The Penguin
Julianne Moore - Mary & George
Hiroyuki Sanada - ShĆgun
Anna Sawai - ShĆgun
Andrew Scott - Ripley
Julio Torres - FantasmasÂ
Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd is nominated for his lead role in the hit Netflix series
Best Supporting Performance In A New Scripted Series
Tadanobu Asano - ShĆgun
Enrico Colantoni - English Teacher
Betty Gilpin - Three Women
Chloe Guidry - Under The Bridge
Moeka Hoshi - ShĆgun
Stephanie Koenig - English Teacher
Patti Lupone - Agatha All Along
Nava Mau - Baby Reindeer â WINNER
Ruth Negga - Presumed Innocent
Brian Tee - Expats
Ruth Negga is nominated for her role in the Apple TV + series Presumed Innocent
Best Breakthrough Performance In A New Scripted Series
Jessica Gunning - Baby Reindeer â WINNER
Diarra Kilpatrick - Diarra From Detroit
Joe Locke - Agatha All Along
Megan Stott - Penelope
Hoa Xuande - The Sympathizer
Jessica Gunning won Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series for her portrayal of a stalker in Netflix series Baby Reindeer
Best New Scripted Series
Baby Reindeer - Creator/Exec Producer: Richard Gadd. Exec Producers: Wim De Greef, Petra Fried, Matt Jarvis, Ed Macdonald
Diarra From Detroit - Creator/Exec Producer: Diarra Kilpatrick. Exec Producers: Kenya Barris, Miles Orion Feldsott, Darren Goldberg. Co-Exec Producers: Ester Lou, Mark Ganek
English Teacher - Creators/Exec Producer: Brian Jordan Alvarez. Exec Producers: Paul Simms, Jonathan Krisel, Dave King. Co-Exec Producers: Kathryn Dean, Jake Bender, Zach Dunn
Fantasmas - Creator/Exec Producer: Julio Torres. Exec Producers: Emma Stone, Dave Mccary, Olivia Gerke, Alex Bach, Daniel Powell. Co-Exec Producer: Ali Herting
ShĆgun - Creators/Exec Producers: Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks. Exec Producers: Edward L. Mcdonnell, Michael De Luca, Michaela Clavell. Co-Exec Producers: Shannon Goss, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Jamie Vega Wheeler â WINNER
ShĆgun is nominated for Best New Scripted Series
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