Rose Byrne has won another award for her role in her film, If I had legs, I’d kick you.
After winning a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy in January, Rose this time boasted the second trophy at the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards for Best Lead Actor.
During her acceptance speech, she said, “I share this with Mary Bronstein, my writer and director, who fought for eight years to get this film made. It’s a deeply personal story. I love you, Mary.”
The Australian actress continued: “This character of Linda could really only exist in an independent film. She’s fierce and graceful and she’s a middle-aged woman.”
“I’m from Australia, and it’s basically all independent film there, so I feel very at home here,” Rose added.
Other actresses also nominated for the same category included Keke Palmer One of those days, Everett Blunck for The plagueTessa Thompson for Hedda, Kathleen Chalfant for Familiar touchChang Chen for Happy Lu, Joel Edgerton for train dreams, Dylan O’Brien for Twinless and a few more actors.
Last year the award for best leading role went to Mikey Madison for Sean Baker’s Anora.
