If you've been frustrated by some of the choices and surprise omissions of this year's Oscars, the Film Independent Spirit Awards, held as usual the day before, were here to bring a little balance to awards season. The big winner of the event was If Beale Street Could Talk, which scored three trophies including Best Feature.
Director Barry Jenkins, who didn't get into the category at the Academy Awards, won at the Indie Spirits along with Regina King, who has been consistently taking supporting actress awards.
Richard E. Grant won a welcome award for his work in Can You Ever Forgive Me?, and Ethan Hawke, shut out of the Academy Awards, got the male lead trophy. Sorry To Bother You was named Best First Feature for director Boots Riley, while Roma earned Best International Film. See the full list of winners below.
BEST FEATURE
If Beale Street Could Talk
BEST DIRECTOR
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Glenn Close, The Wife
BEST MALE LEAD
Ethan Hawke, First Reformed
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
BEST FIRST FEATURE
Sorry To Bother You
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
En el Séptimo Día
BEST SCREENPLAY
Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, Suspiria
BEST EDITING
Joe Bini, You Were Never Really Here
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
Suspiria
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Roma
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