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FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS

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    Independent Spirit Award

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    Best Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Moonlight

      7.4 (344K)
      Dede Gardner
      Jeremy Kleiner
      Adele Romanski
    • [object Object]

      American Honey

      7.0 (49K)
      Thomas Benski
      Jay Van Hoy
      Lars Knudsen
      Lucas Ochoa
      Pouya Shahbazian
      Alice Weinberg
    • [object Object]

      Chronic

      6.6 (3.8K)
      Michel Franco
      Gina Kwon
      Gabriel Ripstein
      Moisés Zonana
    • [object Object]

      Jackie

      6.6 (86K)
      Darren Aronofsky
      Scott Franklin
      Ari Handel
      Juan de Dios Larraín
      Mickey Liddell
    • [object Object]

      Manchester by the Sea

      7.8 (340K)
      Lauren Beck
      Matt Damon
      Chris Moore
      Kimberly Steward
      Kevin J. Walsh

    Best First Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Witch

      7.0 (337K)
      Robert Eggers
      Daniel Bekerman
      Jay Van Hoy
      Lars Knudsen
      Jodi Redmond
      Rodrigo Teixeira
    • [object Object]

      The Childhood of a Leader

      6.2 (7.5K)
      Brady Corbet
      Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
      Chris Coen
      Helena Danielsson
      Mona Fastvold
      István Major
    • [object Object]

      The Fits

      6.6 (5.2K)
      Anna Rose Holmer
      Lisa Kjerulff
    • [object Object]

      Other People

      6.8 (13K)
      Chris Kelly
      Sam Bisbee
      Adam Scott
      Naomi Scott
    • [object Object]

      Swiss Army Man

      6.9 (138K)
      Daniel Kwan
      Daniel Scheinert
      Miranda Bailey
      Lawrence Inglee
      Lauren Mann
      Amanda Marshall
      Eyal Rimmon
      Jonathan Wang

    Best Female Lead

    • Isabelle Huppert at an event for In Another Country (2012)
      Winner
      • Isabelle Huppert
      • Elle
    • Annette Bening in The Face of Love (2013)
      • Annette Bening
      • 20th Century Women
    • Sasha Lane
      • Sasha Lane
      • American Honey
    • Ruth Negga
      • Ruth Negga
      • Loving
    • Natalie Portman at an event for The Oscars (2020)
      • Natalie Portman
      • Jackie
      Portman did not attend the ceremony due to her pregnancy.

    Best Male Lead

    • Casey Affleck
      Winner
      • Casey Affleck
      • Manchester by the Sea
    • David Harewood
      • David Harewood
      • Free in Deed
    • Viggo Mortensen
      • Viggo Mortensen
      • Captain Fantastic
    • Jesse Plemons
      • Jesse Plemons
      • Other People
    • Tim Roth
      • Tim Roth
      • Chronic

    Best Supporting Female

    • Molly Shannon
      Winner
      • Molly Shannon
      • Other People
    • Edwina Findley
      • Edwina Findley
      • Free in Deed
    • Paulina García
      • Paulina García
      • Little Men
    • Lily Gladstone
      • Lily Gladstone
      • Certain Women
    • Riley Keough
      • Riley Keough
      • American Honey

    Best Supporting Male

    • Ben Foster
      Winner
      • Ben Foster
      • Hell or High Water
    • Ralph Fiennes at an event for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
      • Ralph Fiennes
      • A Bigger Splash
    • Lucas Hedges
      • Lucas Hedges
      • Manchester by the Sea
    • Shia LaBeouf
      • Shia LaBeouf
      • American Honey
    • Craig Robinson
      • Craig Robinson
      • Morris from America

    Best Director

    • Barry Jenkins
      Winner
      • Barry Jenkins
      • Moonlight
    • Andrea Arnold
      • Andrea Arnold
      • American Honey
    • Pablo Larraín
      • Pablo Larraín
      • Jackie
    • Jeff Nichols at an event for Mud (2012)
      • Jeff Nichols
      • Loving
    • Kelly Reichardt
      • Kelly Reichardt
      • Certain Women

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Moonlight

      7.4 (344K)
      Barry Jenkins
      Tarell Alvin McCraney
    • [object Object]

      Manchester by the Sea

      7.8 (340K)
      Kenneth Lonergan
    • [object Object]

      20th Century Women

      7.3 (51K)
      Mike Mills
    • [object Object]

      Little Men

      6.7 (8.1K)
      Ira Sachs
      Mauricio Zacharias
    • [object Object]

      Hell or High Water

      7.6 (268K)
      Taylor Sheridan

    Best First Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Witch

      7.0 (337K)
      Robert Eggers
    • [object Object]

      Other People

      6.8 (13K)
      Chris Kelly
    • [object Object]

      Barry

      6.0 (8K)
      Adam Mansbach
    • [object Object]

      Jean of the Joneses

      6.4 (560)
      Stella Meghie
    • [object Object]

      Christine

      6.9 (18K)
      Craig Shilowich

    Best Cinematography

    • James Laxton
      Winner
      • James Laxton
      • Moonlight
    • Ava Berkofsky
      • Ava Berkofsky
      • Free in Deed
    • Lol Crawley
      • Lol Crawley
      • The Childhood of a Leader
    • Zach Kuperstein
      • Zach Kuperstein
      • The Eyes of My Mother
    • Robbie Ryan at an event for Jimmy's Hall (2014)
      • Robbie Ryan
      • American Honey

    Best International Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Toni Erdmann

      7.3 (54K)
      Maren Ade
    • [object Object]

      Aquarius

      7.4 (21K)
      Kleber Mendonça Filho
    • [object Object]

      Chevalier

      6.2 (5.2K)
      Athina Rachel Tsangari
    • [object Object]

      My Golden Days

      6.7 (3.9K)
      Arnaud Desplechin
    • [object Object]

      Under the Shadow

      6.8 (32K)
      Babak Anvari

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      O.J.: Made in America

      8.9 (23K)
      Ezra Edelman
    • [object Object]

      13th

      8.2 (39K)
      Ava DuVernay
    • [object Object]

      Cameraperson

      7.4 (3.5K)
      Kirsten Johnson
    • [object Object]

      I Am Not Your Negro

      7.9 (24K)
      Raoul Peck
    • [object Object]

      Sonita

      7.6 (906)
      Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Moonlight

      7.4 (344K)
      Joi McMillon
      Nat Sanders
    • [object Object]

      Swiss Army Man

      6.9 (138K)
      Matthew Hannam
    • [object Object]

      Manchester by the Sea

      7.8 (340K)
      Jennifer Lame
    • [object Object]

      Hell or High Water

      7.6 (268K)
      Jake Roberts
    • [object Object]

      Jackie

      6.6 (86K)
      Sebastián Sepúlveda

    John Cassavetes Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Spa Night

      6.1 (1.5K)
      Andrew Ahn
      David Ariniello
      Giulia Caruso
      Ki Jin Kim
      Kelly Thomas
    • [object Object]

      Free in Deed

      6.6 (234)
      Jake Mahaffy
      Michael Bowes
      Mike S. Ryan
      Brent Stiefel
    • [object Object]

      Hunter Gatherer

      6.2 (694)
      Josh Locy
      Michael Angelo Covino
      April Lamb
      Sara Murphy
      Isaiah Smallman
    • [object Object]

      Lovesong

      6.3 (5.6K)
      So Yong Kim
      Bradley Rust Gray
      Dave Hansen
      Alex Lipschultz
      John K. MacDonald
    • [object Object]

      Nakom

      6.9 (183)
      T.W. Pittman
      Kelly Daniela Norris
      Isaac Adakudugu
      Giovanni Ximénez

    Robert Altman Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Moonlight

      7.4 (344K)
      Barry Jenkins(director)
      Yesi Ramirez(casting director)
      Mahershala Ali
      Patrick Decile
      Naomie Harris
      Alex R. Hibbert
      André Holland
      Jharrel Jerome
      Janelle Monáe
      Jaden Piner
      Trevante Rhodes
      Ashton Sanders

    Truer Than Fiction Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hooligan Sparrow

      7.3 (587)
      Nanfu Wang
    • [object Object]

      Solitary

      7.1 (505)
      Kristi Jacobson
    • [object Object]

      Kiki

      6.8 (650)
      Sara Jordenö

    Producers Award

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    • Jordana Mollick
      Winner
      • Jordana Mollick

    Someone to Watch Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Fits

      6.6 (5.2K)
      Anna Rose Holmer
    • [object Object]

      Women Who Kill

      5.6 (757)
      Ingrid Jungermann
    • [object Object]

      Embers

      5.4 (2.3K)
      Claire Carré
    • [object Object]

      Spa Night

      6.1 (1.5K)
      Andrew Ahn

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    • Film Independent's Spirit Awards
    • FINDIE Awards ("Friends of Independents")
    • Independent Spirit Awards

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