Held, as ever, the day before the Oscars, Film Independent's Spirit Awards event was a chance for films not named La La Land to pick up more awards. The big winner of the event was director Barry Jenkins and Moonlight, which earned six trophies, and Robert Eggers' The Witch, taking home two.
In the typical tent on the beach in Santa Monica and with a ceremony that was marked with the expected political commentary (you can see the opening monologue here{
Acting-wise, Manchester By The Sea's Casey Affleck picked up another trophy, while Isabelle Huppert was once more recognised for her work in Elle. The supporting gongs went to Molly Shannon for Other People and Ben Foster for Hell Or High Water.
You can find the full list of winners below.
BEST FEATURE
Winner: Moonlight
American Honey
Chronic
Jackie
Manchester By The Sea
BEST FIRST FEATURE
Winner: The Witch
The Childhood Of A Leader
The Fits
Other People
Swiss Army Man
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Best feature made for under 5,000)
Winner: Spa Night
Free In Deed
Hunter Gatherer
Lovesong
Nakom
BEST DIRECTOR
Winner: Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Andrea Arnold, American Honey
Pablo Larrain, Jackie
Jeff Nichols, Loving
Kelly Reichardt, Certain Women
BEST SCREENPLAY
Winner: Barry Jenkins, story by Tarell Alvin McCraney, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By The Sea
Mike Mills, 20th Century Women
Ira Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias, Little Men
Taylor Sheridan, Hell Or High Water
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Winner: Robert Eggers, The Witch
Chris Kelly, Other People
Adam Mansbach, Barry
Stella Meghie, Jean Of The Joneses
Craig Shilowich, Christine
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: James Laxton, Moonlight
Ava Berkofsky, Free In Deed
Lol Crawley, The Childhood Of A Leader
Zach Kuperstein, The Eyes Of My Mother
Robbie Ryan, American Honey
BEST EDITING
Winner: Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders, Moonlight
Matthew Hannam, Swiss Army Man
Jennifer Lame, Manchester By The Sea
Jake Roberts, Hell Or High Water
Sebastián Sepúlveda, Jackie
BEST FEMALE LEAD
Winner: Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Annette Bening, 20th Century Women
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
BEST MALE LEAD
Winner: Casey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea
David Harewood, Free In Deed
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Jesse Plemons, Other People
Tim Roth, Chronic
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Winner: Molly Shannon, Other People
Edwina Findley, Free In Deed
Paulina Garcia, Little Men
Lily Gladstone, Certain Women
Riley Keough, American Honey
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Winner: Ben Foster, Hell Or High Water
Ralph Fiennes, A Bigger Splash
Lucas Hedges, Manchester By The Sea
Shia LaBeouf, American Honey
Craig Robinson, Morris From America
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
Moonlight
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Winner: OJ: Made In America
13th
Cameraperson
I Am Not Your Negro
Sonita
Under The Sun
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Winner: Toni Erdmann
Aquarius
Chevalier
My Golden Days
Under The Shadow