In a refreshing change of pace from awards season, the Independent Spirit Awards shone a spotlight on some of the year's unheralded films. At the end of their relaxed ceremony on the beach in Santa Monica, it was Barry Jenkins' stunning "If Beale Street Could Talk" which walked away with Best Feature, Best Director and Best Supporting Female. As a member of Film Independent I was quite pleased with the results, with a number of my votes* going towards the eventual winners. Here is that full list 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 Screenplay
Can you Ever Forgive Me?
Best First Feature
Sorry to Bother You
John Cassavetes Award
En El Septimo Dia
Best First Screenplay
Eighth Grade*
Best Cinematography
Suspiria
Best Editing
You Were Never Really Here
Best Documentary
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?*
Best International Film
Roma
Robert Altman Award
Suspiria
Piaget Producers Award
Shrihari Sathe
Kiehls Someone to Watch Award
Alex Moratto, Socrates
Truer Than Fiction Award
Bing Liu, Minding the Gap
