Taking place just a day before the Oscars, the Film Independent Spirit Awards is perhaps a pre-cursor, but more often than not it is simply a more eclectic round-up of the essential features of the past year. 2017 was no different with Barry Jenkins‘ stellar break-out drama Moonlight picking up Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and the Robert Altman Award for the ensemble (which meant they weren’t nominated in the other categories).
Also featuring Isabelle Huppert, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Molly Shannon, two awards for The Witch, and more, check out the full list of winners below, as well as Nick Kroll and John Mulaney‘s hilarious opening monologue and more highlights from the show.
BEST FEATURE – Moonlight
BEST DIRECTOR – Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
BEST FEMALE LEAD – Isabelle Huppert, Elle
BEST MALE LEAD – Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE – Molly Shannon, Other People
BEST SUPPORTING MALE – Ben Foster, Hell or High Water
BEST SCREENPLAY – Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Moonlight
BEST EDITING – Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders, Moonlight
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – O.J.: Made In America
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – James Laxton, Moonlight
BEST FIRST FEATURE – The Witch
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY – Robert Eggers, The Witch
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – Spa Night
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – Moonlight
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM – Toni Erdmann
PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD – Jordana Mollick
KIEHL’S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – Anna Rose Holmer, The Fits
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – Nanfu Wang, Hooligan Sparrow