Here are your 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards winners

Saturday, February 25, 2017
The Film Independent Spirit Awards, which honors excellence in movies with a budget of less than $20 million, took place on Saturday, Oscars Eve.
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Check out the full list of winners below.


BEST FEATURE
WINNER: Moonlight
American Honey
Chronic
Jackie
Manchester By The Sea

BEST MALE LEAD
WINNER: Casey Affleck in Manchester by the Sea
David Harewood in Free In Deed
Viggo Mortensen in Captain Fantastic
Jesse Plemons in Other People
Tim Roth in Chronic

BEST FEMALE LEAD
WINNER: Isabelle Huppert in Elle
Annette Bening in 20th Century Women
Sasha Lane in American Honey
Ruth Negga in Loving
Natalie Portman in Jackie

BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER: Barry Jenkins for Moonlight
Andrea Arnold for American Honey
Pablo Larrain for Jackie
Jeff Nichols for Loving
Kelly Reichardt for Certain Women

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
WINNER: Molly Shannon in Other People
Edwina Findley in Free In Deed
Paulina Garcia in Little Men
Lily Gladstone in Certain Women
Riley Keough in American Honey

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
WINNER: Toni Erdmann (Germany/Romania)
Aquarius (Brazil)
Chevalier (Greece)
My Golden Days (France)
Under the Shadow (Iran/United Kingdom)

BEST SCREENPLAY
WINNER: Moonlight
Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women
Little Men
Hell or High Water

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000)
WINNER: Spa Night
Free In Deed
Hunter Gatherer
Lovesong
Nakom

BEST DOCUMENTARY
WINNER: O.J.: Made in America
13th
Cameraperson
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I Am Not Your Negro
Sonita
Under the Sun

BEST FIRST FEATURE
WINNER: The Witch
The Childhood of a Leader
The Fits
Other People
Swiss Army Man

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER: Moonlight
Free In Deed
The Childhood of a Leader
The Eyes of My Mother
American Honey

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
WINNER: The Witch
Other People
Barry
Jean of the Joneses
Christine

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
WINNER: Ben Foster in Hell or High Water
Ralph Fiennes in A Bigger Splash
Lucas Hedges in Manchester by the Sea
Shia LaBeouf in American Honey
Craig Robinson in Morris From America

BEST EDITING
WINNER: Moonlight
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Swiss Army Man
Manchester by the Sea
Hell or High Water
Jackie
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