Here are your 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards winners

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Sunday, February 26, 2017
Cast and crew of 'Moonlight' accept the Robert Altman Award onstage during the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards at the Santa Monica Pier on February 25, 2017.
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for Film Independent

The Film Independent Spirit Awards, which honors excellence in movies with a budget of less than $20 million, took place on Saturday, Oscars Eve.

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

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

Swiss Army Man

Manchester by the Sea

Hell or High Water

Jackie

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