Spirit Awards: The Complete Winners List
The awards were handed out Saturday in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica.

Moonlight topped the winners at Film Independent's Spirit Awards on Saturday afternoon, taking home a total of six statuettes, including best feature.
The movie won all the categories in which it was nominated, including best director, screenplay, editing and cinematography, as well as the Robert Altman Award.
The 32nd Film Independent Spirit Awards aired live on IFC. As usual, the show was held in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica, just north of the Santa Monica Pier. Nick Kroll and John Mulaney hosted.
A complete list of winners follows.
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Best Feature
(Award given to the producer. Executive producers are not awarded.)
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for Film IndependentMoonlight (WINNER)
Producers: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Adele RomanskiAmerican Honey
Producers: Thomas Benski, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Lucas Ochoa, Pouya Shahbazian, Alice WeinbergChronic
Producers: Michel Franco, Gina Kwon, Gabriel Ripstein, Moisés ZonanaJackie
Producers: Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin, Ari Handel, Juan de Dios Larraín, Mickey LiddellManchester by the Sea
Producers: Lauren Beck, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Kimberly Steward, Kevin J. Walsh
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Best Director
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for Film IndependentBarry Jenkins (WINNER)
MoonlightAndrea Arnold
American HoneyPablo Larrain
JackieJeff Nichols
LovingKelly Reichardt
Certain Women -
Best Male Lead
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for Film IndependentCasey Affleck (WINNER)
Manchester by the SeaDavid Harewood
Free in DeedViggo Mortensen
Captain FantasticJesse Plemons
Other PeopleTim Roth
Chronic -
Best Female Lead
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for Film IndependentIsabelle Huppert (WINNER)
ElleAnnette Bening
20th Century WomenSasha Lane
American HoneyRuth Negga
LovingNatalie Portman
Jackie -
Best Supporting Male
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for Film IndependentBen Foster (WINNER)
Hell or High WaterRalph Fiennes
A Bigger SplashLucas Hedges
Manchester by the SeaShia LaBeouf
American HoneyCraig Robinson
Morris from America -
Best Supporting Female
Randall Michelson/Getty Images for Film IndependentMolly Shannon (WINNER)
Other PeopleEdwina Findley
Free in DeedPaulina Garcia
Little MenLily Gladstone
Certain WomenRiley Keough
American Honey -
Best Screenplay
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for Film IndependentBarry Jenkins, story by Tarell Alvin McCraney (WINNER)
MoonlightKenneth Lonergan
Manchester by the SeaMike Mills
20th Century WomenIra Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias
Little MenTaylor Sheridan
Hell or High Water -
Best First Feature
(Award given to the director and producer.)
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for Film IndependentThe Witch (WINNER)
Director: Robert Eggers
Producers: Daniel Bekerman, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Jodi Redmond, Rodrigo TeixeiraThe Childhood of a Leader
Director: Brady Corbet
Producers: Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Chris Coen, Ron Curtis, Helena Danielsson, Mona Fastvold, Istvan MajorThe Fits
Director/producer: Anna Rose Holmer
Producer: Lisa KjerulffOther People
Director: Chris Kelly
Producers: Sam Bisbee, Adam Scott, Naomi ScottSwiss Army Man
Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Producers: Miranda Bailey, Lawrence Inglee, Lauren Mann, Amanda Marshall, Eyal Rimmon, Jonathan Wang
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Best First Screenplay
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for Film IndependentRobert Eggers (WINNER)
The WitchChris Kelly
Other PeopleAdam Mansbach
BarryStella Meghie
Jean of the JonesesCraig Shilowich
Christine -
Best Cinematography
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for Film IndependentJames Laxton (WINNER)
MoonlightAva Berkofsky
Free In DeedLol Crawley
The Childhood of a LeaderZach Kuperstein
The Eyes of My MotherRobbie Ryan
American Honey -
Best Editing
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for Film IndependentJoi McMillon, Nat Sanders (WINNER)
MoonlightMatthew Hannam
Swiss Army ManJennifer Lame
Manchester by the SeaJake Roberts
Hell or High WaterSebastian Sepulveda
Jackie -
Best Documentary
(Award given to the director and producer.)
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for Film IndependentO.J.: Made in America (WINNER)
Director/producer: Ezra Edelman
Producers: Nina Krstic, Tamara Rosenberg, Caroline Waterlow13th
Director/producer: Ava DuVernay
Producers: Spencer Averick, Howard BarishCameraperson
Director/producer: Kirsten Johnson
Producer: Marilyn NessI Am Not Your Negro
Director/producer: Raoul Peck
Producers: Remi Grellety, Herbert PeckSonita
Director: Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami
Producer: Gerd HaagUnder the Sun
Director: Vitaly Mansky
Producer: Natalya Manskaya -
Best International Film
(Award given to the director.)
Randall Michelson/Getty Images for Film IndependentToni Erdmann (WINNER)
(Germany and Romania)
Director: Maren AdeAquarius
(Brazil)
Director: Kleber Mendonça FilhoChevalier
(Greece)
Director: Athina TsangariMy Golden Days
(France)
Director: Arnaud DesplechinUnder the Shadow
(U.K., Jordan and Qatar)
Director: Babak Anvari -
Robert Altman Award
(Given to one film's director, casting director and ensemble cast.)
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for Film IndependentMoonlight (WINNER)
Director: Barry Jenkins
Casting director: Yesi Ramirez
Ensemble cast: Mahershala Ali, Patrick Decile, Naomie Harris, Alex Hibbert, André Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Janelle Monáe, Jaden Piner, Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders -
20th Annual Piaget Producers Award
(The 20th annual Producers Award, sponsored by Piaget, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.)
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images for Film IndependentJordana Mollick (WINNER)
Lisa Kjerulff
Melody C. Roscher & Craig Shilowich
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23rd Annual Kiehl's Someone to Watch Award
(The 23rd annual Someone to Watch Award, sponsored by Kiehl's Since 1851, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Kiehl's Since 1851.)
Frazer Harrison/GettyAnna Rose Holmer (WINNER)
Director of The FitsAndrew Ahn
Director of Spa NightClaire Carre
Director of EmbersIngrid Jungermann
Director of Women Who Kill -
22nd Truer Than Fiction Award
(The 22nd annual Truer Than Fiction Award is presented to an emerging director of nonfiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.)
Jason LaVeris/GettyNanfu Wang (WINNER)
Director of Hooligan SparrowKristi Jacobson
Director of SolitarySara Jordeno
Director of Kiki -
John Cassavetes Award
(Given to the best feature made for under $500,000. Award given to the writer, director and producer. Executive producers are not awarded.)
Randall Michelson/Getty Images for Film IndependentSpa Night (WINNER)
Writer/director: Andrew Ahn
Producers: David Ariniello, Giulia Caruso, Ki Jin Kim, Kelly ThomasFree in Deed
Writer/director: Jake Mahaffy
Producers: Mike Bowes, Mike S. Ryan, Brent Stiefel
Hunter Gatherer
Writer/director: Josh Locy
Producers: Michael Covino, April Lamb, Sara Murphy, Isaiah Smallman
Lovesong
Writer/director: So Yong Kim
Writer/producer: Bradley Rust Gray
Producers: David Hansen, Alex Lipschultz, Johnny Mac
Nakom
Writer/director/producer: TW Pittman
Director/producer: Kelly Daniela Norris
Writer/producer: Isaac Adakudugu
Producer: Giovanni Ximénez