The 32nd Independent Spirit Awards were handed out February 25, one day before the 2017 Oscars, during an afternoon ceremony in Santa Monica, CA. The kudocast aired live on IFC and was hosted by Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, long-time collaborators who just wrapped up an acclaimed run in “Oh, Hello on Broadway.” Below, see the full list of 2017 Indie Spirit Awards winners, which are noted with an X and in gold.
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BEST PICTURE
“American Honey”
“Chronic”
“Jackie”
“Manchester by the Sea”
X – “Moonlight”
BEST DIRECTOR
Andrea Arnold, “American Honey”
X – Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight”
Pablo Larraín, “Jackie”
Jeff Nichols, “Loving”
Kelly Reichardt, “Certain Women”
BEST ACTOR
X – Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”
David Harewood, “Free In Deed”
Viggo Mortensen, “Captain Fantastic”
Jesse Plemons, “Other People”
Tim Roth, “Chronic”
BEST ACTRESS
Annette Bening, “20th Century Women”
X – Isabelle Huppert, “Elle”
Sasha Lane, “American Honey”
Ruth Negga, “Loving”
Natalie Portman, “Jackie”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ralph Fiennes, “A Bigger Splash”
X – Ben Foster, “Hell or High Water”
Lucas Hedges, “Manchester by the Sea”
Shia LaBeouf, “American Honey”
Craig Robinson, “Morris from America”
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Edwina Findley, “Free In Deed”
Paulina Garcia, “Little Men”
Lily Gladstone, “Certain Women”
Riley Keough, “American Honey”
X – Molly Shannon, “Other People”
BEST SCREENPLAY
“Hell or High Water”
“Little Men”
“Manchester by the Sea”
X – “Moonlight”
“20th Century Women”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ava Berkofsky, “Free In Deed”
Lol Crawley,”The Childhood of a Leader”
Zach Kuperstein,”The Eyes of My Mother”
X – James Laxton,”Moonlight”
Robbie Ryan,”American Honey”
BEST FILM EDITING
Matthew Hannam,”Swiss Army Man”
Jennifer Lame,” Manchester by the Sea”
X – Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders, “Moonlight”
Jake Roberts, “Hell or High Water”
Sebastián Sepúlveda, “Jackie”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
“13th”
“Cameraperson”
“I Am Not Your Negro”
X – “O.J.: Made in America”
“Sonita”
“Under the Sun”
Indie Spirits Awards 2017 nominations:
‘American Honey,’ ‘Moonlight’ lead with 6, ‘Manchester By the Sea’ at 5, ‘Jackie’ has 4
BEST INTERNATIONAL PICTURE
“Aquarius” (Brazil)
“Chevalier” (Greece)
“My Golden Days” (France)
X – “Toni Erdmann” (Germany and Romania)
“Under the Shadow” (Iran and U.K.)
BEST FIRST FEATURE
“The Childhood of a Leader”
“The Fits”
“Other People”
“Swiss Army Man”
X – “The Witch”
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
“Barry”
“Christine”
“Jean of the Joneses”
“Other People”
X – “The Witch”
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (best feature made for under $500,000)
“Free In Deed”
“Hunter Gatherer”
“Lovesong”
“Nakom”
X – “Spa Night”
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