Independent Spirit Awards 2019: Complete Winners List

Regina King and Colman Domingo in a scene from “If Beale Street Could Talk.”

On the day before The Oscars, Aubrey Plaza hosted the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Award, which is often known as the alternative Oscars. Presented on the beach in Santa Monica, the affair is casual, unconventional and a relaxing time for artists after a stress-filled Oscar season of campaigning for the coveted award.

“If Beale Street Could Talk” took Best Feature, and the movie’s director Barry Jenkins won Best Director.  The “First Feature” Award went to Boots Riley for “Sorry to Bother You.” Glenn Close and Richard E. Grant took home prizes for “The Wife” and “Can You Ever Forgive Me”. 

A complete list of winners is listed below.

BEST FEATURE

If Beale Street Could Talk

BEST FEMALE LEAD

Glenn Close, The Wife

BEST MALE LEAD

Ethan Hawke, First Reformed

PRODUCERS AWARD

Shrihari Sathe

BEST DIRECTOR

Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, Suspiria

BEST SCREENPLAY

Nicole Holofcener & Jeff Whitty, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD

Suspiria

BEST FIRST FEATURE

Sorry to Bother You

BEST EDITING

Joe Bini, You Were Never Really Here

TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD

Bing Liu, Director of Minding the Gap

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

Roma (Mexico)

BONNIE AWARD

Debra Granik

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD

En El Septimo Dia

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade

BEST SUPPORTING MALE

Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD

Alex Moratto, Director of Sócrates