NEWS: 2019 Indie Spirit Awards Releases Complete List of Winners1 min read

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The 2019 Independent Spirit Awards took place on a beach in Santa Monica, Calif., with Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk taking the top prize for best feature along with best director for Jenkins.

Ethan Hawke and Glenn Close took the prizes for best male lead and best female lead, respectively. Bo Burnham took the best first screenplay trophy for Eighth Grade and Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty won for best screenplay.

The Spirit Awards are chosen by the Film Independent’s 6200 members after an anonymous committee votes on nominations. The eligibility rules require that movies be produced in the U.S. for less than $20 million.

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