"If Beale Street Could Talk" won big at the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards, taking the best feature, director and supporting female categories at Saturday's ceremony in Santa Monica, California.

Here's the complete list of winners:

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  • Best feature: "If Beale Street Could Talk"
  • Best director: Barry Jenkins, "If Beale Street Could Talk"
  • Best female lead: Glenn Close, "The Wife"
  • Best male lead: Ethan Hawke, "First Reformed"
  • Best supporting female: Regina King, "If Beale Street Could Talk"
  • Best supporting male: Richard E. Grant, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"
  • Best screenplay: Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"
  • Best documentary feature: "Won't You Be My Neighbor?"
  • Best international film: "Roma"
  • Best first feature: "Sorry to Bother You"
  • Best first screenplay: "Bo Burnham, "Eighth Grade"
  • Best editing: Joe Bini, "You Were Never Really Here"
  • Best cinematography: Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, "Suspiria"
  • John Cassavetes Award: "En el Septimo Dia"
  • Robert Altman Award: "Suspiria"
  • Producers Award: Shrihari Sathe
  • Someone to Watch Award: Alex Moratto, "Socrates"
  • Truer Than Fiction Award: Bing Liu, "Minding the Gap"
  • Bonnie Award: Debra Granik

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