Adam Sandler may not even be an Oscar winner but he is now officially an Independent Spirit Award winner. Last night, at the Spirits annual ceremony, he won Best Actor for Uncut Gems. Willem DaFoe picked up the Best Supporting Male award for The Lighthouse, another film that was largely overlooked by the Academy. Best Feature went to The Farewell, another movie that was totally snubbed by the Academy.
In other words, the Spirits were incredibly awesome and probably had better taste this year than the Oscars. Here’s a full list of what won:
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
- Noah Jupe, “Honey Boy”
- Shia LaBeouf, “Honey Boy”
- Jonathan Majors, “The Last Black Man in San Francisco”
- Willem Dafoe, “The Lighthouse” (WINNER)
- Wendell Pierce, “Burning Cane”
BEST EDITING
- Ronald Bronstein, Bennie Safdie, “Uncut Gems” (WINNERS)
- Julie Beziau, “The Third Wife”
- Tyler L. Cook, “Sword of Trust”
- Louise Ford, “The Lighthouse”
- Kirill Mikhanovsky, “Give Me Liberty”
BEST DOCUMENTARY
- “American Factory” (WINNER)
- “Apollo 11”
- “For Sama”
- “Honeyland”
- “Island of the Hungry Ghosts”
BONNIE AWARD
- Kelly Reichardt (WINNER)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Todd Banhazl, “Hustlers”
- Jarin Blaschke, “The Lighthouse” (WINNER)
- Natasha Braier, “Honey Boy”
- Chananun Chotrungroj, “The Third Wife”
- Pawel Pogorzelski, “Midsommar”
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
- “Burning Cane”
- “Colewell”
- “Give Me Liberty” (WINNER)
- “Premature”
- “Wild Nights With Emily”
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
- Andrew Patterson, Craig W. Sanger, “The Vast of Night”
- Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy, “Blow the Man Down”
- Jocelyn DeBoer, Dawn Luebbe, “Greener Grass”
- Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, “Driveways”
- Fredrica Bailey, Stefon Bristol, “See You Yesterday” (WINNERS)
BEST FIRST FEATURE
- “Booksmart” (WINNER)
- “The Climb”
- “Diane”
- “The Last Black Man in San Francisco”
- “The Mustang”
- “See You Yesterday”
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
- “Invisible Life” (Brazil)
- “Les Miserables” (France)
- “Parasite” (Korea) (WINNER)
- “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” (France)
- “Retablo” (Peru)
- “The Souvenir” (United Kingdom)
BEST SCREENPLAY
- Noah Baumbach, “Marriage Story” (WINNER)
- Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, “Uncut Gems”
- Chinonye Chukwu, “Clemency”
- Tarell Alvin McCraney, “High Flying Bird”
- Jason Begue, Shawn Snyder, “To Dust”
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
- Jennifer Lopez, “Hustlers”
- Taylor Russell, “Waves”
- Zhao Shuzhen, “The Farewell” (WINNER)
- Lauren “Lolo” Spencer, “Give Me Liberty”
- Octavia Spencer, “Luce”
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD: “Marriage Story”
BEST DIRECTOR
- Robert Eggers, “The Lighthouse”
- Alma Har’el, “Honey Boy”
- Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, “Uncut Gems” (WINNER)
- Julius Onah, “Luce”
- Lorene Scafaria, “Hustlers”
BEST MALE LEAD
- Chris Galust, “Give Me Liberty”
- Kelvin Harrison Jr, “Luce”
- Robert Pattinson, “The Lighthouse”
- Adam Sandler, “Uncut Gems” (WINNER)
- Matthias Schoenaerts, “The Mustang”
BEST FEMALE LEAD
- Karen Allen, “Colewell”
- Hong Chau, “Driveways”
- Elisabeth Moss, “Her Smell”
- Mary Kay Place, “Diane”
- Alfre Woodard, “Clemency”
- Renee Zellweger, “Judy” (WINNER)
BEST FEATURE
- “Clemency”
- “The Farewell” (WINNER)
- “A Hidden Life”
- “Marriage Story”
- “Uncut Gems”