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34th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2019)
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Spirit Awards 2019 Winners & Nominees

The 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2019) took place on February 23, 2019. If Beale Street Could Talk won Best Feature and 2 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 13 categories is below.

All 13 categories Most wins
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Best Feature
If Beale Street Could Talk
Headline winners

Spirit Awards 2019: The Winners

If Beale Street Could Talk won Best Feature against 4 other nominees. Barry Jenkins (Best Director), Ethan Hawke (Best Male Lead) and Glenn Close (Best Female Lead) took the main individual prizes.

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) movie poster Best Feature

Best Feature

If Beale Street Could Talk

2018 · Drama, Romance, Crime · Echo Score 78 · $20.6M worldwide

3 wins from 3 nominations at the 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2019)

  • Best Director
  • Best Supporting Female

In 1970s Harlem, a promising young artist named Fonny is unjustly arrested and imprisoned, shattering the lives of those around him. His fiancée, Tish, finds herself facing an unexpected pregnancy and the daunting prospect of single parenthood. Determined to fight for justice and reunite with her beloved, Tish embarks on a challenging journey to exonerate Fonny and bring him back home, confronting systemic prejudice and unwavering family support along the way.

About If Beale Street Could Talk
Scoreboard

Spirit Awards 2019: Which Films Won the Most

If Beale Street Could Talk won 3 awards from 3 nominations. 10 films won at least once, while You Were Never Really Here went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) movie poster
    If Beale Street Could Talk 3 / 3
    2018 · Drama, Romance · 3 wins from 3 nominations
  2. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) movie poster
    Can You Ever Forgive Me? 2 / 2
    2018 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 2 nominations
  3. First Reformed (2018) movie poster
    First Reformed 1 / 4
    2018 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 4 nominations
  4. Eighth Grade (2018) movie poster
    Eighth Grade 1 / 4
    2018 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 4 nominations
  5. Eating Animals (2018) movie poster
    Eating Animals 1 / 4
    2018 · Documentary · 1 win from 4 nominations
  6. Sorry to Bother You (2018) movie poster
    Sorry to Bother You 1 / 2
    2018 · Sci-Fi, Fantasy · 1 win from 2 nominations
  7. The Wife (2018) movie poster
    The Wife 1 / 1
    2018 · Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) movie poster
    Won't You Be My Neighbor? 1 / 1
    2018 · Biography, Documentary · 1 win from 1 nomination
  9. Suspiria (2018) movie poster
    Suspiria 1 / 1
    2018 · Mystery, Thriller · 1 win from 1 nomination
  10. Roma (2018) movie poster
    Roma 1 / 1
    2018 · Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
Full results

All 13 Spirit Awards 2019 Categories: Winners & Nominees

13 categories and 67 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

13 categories · 67 nominations

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Movie marathon

The Spirit Awards 2019 Best Feature Marathon

All 5 Best Feature nominees at the 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2019), back to back: 8 hours 43 minutes.

Total running time 8h 43m 8 hours 43 minutes All 5 films
Longest
If Beale Street Could Talk 1h 59m
Shortest
You Were Never Really Here 1h 29m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Spirit Awards 2019 Winners

Drama led with 53 nominations across 30 films and won 9. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 9 wins · 53 nominations · 17%
  2. Thriller 2 wins · 22 nominations · 9%
  3. Mystery 1 win · 16 nominations · 6%
  4. Comedy 4 wins · 14 nominations · 29%
  5. Documentary 2 wins · 10 nominations · 20%
  6. Crime 5 wins · 9 nominations · 56%
  7. Biography 3 wins · 7 nominations · 43%
  8. Fantasy 2 wins · 4 nominations · 50%
  9. Horror 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
  10. Romance 3 wins · 3 nominations · 100%
2019 season

How the Rest of the 2019 Awards Season Voted

The other 12 ceremonies of 2019, with the winner of each top prize. Roma won the most of them: 3.

All 2019 awards
Earlier years

Previous Spirit Awards Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Spirit Awards page has every year back to 1986.

Every Spirit Awards ceremony

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Spirit Awards 2019: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2019), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Feature at the 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2019)?

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) won Best Feature. The other nominees were Eighth Grade, First Reformed, Leave No Trace and You Were Never Really Here.

About If Beale Street Could Talk

Which film won the most awards at the 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2019)?

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) won the most: 3 awards from 3 nominations. Can You Ever Forgive Me? was next with 2 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2019)?

First Reformed (2018), Eighth Grade (2018), Eating Animals (2018) and 1 other led with 4 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2019)?

Best Director: Barry Jenkins for If Beale Street Could Talk. Best Male Lead: Ethan Hawke for First Reformed. Best Female Lead: Glenn Close for The Wife. Best Supporting Male: Richard E. Grant for Can You Ever Forgive Me? Best Supporting Female: Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk.

When was the 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2019)?

The 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2019) took place on February 23, 2019. The database has 13 categories and 67 nominations for it.