32nd Independent Spirit Awards

The 2016 Independent Spirit Awards announced its nominees on November 22, 2016. The ceremony took place on February 25, 2017 and was hosted by Nick Kroll and John Mulaney.

Nominees

Best Feature	Best Director
Moonlight American Honey Chronic Jackie Manchester by the Sea	Barry Jenkins – Moonlight Andrea Arnold – American Honey Pablo Larraín – Jackie Jeff Nichols – Loving Kelly Reichardt – Certain Women
Best Male Lead	Best Female Lead
Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea as Lee Chandler David Harewood – Free in Deed as Abe Wilkins Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic as Ben Cash Jesse Plemons – Other People as David Mulcahey Tim Roth – Chronic as David Wilson	Isabelle Huppert – Elle as Michèle Leblanc Annette Bening – 20th Century Women as Dorothea Fields Sasha Lane – American Honey as Star Ruth Negga – Loving as Mildred Loving Natalie Portman – Jackie as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Best Supporting Male	Best Supporting Female
Ben Foster – Hell or High Water as Tanner Howard Ralph Fiennes – A Bigger Splash as Harry Hawkes Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea as Patrick Chandler Shia LaBeouf – American Honey as Jake Craig Robinson – Morris from America as Curtis Gentry	Molly Shannon – Other People as Joanne Mulcahey Edwina Findley – Free in Deed as Melva Neddy Paulina García – Little Men as Leonor Calvelli Lily Gladstone – Certain Women as Jamie Riley Keough – American Honey as Krystal
Best Screenplay	Best First Screenplay
Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney – Moonlight Mike Mills – 20th Century Women Taylor Sheridan – Hell or High Water Ira Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias – Little Men Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea	Robert Eggers – The Witch Chris Kelly – Other People Adam Mansbach – Barry Stella Meghie – Jean of the Joneses Craig Shilowich – Christine
Best First Feature	Best Documentary Feature
The Witch The Childhood of a Leader The Fits Other People Swiss Army Man	O.J.: Made in America 13th I Am Not Your Negro Cameraperson Sonita Under the Sun
Best Cinematography	Best Editing
James Laxton – Moonlight Ava Berkofsky – Free in Deed Lol Crawley – The Childhood of a Leader Zach Kuperstein – The Eyes of My Mother Robbie Ryan – American Honey	Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders – Moonlight Matthew Hannam – Swiss Army Man Jennifer Lame – Manchester by the Sea Jake Roberts – Hell or High Water Sebastián Sepúlveda – Jackie
Best International Film
Toni Erdmann (Germany/Romania) Aquarius (Brazil) Chevalier (Greece) My Golden Days (Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse) (France) Under the Shadow (Zir-e Sayeh) (Iran/UK)

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations

Nominations	Film
6	American Honey
5	Manchester by the Sea
	Moonlight
4	Jackie
	Other People
3	Free in Deed
	Hell or High Water
2	20th Century Women
	Certain Women
	The Childhood of a Leader
	Chronic
	Little Men
	Loving
	Swiss Army Man
	The Witch

Films that won multiple awards

Awards	Film
5	Moonlight
2	The Witch

Special Awards

John Cassavetes Award

• Spa Night
• Free in Deed
• Hunter Gatherer
• Lovesong
• Nakom

Robert Altman Award (Best Ensemble)

(The award is given to its film director, casting director, and ensemble cast)

• Moonlight

Acura Someone to Watch Award

Recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Kiehl's since 1851.

• Anna Rose Holmer – The Fits
• Andrew Ahn – Spa Night
• Claire Carré – Embers
• Ingrid Jungermann – Women Who Kill

Piaget Producers Award

Honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.

• Jordana Mollick – Hello, My Name Is Doris
• Lisa Kjerulff – The Fits
• Melody C. Roscher and Craig Shilowich – Christine

Truer than Fiction Award

Presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.

• Nanfu Wang – Hooligan Sparrow
• Kristi Jacobson – Solitary
• Sara Jordenö – Kiki