Moonlight in the limelight at the Independent Spirit Awards

Mahershala Ali in Moonlight

It was a braw bricht nicht for Moonlight tonight, with Barry Jenkins' film about hidden American lives suddenly looking like a serious contender for tomorrow night's Oscars. It took a total of six awards, including Best Feature and Best Director.

Robert Eggers' The Witch, which opened lat year's Glasgow Youth Film Festival, also did unexpectedly well, taking both the awards it was nominated for. Meanwhile, Isabelle Huppert received the Best Female Lead award for her performance in Elle, continuing to dominate this year's awards.

Those awards in full:-

Best Feature

• Moonlight

Best Director

• Barry Jenkins - Moonlight

Best First Feature

• The Witch

Best Female Lead

• Isabelle Huppert - Elle

Best Male Lead

• Casey Affleck - Manchester By The Sea

Best Supporting Female

• Molly Shannon - Other People

Best Supporting Male

• Ben Foster - Hell Or High Water

Best Screenplay

• Barry Jenkins - Moonlight

Best First Screenplay

• Robert Eggers - The Witch

Best Cinematography

• James Laxton - Moonlight

Best Editing

• Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders - Moonlight

Best Documentary

• O.J.: Made In America

Best International Film

• Toni Erdmann

John Cassavetes Award

• Spa Night

Robert Altman Award

• Moonlight

Piaget Producers Award

• Jordana Mollick

Kiehl’s Someone to Watch Award

• Anna Rose Holmer, The Fits

Truer Than Fiction Award

• Nanfu Wang - Hooligan Sparrow