La entrega número 31º de los Premios Independent Spirit dio lugar el 27 de febrero de 2016 en Santa Mónica, California, Estados Unidos.
Kate McKinnon y Kumail Nanjiani fueron los encargados de conducir la ceremonia.
Los nominados fueron anunciados el 24 de noviembre de 2015
Best Feature
Moonlight
Best Director
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Best Screenplay
Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney, Moonlight
Best First Feature
Robert Eggers, The Witch
Best First Screenplay
Robert Eggers, The Witch
Best Male Lead
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Best Female Lead
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Best Supporting Male
Ben Foster, Hell or High Water
Best Supporting Female
Molly Shannon, Other People
Best Documentary
O.J.: Made in America
International Film
Toni Erdmann
Best Cinematography
James Laxton, Moonlight
Best Editing
Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders, Moonlight
John Cassavetes Award
Spa Night
Robert Altman Award for Best Ensemble
Moonlight
Someone to Watch Award
Anna Rose Holmer, The Fits
Piaget Producers Award
Jordana Mollick, Hello, My Name Is Doris
Truer Than Fiction Award
Nanfu Wang, Hooligan Sparrow
Mejor Película
American Honey
Chronic
Jackie
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Mejor Ópera Prima
The Childhood of a Leader (Brady Corbet)
The Fits (Anna Rose Holmer)
Other People (Chris Kelly)
Swiss Army Man (Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert)
The Witch (Robert Eggers)
Premio John Cassavetes (otorgado a la mejor película hecha con menos de u$s500.000)
Free in Deed (Jake Mahaffy)
Hunter Gatherer (Josh Locy)
Lovesong (So Yong Kim)
Nakom (TW Pittman / Kelly Daniela Norris)
Spa Night (Andrew Ahn)
Mejor Director
Andrea Arnold, American Honey
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Pablo Larrain, Jackie
Jeff Nichols, Loving
Kelly Reichardt, Certain Women
Mejor Guión
Barry Jenkins & Tarell Alvin McCraney, Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By The Sea
Mike Mills, 20th Century Woman
Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias, Little Men
Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water
Mejor Guión de Ópera Prima
Robert Egger, The Witch
Chris Kelly, Other People
Adam Mansbach, Barry
Stella Meghie, Jean of the Joneses
Craig Shilowich, Christine
Mejor Fotografía
Ava Berkofsky, Free in Deed
Lol Crawley, Childhood
Zachy Kuperstein, The Eyes of My Mother
James Laxton, Moonlight
Robble Ryan, American Honey
Mejor Edición
Matthew Hannam, Swiss Army Man
Jennifer Lame, Manchester by the Sea
Joi McMillon & Nat Sanders, Moonlight
Jake Roberts, Hell or High Water
Sebastián Sepúlveda, Jackie
Mejor Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
David Harewookd, Free In Deed
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Jesse Plemons, Other People
Tim Roth, Chronic
Mejor Actriz
Annette Bening, Twentieth Century Woman
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
American Honey
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Mejor Actor de Reparto
Ralph Fiennes, A Bigger Splash
Ben Foster, Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Shia LaBeouf, American Honey
Craig Robinson
Mejor Actriz de Reparto
Ewina Findley, Free in Deed
Paulina Garcia, Little Men
Lilly Gladstone, Certain Womn
Riley Keough, American Honey
Molly Shannon, Other People
Premio Robert Altman
Barry Jenkins (Moonlight)
Mejor Documental
13th (Ava DuVernay)
Cameraperson (Kirsten Johnson)
I Am Not Your Negro (Raoul Peck)
O.J.: Made in America (Ezra Edelman)
Sonita (Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami)
Under the Sun (Vitaly Mansky)
Mejor Película Internacional (Ex Mejor Película Extranjera)
Aquarius, Brazil (Kleber Mendonça Filho),
Chevalier , Greece (Athina Tsangari)
My Golden Days , France (Arnaud Desplechin)
Toni Erdmann, Germany/Romania (Maren Ade)
Under The Shadow , Iran/UK (Natalya Manskaya)
Piaget Producers Award
Lisa Kjerulff
Jordana Mollick
Melody C. Roscher & Craig Shilowich
Premio Someone To Watch
Andrew Ahn, Spa Night
Claire Carre, Embers
Anna Rose Holmer Holmer, The Fits
Ingrid Jungermann , Women Who Kill
Truer Than Fiction Award
Kristi Jacobson, Solitary ,
Sara Jordenö, Kiki
Nanfu Wang, Hooligan Sparrow
POR A&E EN VIVO Y EN DIRECTO
EL 25 DE FEBRERO DE 2017 A LAS 19:00 HS