Idris Elba, Abraham Attah win big at Spirit Awards, See full List of Winners

31st Film Independent Spirit Awards took place at the Santa Monica Beach in California, on Saturday night just few hours to the most anticipated Oscars Award.

Three of the four acting awards were awarded to black people, with Beasts of No Nation stars Abraham Attah (Best Male Lead) and Idris Elba (Best Supporting Male) winning alongside Tangerine breakout Mya Taylor (Best Supporting Female), who also became the first transgender actress to win a major award.

Here is the complete list of winners at the 31st Independent Spirit Awards.

Best Feature

Anomalisa

Beasts of No Nation

Carol

Spotlight WINNER

Tangerine

Best Director

Sean Baker, Tangerine

Cary Joji Fukunaga, Beasts of No Nation

Todd Haynes, Carol

Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson, Anomalisa

Tom McCarthy, Spotlight WINNER

David Robert Mitchell, It Follows

Best Screenplay

Charlie Kaufman, Anomalisa

Donald Margulies, The End of the Tour

Phyllis Nagy, Carol

Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer, Spotlight WINNER

S. Craig Zahler, Bone Tomahawk

Best First Feature

The Diary of a Teenage Girl WINNER

James White

Manos Sucias

Mediterranea

Songs My Brothers Taught Me

Best First Screenplay

Jesse Andrews, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Jonas Carpignano, Mediterranea

Emma Donoghue, Room WINNER

Marielle Heller, The Diary of a Teenage Girl

John Magary, Russell Harbaugh & Myna Joseph, The Mend

Best Male Lead

Christopher Abbott, James White

Abraham Attah, Beasts of No Nation WINNER

Ben Mendelsohn, Mississippi Grind

Jason Segel, The End of the Tour

Koudous Seihon, Mediterranea

Best Female Lead

Cate Blanchett, Carol

Brie Larson, Room WINNER

Rooney Mara, Carol

Bel Powley, The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Tangerine

Best Supporting Male

Kevin Corrigan, Results

Paul Dano, Love & Mercy

Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation WINNER

Richard Jenkins, Bone Tomahawk

Michael Shannon, 99 Homes

Best Supporting Female

Robin Bartlett, H.

Marin Ireland, Glass Chin

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Anomalisa

Cynthia Nixon, James White

Mya Taylor, Tangerine WINNER

Best Documentary

(T)error

Best of Enemies

Heart of a Dog

The Look of Silence WINNER

Meru

The Russian Woodpecker

Best International Film

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence

Embrace of the Serpent

Girlhood

Mustang

Son of Saul WINNER

Best Cinematography

Beasts of No Nation

Carol WINNER

It Follows

Meadlowland

Songs My Brothers Taught Me

Best Editing

Heaven Knows What

It Follows

Manos Sucias

Room

Spotlight WINNER

John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature Under $500,000)

Advantageous

Christmas, Again

Heaven Knows What

Krisha WINNER

Out of My Hand

Robert Altman Award (Best Ensemble)

Spotlight WINNER