Finally earning its due, If Beale Street Could Talk took home every award for which it was nominated, though even the Spirit Awards didn’t nominate it everywhere it should have. Meanwhile, all the expected winners in the acting categories won.

Award Tallies

(3) If Beale Street Could Talk
(2) Can You Ever Forgive Me?

The Awards

Best Feature

If Beale Street Could Talk (Wesley, Thomas, RU:Peter, RU:Tripp)

Best First Feature

Sorry to Bother You (Tripp, Thomas, RU:Wesley)

John Cassavetes Award

En El Septimo Dia

Best Director

If Beale Street Could Talk – Barry Jenkins (Tripp, Thomas, RU:Peter)

Best Female Lead

Glenn Close – The Wife (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas)

Best Male Lead

Ethan Hawke – First Reformed (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas)

Best Supporting Female

Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk (Wesley, Tripp, Thomas, RU:Peter)

Best Supporting Male

Richard E. Grant – Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas)

Best Screenplay

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Thomas, RU:Wesley, RU:Peter, RU:Tripp)

Best First Screenplay

Eighth Grade (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas)

Best Editing

You Were Never Really Here (Wesley, RU:Peter, RU:Tripp, RU:Thomas)

Best Cinematography

Suspiria (Wesley, Tripp, Thomas, RU:Peter)

Best International Film

Roma – Mexico (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas)

Best Documentary

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas)

Robert Altman Award

Suspiria

Producers Award

Shrihari Sathe

Someone to Watch Award

Socrates – Alex Moratto

Truer Than Fiction Award

Minding the Gap

American Airlines Bonnie Award

Debra Granik

Spirit Awards Data

First Awards: 1985 (34)