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Glenn Close, 'Beale Street' win indie film honors ahead of Oscars

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/02/21/20190224-glenn-close.jpg"/><figcaption>Glenn Close accepts her award for Best Female Lead for the film &#x27;The Wife&#x27; at the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California. Mario Anzuoni, Reuters</figcaption></figure></div>LOS ANGELES -- Actress Glenn Close and racial injustice movie &quot;If Beale Street Could Talk&quot; were the big winners on Saturday at the Independent Spirit Awards, a day ahead of the Oscars ceremony.Mexican family drama &quot;Roma,&quot; which is seen as a strong contender for best picture at the Academy Awards on Sunday, won the Spirit award for best international film.The Spirit Awards are the annual honors given to Hollywood&#x27;s low-budget movies made for under $20 million.Close, 71, won the best actress award for playing a submissive spouse who finally finds her voice in &quot;The Wife.&quot; She has also emerged as the favorite to win the Oscar on Sunday for her role in the movie.&quot;It&#x27;s a lovely thing to do before the Oscars,&quot; Close said on the red carpet on a sunny day in the beach city of Santa Monica.&quot;If Beale Street Could Talk&quot; -- based on late writer James Baldwin&#x27;s tender 1974 novel about a young New York couple whose lives are wrecked when the man is imprisoned for a rape he did not commit -- came away as the biggest winner.The film took the Spirit Award for best feature film, best supporting actress for Regina King, and best director for Barry Jenkins, whose last film, &quot;Moonlight,&quot; won the best picture Oscar two years ago.Winners often go onto success at the Academy Awards the following day. King&#x27;s performance as a mother seeking justice for her son-in-law is seen as a strong contender in the supporting actress Oscar category, although &quot;If Beale Street Could Talk&quot; failed to get a best picture Oscar nomination.On Saturday, Richard E. Grant was named best supporting actor for his role in literary drama &quot;Can You Ever Forgive Me?&quot;, boosting his profile for the Oscars where he is also nominated.Ethan Hawke was named best actor for religious drama &quot;First Reformed.&quot;

Actress Glenn Close and racial injustice movie "If Beale Street Could Talk" were the big winners on Saturday at the Independent Spirit Awards, a day ahead of the Oscars ceremony.

Actress Glenn Close and racial injustice movie "If Beale Street Could Talk" were the big winners on Saturday at the Independent Spirit Awards, a day ahead of the Oscars ceremony.