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    Spirit Awards buck the Oscars as 'If Beale Street Could Talk' wins top prizes

    by Mark Olsen and Christina Schoellkopf, Los Angeles Times Feb 24, 2019 3 minutes

    SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Reclaiming some of the upstart energy that sets them apart from the weekend's other big Hollywood kudos, the Spirit Awards put on an irreverent yet sincere celebration of independent films on Saturday.

    The Spirits gave the top prize for best feature to "If Beale Street Could Talk," directed by Barry Jenkins, who also won best director. Actress Regina King took best supporting female.

    Four out of five of recent Spirit Award winners have gone on to win the Oscar for best picture. This year, for the first time since

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