Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Director Jordan Peele (C) accepts the best feature award for Get Out
Get Out has been named best film at the Film Independent Spirit Awards - which has predicted the best picture winner at the Oscars four years running.
Moonlight was seen as an outsider when it picked up the same award at the 2017 event before winning the Oscar.
Jordan Peele was named best director, for what is his feature film debut, at the beachside event in Los Angeles.
The Spirit Awards honour low-budget films and are seen as the precursor to the Academy Awards on Sunday.
Asked about the possibility of black horror film Get Out repeating the success of Moonlight in 2017 - and Spotlight and Birdman the previous years - Peele simply said: "It's Saturday. Tomorrow's tomorrow."
Image copyright Universal Pictures Image caption Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out, for which he's nominated for a best actor Oscar
He is the first black filmmaker to be nominated for best picture, best director and best screenwriting.
He told the audience at the Santa Monica event: "I think it's clear to everybody in this room, across the country and across the world, that we're at the beginning of a renaissance right now.
"Our stories from the outside, stories from the people in this room - the same stories that independent filmmakers have been telling for years - are being recognised and honoured."
'It needed to exist'
He said the 23-day-shoot was "scrappy" and that he cried every day because he was so drained.
"This was not a film where anyone got a paycheque," he said. "We did this because we believed in the story. It wasn't a story anybody had seen before - it needed to exist."
The film stars London-born Daniel Kaluuya, who - when asked if he would star in a sequel if one was made - replied with incredulity: "Would I like to be in a Jordan Peele script? We just won!"
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Daniel Kaluuya (L) and Allison Williams play a couple in the box office smash
Speaking about the prospect of a sequel, Peele said: "We are not closed off to a sequel. The producers and I agree this is not the kind of movie you make a sequel to just to make a sequel, to make money.
"If we can get a story that feels worthy as a follow-up in this world, then we'll do it."
Peele said of Get Out - about a black man who steps into a nightmare when he visits his white girlfriend's family: "This project didn't start as a statement - it began as me wanting to make a film in my favourite genre… mind-bending horror."
Spirit Awards - the main winners
Best feature - Get Out
Best director - Jordan Peele, Get Out
Best screenplay - Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Best first screenplay - Emily V Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, The Big Sick
Best supporting female - Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Best supporting male - Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards
Best female lead - Frances McDormand, Three Billboards
Best male lead - Timothee Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Robert Altman award - Mudbound, directed by Dee Rees
The Spirit Awards honour films that have been made for a budget of $20m or less. Get Out had a budget of $4.5m and made $255m at the box office.
Frances McDormand picked up the best actress award for her role as a grieving mother hell-bent on getting justice in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - she's widely expected to get the same title at the Oscars.
She said she appreciated the fact she could swear during the more informal awards ("the dress code is 'get dressed'", co-host John Mulaney had quipped) and added: "I am independent and I'm spirited - that's why I'm here."
Timothee Chalamet, who won best actor for Call Me By Your Name - a romance set in 1980s Italy - told the event that he thought change was on the way in the film industry.
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Timothee Chalamet stars opposite Armie Hammer in gay romance Call Me By Your Name
"This is a whole new wave - we're going to be fine, we're going to be good," he said. "We're going to make this change."
Call Me By Your Name, starring Armie Hammer - who FaceTimed Chalamet during the awards, also won best cinematography.
'I want to play dark characters'
Other awards went to Allison Janney for best supporting actress for I, Tonya and Sam Rockwell, best supporting actor for Three Billboards.
Janney is widely tipped to win the Oscar for playing LaVona Golden, the domineering mother of figure skater Tonya Harding.
"I've played a lot of confused and complicated women, but not any women this dark," she said. "I don't think people usually think of me this way. I guess I want to play more evil, dark characters."
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Allison Janney poses with her best supporting actress award for I, Tonya
Asked about the fact Jimmy Kimmel has indicated he won't focus on Me Too and the Time's Up movement when hosting the Oscars on Sunday, she said: "Jimmy Kimmel's got a huge task in hand to host the Oscars. I know he's going to do a fantastic job.
"I think the movement is being addressed in so many other ways - I'm leaving it in his capable hands."
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"And the winner is... La La Land!"
Somehow, that moment - and the subsequent revelation that Moonlight had, in fact, won the Oscar for best picture was a whole year ago.
But an awful lot can change in Hollywood in a single year.
Here are eight things that will be different about the 90th Academy Awards - and what to look out for at Sunday's ceremony.
1. The way winners are announced
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Expect envelope jokes. Lots of them.
That said, host Jimmy Kimmel already got a few quips out of the way in the trailer for this year's show, co-starring with Warren Beatty, who was handed the wrong envelope at last year's ceremony.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, the accounting firm which has been in charge of counting Oscar votes (and looking after those all-important envelopes) for the past 84 years is, perhaps unsurprisingly, making a few changes.
The employees previously responsible for handing the golden envelopes to the presenters, Martha Ruiz and Brian Cullinan, have been replaced, although they do still work for the company.
This year, in addition to the two accountants who sit either side of the stage with a full set of envelopes, a third person will be situated in the show's control room. They will also commit the winners to memory.
All three will attend rehearsals and practice what to do if anything goes wrong.
Each presenter, and a stage manager, will have to confirm they've been handed the correct envelope for the category they are announcing. The problem last year was that Beatty was given the best actress envelope, when that award had already been presented to Emma Stone
PwC employees are banned from using mobile phones and social media while the ceremony is going on. Last year, Cullinan had been posting on Twitter just before the mix-up.
2. Last year's best actor winner won't present the best actress award
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It's traditional for the previous year's best actor winner to announce who has won best actress - and vice versa.
But Casey Affleck, who won the award for Manchester by the Sea, has pulled out of presenting duties.
He was sued by two female crew members for alleged sexual harassment in 2010. Affleck denied the allegations, and the lawsuits were settled out of court.
It's not yet known who will be responsible for announcing the best actress winner.
3. The presenting line-up is making history
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Daniela Vega will be among the presenters at the ceremony
A diverse line-up of presenters has been chosen to actually hand out the Oscars. They include Tiffany Haddish, Gina Rodriguez, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Lupita Nyong'o.
And Daniela Vega is also making history. She is believed to be the first openly transgender actress to present at the Academy Awards. Vega is the star of Chile's best foreign film nominee A Fantastic Woman.
Others presenting include Jodie Foster, Mark Hamill, Greta Gerwig, Helen Mirren, Tom Holland, Gal Gadot, Laura Dern and Zendaya.
4. Women are being placed front and centre
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Five ways women made a mark in the Oscar nominations
Women are still under-represented amongst the Oscar nominees, but some important steps have been made.
Rachel Morrison has become the first woman to ever (yes, ever) be nominated as best cinematographer. She's honoured for her work on Dee Rees' Mudbound, which starred Carey Mulligan and Mary J Blige.
And then there's the fact that Greta Gerwig is the fifth woman to ever (yes, ever) be nominated in the best director category, for her debut Lady Bird.
Several films in the best picture category are notable too for being centred around women, without romance being the main focus of the plot. That includes films like Lady Bird, a coming of age story set in early 2000s Sacramento, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, about a grieving mother's fight for justice.
5. Two contenders are older than the awards themselves
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The first Academy Awards were held on 16 May, 1929 - but two nominees for the 2018 Oscars were born the previous year.
James Ivory, nominated for best adapted screenplay for Call Me By Your Name, was born on 7 June, 1928 and Agnes Varda, nominated for best documentary for Faces Places, on 30 May, 1928.
If either wins, they will also be the oldest-ever Oscar winners.
It's worth noting, too, that best supporting actor nominee Christopher Plummer, given a nod for his role in All the Money in the World, is the oldest ever actor nominated for a competitive award.
6. Time's Up is likely to have a presence on the red carpet
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At the time of writing, it's not expected that there will be a Golden Globes-style black out on the red carpet - with everyone wearing monochromatic outfits.
But it's likely the massive political earthquake that has hit Hollywood in the past year will be represented not just on the red carpet but throughout the ceremony.
Stars will potentially arrive holding white roses - as happened at the Grammys and Brit Awards.
Watch out, too, for celebrities bringing activists as their guests on the red carpet, rather than their significant other (or their mum).
This is what happened at the Globes, with Emma Watson among those using their moment in the spotlight to make a stand against sexual harassment.
7. Harvey Weinstein won't be there
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Will host Jimmy Kimmel make a reference to Harvey Weinstein?
It's been suggested that Harvey Weinstein is the most thanked man in Oscars history, with several best actor and actress winners through the years giving him a name check. His firm was also responsible for best picture winners like Shakespeare in Love and The King's Speech.
And just as his presence has been very much felt in previous years, so will his absence this year, after the sexual abuse scandal that erupted at the end of 2017. (Weinstein has denied all accusations of non-consensual sex).
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel may - or may not - choose to address the issue in his opening monologue. If he does, he'd be following Globes host Seth Meyers who tackled what he called "the elephant not in the room" at the January ceremony.
8. There's no clear front-runner
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Daniel Kaluuya won the Bafta Rising Star award - could Get Out also win best picture?
Which makes guessing who's going to win a little bit trickier.
At the moment, it seems to be a two-horse race between The Shape of Water and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri for the best picture title. But the experts' opinion on who's going to win seems to change every day.
There are also murmurings that Get Out, starring British actor Daniel Kaluuya, is gathering momentum. Then again, some think Dunkirk could be the shock winner.
It's also notable that the nominated films have had the lowest grosses in six years. Some have suggested this represents a growing gap between what the movie-going public actually watches, and what wins the gongs.
One last thing to mention: This year's ceremony is later than usual, due to the Winter Olympics. It's being held at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre on Sunday, 4 March, starting at 17:00 local time.
Join us on the night for our live coverage, here on the BBC news website as well as through the night on BBC Radio 5 live and on the BBC News Channel.
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After the incredibly memorable 2017 Academy Awards, there’s no way movie fans across the country will risk missing the 2018 ceremony!
From the red carpet style to the winner of the night’s Best Picture prize — in addition to highly-anticipated performances by Academy Award winner Common, nominee Mary J. Blige and more — there’s a lot to tune in for on Sunday night.
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Here’s everything you need to know about the date and time of, and channels to watch for the 90th annual Oscars.
When are the Oscars?
Hollywood’s biggest night is being held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, March 4, 2018. The awards show telecast begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
How can I watch the red carpet and pre-shows?
The fun begins long before host Jimmy Kimmel, back for his second year in a row, delivers his opening monologue.
Starting at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT, PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly’s Oscars Red Carpet Live streaming pre-show will bring you all of Hollywood’s biggest stars as they make their way into the theatre.
The PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly Red Carpet Live pre-show will stream for 90 minutes on PeopleTV (the streaming network from PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly) in collaboration with Twitter and will be available globally via @PeopleTV for Twitter’s logged-in and logged-out audience. The pre-show will also be available for streaming on PEOPLE.com, EW.com, InStyle.com, Time.com, Facebook Live, and YouTube Live.
ABC’s red carpet pre-show will begin an hour and a half before the ceremony kicks off, at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The stream will be available via the Academy’s show page on Facebook Watch and the ABC Facebook page.
E! will also be hosting their special, Countdown to the Red Carpet: The 2018 Academy Awards followed by Live From the Red Carpet: 2018 Oscars, starting at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT. Check your local listings or check it out on their website.
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How can I watch the ceremony on TV?
The ceremony will air live nationwide on ABC. Check your local listings.
How can I stream the ceremony?
No television? No problem.
If you don’t have access to a TV, viewers in select markets can catch the live broadcast on Abc.com or though the ABC app by signing in with your TV provider. Subscription-based services like YouTube TV, Sling TV, DirecTV and Playstation Vue will also stream the Oscars through ABC.
Be sure to check out PEOPLE’s full Academy Awards coverage to get the latest news on Hollywood’s big night.
For a full list of participating TV providers, check here.
Hulu subscribers can catch up on Monday, when the ceremony will be available to stream.
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"And the winner is... La La Land!"
Somehow, that moment - and the subsequent revelation that Moonlight had, in fact, won the Oscar for best picture was a whole year ago.
But an awful lot can change in Hollywood in a single year.
Here are eight things that will be different about the 90th Academy Awards - and what to look out for at Sunday's ceremony.
1. The way winners are announced
Image copyright Getty Images
Expect envelope jokes. Lots of them.
That said, host Jimmy Kimmel already got a few quips out of the way in the trailer for this year's show, co-starring with Warren Beatty, who was handed the wrong envelope at last year's ceremony.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, the accounting firm which has been in charge of counting Oscar votes (and looking after those all-important envelopes) for the past 84 years is, perhaps unsurprisingly, making a few changes.
The employees previously responsible for handing the golden envelopes to the presenters, Martha Ruiz and Brian Cullinan, have been replaced, although they do still work for the company.
This year, in addition to the two accountants who sit either side of the stage with a full set of envelopes, a third person will be situated in the show's control room. They will also commit the winners to memory.
All three will attend rehearsals and practice what to do if anything goes wrong.
Each presenter, and a stage manager, will have to confirm they've been handed the correct envelope for the category they are announcing. The problem last year was that Beatty was given the best actress envelope, when that award had already been presented to Emma Stone
PwC employees are banned from using mobile phones and social media while the ceremony is going on. Last year, Cullinan had been posting on Twitter just before the mix-up.
2. Last year's best actor winner won't present the best actress award
Image copyright AFP/Getty
It's traditional for the previous year's best actor winner to announce who has won best actress - and vice versa.
But Casey Affleck, who won the award for Manchester by the Sea, has pulled out of presenting duties.
He was sued by two female crew members for alleged sexual harassment in 2010. Affleck denied the allegations, and the lawsuits were settled out of court.
It's not yet known who will be responsible for announcing the best actress winner.
3. The presenting line-up is making history
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Daniela Vega will be among the presenters at the ceremony
A diverse line-up of presenters has been chosen to actually hand out the Oscars. They include Tiffany Haddish, Gina Rodriguez, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Lupita Nyong'o.
And Daniela Vega is also making history. She is believed to be the first openly transgender actress to present at the Academy Awards. Vega is the star of Chile's best foreign film nominee A Fantastic Woman.
Others presenting include Jodie Foster, Mark Hamill, Greta Gerwig, Helen Mirren, Tom Holland, Gal Gadot, Laura Dern and Zendaya.
4. Women are being placed front and centre
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Five ways women made a mark in the Oscar nominations
Women are still under-represented amongst the Oscar nominees, but some important steps have been made.
Rachel Morrison has become the first woman to ever (yes, ever) be nominated as best cinematographer. She's honoured for her work on Dee Rees' Mudbound, which starred Carey Mulligan and Mary J Blige.
And then there's the fact that Greta Gerwig is the fifth woman to ever (yes, ever) be nominated in the best director category, for her debut Lady Bird.
Several films in the best picture category are notable too for being centred around women, without romance being the main focus of the plot. That includes films like Lady Bird, a coming of age story set in early 2000s Sacramento, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, about a grieving mother's fight for justice.
5. Two contenders are older than the awards themselves
Image copyright Getty Images
The first Academy Awards were held on 16 May, 1929 - but two nominees for the 2018 Oscars were born the previous year.
James Ivory, nominated for best adapted screenplay for Call Me By Your Name, was born on 7 June, 1928 and Agnes Varda, nominated for best documentary for Faces Places, on 30 May, 1928.
If either wins, they will also be the oldest-ever Oscar winners.
It's worth noting, too, that best supporting actor nominee Christopher Plummer, given a nod for his role in All the Money in the World, is the oldest ever actor nominated for a competitive award.
6. Time's Up is likely to have a presence on the red carpet
Image copyright Getty Images
At the time of writing, it's not expected that there will be a Golden Globes-style black out on the red carpet - with everyone wearing monochromatic outfits.
But it's likely the massive political earthquake that has hit Hollywood in the past year will be represented not just on the red carpet but throughout the ceremony.
Stars will potentially arrive holding white roses - as happened at the Grammys and Brit Awards.
Watch out, too, for celebrities bringing activists as their guests on the red carpet, rather than their significant other (or their mum).
This is what happened at the Globes, with Emma Watson among those using their moment in the spotlight to make a stand against sexual harassment.
7. Harvey Weinstein won't be there
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Will host Jimmy Kimmel make a reference to Harvey Weinstein?
It's been suggested that Harvey Weinstein is the most thanked man in Oscars history, with several best actor and actress winners through the years giving him a name check. His firm was also responsible for best picture winners like Shakespeare in Love and The King's Speech.
And just as his presence has been very much felt in previous years, so will his absence this year, after the sexual abuse scandal that erupted at the end of 2017. (Weinstein has denied all accusations of non-consensual sex).
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel may - or may not - choose to address the issue in his opening monologue. If he does, he'd be following Globes host Seth Meyers who tackled what he called "the elephant not in the room" at the January ceremony.
8. There's no clear front-runner
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Daniel Kaluuya won the Bafta Rising Star award - could Get Out also win best picture?
Which makes guessing who's going to win a little bit trickier.
At the moment, it seems to be a two-horse race between The Shape of Water and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri for the best picture title. But the experts' opinion on who's going to win seems to change every day.
There are also murmurings that Get Out, starring British actor Daniel Kaluuya, is gathering momentum. Then again, some think Dunkirk could be the shock winner.
It's also notable that the nominated films have had the lowest grosses in six years. Some have suggested this represents a growing gap between what the movie-going public actually watches, and what wins the gongs.
One last thing to mention: This year's ceremony is later than usual, due to the Winter Olympics. It's being held at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre on Sunday, 4 March, starting at 17:00 local time.
Join us on the night for our live coverage, here on the BBC news website as well as through the night on BBC Radio 5 live and on the BBC News Channel.
Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.
