The Farewell may have missed out at this year's Oscars, but Lulu Wang's movie has won two awards including best film at the Independent Spirit Awards.
Uncut Gems won three, including best male for Adam Sandler, while The Lighthouse won two, with Willem Dafoe taking best supporting male.
American Factory, the first film from Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground, won best documentary.
Wang flew the flag for women in film.
It follows criticism that the nominations for the Oscars and Baftas were not diverse enough